Life with Chronic Pain and Illness Today’s Life with Chronic Pain and Illness reminder is one I’m still working on.: It’s okay to put yourself first. Everyone starts the day with a certain number of spoons (energy). Those who live with chronic pain and illness have less than those who don’t […]
Tuesday Tip Many people with chronic illness live with brain fog. In today’s Tuesday Tip, I wanted to offer a few options to help you deal with this. I have ten tips, and I’ll be sharing them over the course of two posts (this one and another on April 30, 2024). Lists […]
Life with Chronic Pain and Illness Life with chronic pain and illness is a full-time job … but without the salary! Chronic illness makes taking care of yourself a full-time job. It’s one you likely didn’t apply for. Breaks are virtually nonexistent. There aren’t any of the perks often associated with a full-time […]
Tuesday Tip Today’s Tuesday Tip: Support can come in many forms! Once upon a time, having online friends was viewed as weird, perhaps even creepy, but times have certainly changed! Over the past decade (well, even longer, actually), society has become very dependent on the internet. It has opened new doors in […]
Tuesday Tip Today’s Tuesday Tip: It’s okay to ask for a second opinion! When you live with chronic pain and illness, you likely see your fair share of medical providers. Some are probably better than others. Some may not have the best bedside manner, but they are willing to listen to you […]
Life with Chronic Pain and Illness Life with chronic pain and illness is something no one is likely to sign up for or wish for when they’re growing up. Yet it’s what many of us now find ourselves living with on a daily basis. From the outside, we may look the same as anyone […]
Tuesday Tip Today’s Tuesday Tip is one everyone should remember: You Are Worthy! We live in a society that values productivity. How much you do is often associated with how successful you are. When you live with chronic pain and illness, the to-do lists often go unfinished, instead getting longer and longer […]
Life with Chronic Pain and Illness Life with chronic pain and illness is a daily struggle, particularly when our symptoms don’t just magically disappear because of normal test results. For many people, getting ill is feeling sick for a few days, perhaps having a test or two, then feeling better in a […]
Tuesday Tip Today’s Tuesday Tip is a good one for everyone to remember: Life is full of struggles, and when you live with chronic pain and illness, those struggles are with your own body, as well as with external forces. For most people, struggling often has a very negative connotation. However, […]
Life with Chronic Pain and Illness Life with chronic pain and illness is a challenge—physically and emotionally. It causes a number of painful emotions, in addition to the physical pain that it always present. One common emotion is guilt. It’s all too easy to see what we believe we should be doing based […]