Living with untreated chronic pain is my life. Every single minute, every single second of the past 8 years my body screams at me. It screams that something is wrong and that feeling this way isn’t normal. It screams that it needs help and that no one can live like this forever. It screams that…Continue reading What happens when chronic pain goes untreated
Category: Living with chronic illness
10 most popular chronic illness posts of 2018
2018 has been a long hard year for me, so it’s fun to go back and see the top chronic illness posts for the year. Every year around this time I reevaluate whether I want to keep blogging or not. I’ve been doing it since 2011 and I keep wondering when it will be time…Continue reading 10 most popular chronic illness posts of 2018
The isolating and painful loneliness of life with chronic illness
Everyone that lives with chronic illness eventually has a moment where they experience isolating and painful loneliness. It hits you when you realize that because of your illness you’ve been forgotten. Somehow despite your best efforts you’ve become invisible. The pain of it hits you like a ton of bricks as you realize that…Continue reading The isolating and painful loneliness of life with chronic illness
15 thoughtful Christmas gifts for friends and family with chronic illness
This post includes affiliate links, please see my disclosure policy for more details. We’re heading into the holiday season, and with a million things on our minds it can be hard when someone asks what we want for Christmas. I know I generally have a wish list a million miles long, but when someone asks…Continue reading 15 thoughtful Christmas gifts for friends and family with chronic illness
6 tips for coping with chronic illness in the winter
Last week I shared some tools that can help people with chronic illness keep warm with the long cold winter. I received so much great feedback about dealing with winter and chronic illness that this week I have some general tips on what you can do to cope. When winter hits it can cause both…Continue reading 6 tips for coping with chronic illness in the winter
How to start an exercise routine when you have Fibromyalgia
This month the Fibro Blogger Directory is running a series on answering questions about fibromyalgia that readers have sent in. One of the readers asked this question: Can you please help explain how I can get started with exercising – I want to but can’t get up off the lounge most days and can’t even…Continue reading How to start an exercise routine when you have Fibromyalgia
9 things to help you cope with winter and chronic illness
This post includes affiliate links, please see my disclosure policy for more details. One of my most popular posts ever is about managing fibromyalgia with heat and humidity. I felt eminently qualified to write that post because I basically live on the sun (if the sun had 99% humidity). I’ve never before written a post…Continue reading 9 things to help you cope with winter and chronic illness
When your body needs rest, but your life won’t let you
This blog first came about in 2011 because I was a parent with young kids, and I found that much of the advice about managing chronic illness didn’t apply to me. I couldn’t pace, exercise, or sleep like I was told to because my kids weren’t (and still aren’t) like the TV children who magically…Continue reading When your body needs rest, but your life won’t let you
7 tips for reducing stress when you live with chronic pain
Living with chronic pain causes stress, thanks to the “just get over it,” attitude put forth by doctors and politicians. Of course, it’s never that easy. Living with chronic pain has long term side effects that we often don’t discuss. One thing that most people don’t realize about living with chronic pain is how stressful it…Continue reading 7 tips for reducing stress when you live with chronic pain
9 things people with chronic illness don’t have time for
One of the most aggravating part of living with a chronic illness is navigating other people’s expectations and opinions. It’s incredibly draining and can actually make chronic illness worse. I came out with a blog post called shit I don’t have time for a few years ago, but I felt like it was time for…Continue reading 9 things people with chronic illness don’t have time for