One of the things that can be most disempowering for people living with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS / ME) and other chronic illnesses is the lack of an income – or a significant reduction in income – due their health condition. I certainly know it has been for me. Not … [Read more...]
The Dilemma of Pain – An Unusual Choice
(What follows started as a journal entry last night when I was really feeling the burden of my electrosensitivity pain. It turned into a blog because I want to show other people living with chronic pain that I struggle with this chronic pain life as much as anyone else, but I … [Read more...]
Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff (While Managing CFS)
I’m sure you’ve heard that expression “Don’t sweat the small stuff”. There’s even a book Don't Sweat The Small Stuff by that name. It is a great message, but like many things, it seems so simple in theory, but the practice of it is another story. Today I’ve been reflecting on … [Read more...]
Refuse To Be A Victim of CFS / ME
I am not a victim of CFS / ME. In the early days I was, but for some time now I have relinquished my victim status. I refuse to be a victim of anything in life, especially an illness. I feel very passionately about refusing to be a victim of my life circumstances. It might … [Read more...]
My Top 5 Pain Management Strategies … and a Bonus One!
There is so much information on the net about how to manage pain, but I can really only speak from my own experience with any authority. In time, I plan to examine the current psychological literature and do an easily-digestible review of this, but for now I thought I would talk … [Read more...]
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