Tag: Personal Experience
Thriving as a Team: Unity & Partnership When Navigating Relationships with Chronic Pain
Building a healthy relationship despite chronic pain is a complex dance, one that requires grace, patience, and of course love. Whether it’s you or your partner who’s in this continuous battle, the experience affects your relationship. But here’s what I’ve learned—both from personal experience and from others walking this path: it’s not just about managing…
Quotes About Self Care (& Self Care Quotes About Invisible Illness)
Quotes about self-care, especially self-care quotes about invisible illness, are hard to come by. Well, good ones at least– you can find sappy schlock everywhere. But there are also gems, little bits of wisdom that remind me to take time for myself, helping me through the chronic pain of my invisible illnesses. Click one in…
Chronic pain & trouble sleeping: a sleep routine may be your cure for insomnia
A sleep routine (aka “sleep hygiene): if you have chronic pain, anxiety, ADHD and insomnia (or any combo thereof), like I do, this simple process might just be the “cure” for insomnia you’ve been seeking. “Sleep hygiene” is the process of creating an environment that can help you fall asleep and stay asleep. Here are…
Why I Didn’t Write About Medical Cannabis On 4/20
Happy 4/21! I didn’t write about medical cannabis yesterday, even though I wanted to. Why? Texas, mostly.
6 Qs People W/Disabilities Should Ask Before Getting a Dog
For people with disabilities, getting a dog can be a life-changing experience. In addition to company and love, caring for a dog can get you out of your own head and off the couch at times when you wouldn’t or couldn’t otherwise. It’s a great way to meet new people and a great excuse to…
Guilt-Free Self-Care Tips for Introverts
These guilt-free self-care tips for introverts explain options for people with social anxiety, chronic pain, or who just need alone time.
Murderball: Massacring Misconceptions
Wanna watch Murderball? Stream it legally on Philo or Fubo.tv. Or use your library card on Kanopy. Youtube also has multiple full copies of it up.March 2024 update: Looks like Prime’s got it now too! Or you can just buy the dang DVD. Here’s a TL;DR up front: If you’ve never seen Murderball, go watch…
Pain Scales (1-10): How To Explain Your Pain
Pain scales are an imperfect attempt to objectively classify something that resists that categorization. There are so many types of pain, but even if you only have one (“only”), pain isn’t neat and tidy. So as you answer pain scale questions, keep the bigger picture in mind.
How Selma Blair’s Canes Support Me Too
When i saw a picture of Selma Blair on the red carpet wearing this absolutely stunning gown and a cane, it blew me away. The cane didn’t distract from the outfit: the cane fucking MADE the outfit. She rocked it head to toe– and as somebody who really struggles with staying sexy and staying myself…
So Much More Than a Headache: What’s Your Migraine Routine?
I have been coping with chronic migraine disease since my teens. Although I get sinus headaches and tension headaches, a migraine is an entirely different animal. If you’ve never had one, it can be hard to explain what they feel like (and they’re different for everyone, of course). What causes my migraines? Stress, allergies, changes…
Chronic Pain, Weight, & The Challenge of Getting Through The Damn Day
Stuff like anger, stuff like weight gain, stuff like frustration, stuff like anxiety– it’s all tied in together. And none of it lends itself to a 1-10 pain scale.
Complementary Medicine That Works: Biofeedback –Migraine Update!
“Biofeedback” is today’s actually helpful complementary medicine for chronic pain My pain started when I was 15: nobody knew what was wrong or how to fix it (I didn’t get a diagnosis or explanation for well over a decade), and soon we were grasping at straws. My mother, bless her, dragged me to everything she…