SO I have migraines. And migraines means triggers. And that means NO Wine for me. I had an experience with red wine when I was
Chronic pain: Don’t steal lives, doc
I am on a pain killer. I know. The horror of it. I must be some sort of addict or something. Well, fuck that. I
Migraines: beginners guide to posts
I have written a great deal about migraines and perhaps that makes it tricky to find the basic information one might want to find. So
Disability: What is the worth of a life?
I often say that I feel disabled lives are not valued by society as a whole. We are discriminated against, undervalued, not found as worthy,
11 Ways to give yourself a mood boost
It isn’t a secret that pain causes a flux in our emotions. I mean, duh. And we try to find ways to manage our moods
Chronic illness: Mood, happiness, and life satisfaction
What I don’t like is this ‘pursuit of happiness’ as an ultimate life goal. It is flawed in design. It is like utopia… it
Migraine review: WeatherX earplugs product
WeatherX (pressure filtering earplugs) are coiled earplugs you put in when the barometric pressure shifts. You put an app on your phone that alerts you to
A Chronic Voice: prompts for August
Time for A Chronic Voice August Prompts! Capturing Financing Controlling Exchanging Motivating Capturing I thought I would capture some images of life with chronic pain
Chronic pain: Who am I?
I don’t like this term people put on the chronically ill or people with chronic pain. You’re so brave. I don’t know, it seems like
Cannabis and fibromyalgia study
Through my trial and error, I did find that cannabis was beneficial to fibromyalgia but sort of off and on for migraines (depended on intensity
#Shadesformigraine: prize products to try out
I won #5 place in the #shadesformigraine contest and won a prize package of really cool things to try out. I mean, this is
Fibromyalgia and stress in women
Lower stress predicts significant pain improvement in fibromyalgia Keep in mind: “On the other hand, factors such as being a woman, having lower education, high
Chronic illness: Some thoughts on Judgements
There are times when people judge us for being ill. We are just lazy. We just need to exercise. We are not trying hard enough
Chronic pain is a suckfest but it is My suckfest
I’m not full of warm fuzzy and rainbows. I’m not like a super-duper positivity dude that is going to blow sunshine up your butt. Just
