I’m tired of pain. I’ve been in a funk lately. There’s no particular reason why. Nothing especially bad has happened and nothing drastic has changed in my life, but I’ve been in a mood. I don’t want to do anything, and I just lack the motivation to get going. I’m not staying home and being…Continue reading What to do when you’re tired of being in pain
Category: Pain
When your doctor insists you’re faking your illness
Being accused of faking your illness is a right of passage for anyone who lives with a chronic illness. If they don’t outright accuse you of faking, they give you terrible advice. Here are some simple solutions that have been presented to me by various doctors in their true desire to be helpful. 1. Exercise…Continue reading When your doctor insists you’re faking your illness
8 simple ways to temporarily distract yourself from chronic pain
Sometimes chronic pain just won’t go away and you need a way to distract yourself from it. Here are a few options that may bring you temporary relief: A relaxing salt bath A bath can be wonderfully relaxing, especially when you are in pain. I like to lock myself in the bathroom so no one…Continue reading 8 simple ways to temporarily distract yourself from chronic pain
5 ways to make mornings with chronic illness easier
Getting out of bed every morning when you have a chronic illness can be a daunting task and we’d all love anything to make mornings with chronic illness easier. Healthy people often wake up at least feeling a little more rested than they did the night before, but when you have a chronic illness you…Continue reading 5 ways to make mornings with chronic illness easier
People in pain want alternatives to opioids that work, but they don’t exist
No one in pain really enjoys being on opioids, but there are no alternatives that provide effective pain control. Still, we’ve all heard of the “opioid epidemic” that is supposedly killing innocent people who were given pain pills after surgery and turned into addicts who then died horrible, early, and traumatic deaths. I’ve addressed this…Continue reading People in pain want alternatives to opioids that work, but they don’t exist
Tips for moving when you have a chronic illness
Moving when you have a chronic illness is a nightmare. I’ve been taking the longest blogging break I’ve ever had since I started blogging in 2011. At first, it was temporary until I got my ducks in a row for our planned move, but things got away from me pretty quickly and I found myself…Continue reading Tips for moving when you have a chronic illness
How the medical system fails people with chronic pain
Because of the opioid epidemic chronic pain is something of a hot topic these days. However, in these discussions the lives of people who live in constant pain are often overlooked. This is because the medical system is set up to fail people with chronic pain. Here’s just some of the ways the medical system…Continue reading How the medical system fails people with chronic pain
Surviving the hurt and pain that comes with chronic illness
Hurt and pain come with chronic illness. It’s that old feeling of never being right, of never being enough. It creeps on you in the middle of the night. It creeps on you in the middle of a difficult flare. It creeps on you when you let your guard down and let yourself feel for…Continue reading Surviving the hurt and pain that comes with chronic illness
Top 10 chronic illness posts of 2017
I like to share the top chronic illness posts of the year, every year. 2017 has been another interesting year here on Chronic Mom. Every year I go back and forth on whether to keep blogging. I’ve been doing it since 2011 and I always wonder if I’ve run out of things to say. However,…Continue reading Top 10 chronic illness posts of 2017
What the pain acceptance movement misses about chronic pain
Anyone who lives with chronic pain is aware of the backlash against opioids for chronic pain and the treatment of pain in general. This backlash has emerged because of the so-called “opioid crisis” which puts the blame on people in pain instead of the dangerous illegal drugs on the street. Some doctors are now taking patients…Continue reading What the pain acceptance movement misses about chronic pain