5 Tangible Ways to Fight Anxiety
This is a contributed post written by Laurie Larson Anxiety has become nothing short of a modern pandemic. Millions of people around the globe are suffering from different types of anxiety and many of them are doing so in silence. Anxiety can feel crushing. It can make you feel powerless, defenseless, and vulnerable in the face of a terrifying bodily response you can’t control. It’s important to remember that you’re not alone. Taking time to remind yourself that you’re valuable, people care about you, and that your feelings are valid is the kind of self-care that can really make a difference. If you’ve found your way to this guide because…
Tips for travel with chronic illness
I am going away this weekend and I am so excited; I am going to a convention dedicated to the TV show Once upon a time! I have been attending events run by Starfury decades and honestly, I think they are the best. The problem is even though I am going away my fatigue and chronic pain doesn’t take a break. I wanted to share some tips for travel with chronic illness because its important to share what works for us. I cannot remember the last time I had a day without pain, maybe never I mean I remember being in so much pain as a child. But as an…
Feeling overwhelmed and lost
Feeling overwhelmed and lost is something unfortunately I have come used to over the last couple of weeks. My health has not been the best, I’m trying to lower the dose of one of my meds, I got a virus that landed me in A&E….yeah it’s not been fun! Let’s start with the opioid crisis, I’m sure most chronic illness warriors have heard of this and it was just affecting America. However, it would seem that our government have taken a note from there and changed one of my meds to a class C drug. So I had to have a phone call with my GP practice pharmacist to see…
Life is like a Tapestry
Hey everybody! Today’s blog post is very much inspired by my friends podcast Hero’s Breath, this podcast is very much opening my mind and I’m very grateful for that. This last week my health has not been great and it has been a struggle, but what I came to realise by listening to this podcast was life is like a tapestry. So often in my life I have been asked how I can have faith in God when there is so much famine, war and pain in the world. How can I love a God that allows people to suffer and animals to be in pain etc, especially by my…
Meet Mindful Moe
Hey everybody! As you all will know well, mindfulness and meditation is so important to me and I talk about it often! I really think if everyone learned to meditate it would change the world, so when I met Julienne on Instagram I got excited! This amazing woman wants to teach children to meditate and she wants to do it with a teddy bear she designed called Mindful Moe! So how can you get a toy for your child? Here is more information from their press release: Meet Mindful Moe – the Cuddly Pug that teaches Mindfulness to your Child. Encouraging the mental, emotional, social health and well-being of Children.…
Alternative Marie Kondo method for chronic illness
Hey everybody! Wow I cannot get a hold of my fatigue at the moment, and I think anyone who has the same issue will understand my problem. You see not too long ago a woman gained fame on Netflix for her show about decluttering and she is Marie Kondo! The problem I found was the Marie Kondo method is not really practical when you live with chronic illness and especially chronic fatigue. So, I had to come up with an alternative Marie Kondo method for chronic illness! Chronic fatigue is something that is very hard to deal with because people think it is just feeling tired so they assume if…
Enjoy A Pain-Free Life With These Tips For Living With Arthritis
Many people think that arthritis is a health condition that only affects the elderly generation. That really isn’t the case, though. In fact, there are different types of arthritis, and some of them have been known to hit individuals when they are very young. There are many adults as young as 20 who are diagnosed with a form of the disease. What everyone has in common as an arthritis sufferer, though, is pain and discomfort in their joints. This can cause pain when moving and some sufferers find that their overall mobility is affected as a result. But that doesn’t mean that you have to live in constant pain if…
Changing tablets and maybe a new diet?
Hey everybody! Wow it is May and there seems to be a lot going on with me right now, it is a little overwhelming but I am excited at the same time. Right now I am looking into changing tablets and maybe a new diet? Changing Tablets I think by now everyone in the chronic illness community and beyond knows about the opoids crisis. I really didn’t think it affected me but then because of my memory issues my husband sorts out my medication so I didn’t know what I was on. Then I saw a post on Twitter about how the NHS was going to start making it harder…
Let’s talk about mobility aids
Let’s talk about mobility aids so that’s things like walkers, walking sticks, crutches, wheelchairs of all the various kinds. Anything that helps us get around in the chronic illness community a lot of people use them not all wheelchair users have to be in a wheelchair full time. Not everybody who uses a walking stick needs it all the time and I think is this big gap between what society expects and what is needed. I’ve heard of people getting abused, getting shouted at even violence because of parking in disabled parking bays! So, it’s no wonder that we feel a little bit hesitant to go outside with a walker…
Why cinema trips can be hard with chronic illnesses
Hey everybody! I think it is important to look at how disability impacts normal life, and for most people cinema trips are normal. That is why today we are talking about why cinema trips can be hard with chronic illnesses. Avengers Yesterday I went to see Avengers Endgame, and oh my goodness was I excited! I got dressed up as you can see, and we went to the lunchtime showing because we couldn’t wait. However, almost as soon as I came out of seeing the film I was reminded why there are so many films I have to miss. I love going to see a movie, it is one of…
