I think we have to be wary when we work with chronic illness about the stress of work and the stress we are always under
Cannabis edibles for chronic pain
Okay, cannabis edibles are Finally available in my part of Canada and I do not like smoking pot that much and the drops are hard
Chronic stress and the body
Chronic negative stress does not do a body good. We all know this. Because we have pain and illness and so stress from That plus
Painsomnia and sleep deprivation
So I’m going to start with this tidbit: The brain literally starts eating itself when it doesn’t get enough sleep. AHHHhhhhhh!!!!!!! My brain is EATING
Vlog: Why I hid my depression
I decided to do a topic on comorbid depression as a chronic pain Vlog topic this week. Bad timing really since the weather has given
Brain fog randomness
With fibromyalgia, our brains seem like swiss cheese. There are some holes in there. And it is a forcast of fog. A lot of fog.
A Chronic Voice January Prompts: New Year
Time for A Chronic Voice’s Prompt linkup It is the New Year. I am not one for New Year, New Me. A migraine will soon
End of year: top posts and thoughts
Top post of the year goes to: FIBROMYALGIA: COSTOCHONDRITIS Runner ups Allodynia and fibromyalgia Losing your career to chronic illness Chronic illness: be careful
Vlog: Chronic pain brain and emotional consequences
I wanted to do this video because I think it is implied that we can somehow think our way out of pain like it is
12 days of Christmas chronic illness style
It is almost Christmas and so slow blogging day as everything amps up for the holidays. And I do hope the holidays are full of
Chronic pain and mental health
A 74.5% incidence of psychiatric disorders was present in the patient sample The rate of depressive and anxiety disorders was 29.4% and 23.5%, respectively Comorbid
Book review: Take Daily as Needed
Take Daily As needed is by Kathryn TrueBlood and is a story about family and chronic illness. Maeve has Crohn’s disease and her children have
Vlog: The worst lesson I learned from pain
I don’t really do videos. I get … nervous. More of a word person than a verbal person. Nevertheless, I thought I would wing it
Chronic pain: changes to the brain
I feel this study that came out of Australia has some important lessons for us to think about for our coping with chronic pain and
