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...]
The Joy of Podcasts (to Help Manage CFS & Pain)
I love podcasts. They have been one of the greatest additions to my life as a result of the world wide web. They have particularly made a massive difference to me because of my severe headaches due to electrosensitivity. Listening to or watching long audio/video programs on a … [Read more...]
Fill Your Bucket to Help Combat CFS / ME
What fills your bucket? What brings you joy? What enlivens and nourishes your spirit? CFS has a nasty habit of draining our bucket, our spirit, our joie de vivre. But we can fight back. We can seek and identify the things in life that fill our bucket, and in doing so we … [Read more...]
The Power of Distraction in Managing CFS / ME & Pain – Part 1
When our body doesn't work properly but our mind does, it can be a lethal mix. One of the traps of living with chronic illness and pain is we don't have the same physical outlets as others, so we can tend to "get stuck in our head". Thoughts, emotions, beliefs, and information … [Read more...]