“I have a new symptom. How do I know it is Fibromyalgia or not?” Here is the thing with that. Not everything is
Author: Nikki
I am the Brainless Blogger; health-related chronic illness blog. And a fantasy fiction writer under the pen name Lil Hamilton.
Derealization: Spaced out
So I have had a really hard time describing how I feel with this vestibular disorder I developed over a year ago now. I am
What to do about the winter blahs
So winter here in Canada (aside from Vancouver, those lucky bastards!) and other places can endure a long time. Chronic pain tends to be worse
Motivational slump
Chronic illness comes with fatigue more often than not. And we don’t feel well with various symptoms. We are tired. We are sick. It is
Chronic Voice prompts for February
A Chronic Voice’s prompts for February: Adjusting Hoping Surviving Befriending Awakening The idea is to pick 3 or more and link-up with other bloggers. Adjusting
Mental illness: stigma thoughts
There was recently a campaign for mental illness awareness called #BellLetsTalk. And most people love this campaign because Bell, the company promoting it in Canada,
Chronic illness: Tired? Or fatigue?
So your friend had a long day at work and is tired And you have fatigue And they say ‘Yeah everyone gets tired sometimes’ So
Do you tell people about your invisible illness?
Do you tell people about your chronic illness? Why? And why not? For me, it is a matter of having an invisible disability (obviously
Chronic illness: The blame game
When you are healthy and suddenly become chronically ill there are a lot of adjustments that we have to make. When we are chronically ill
Fibromyalgia: pain perception and recollection
Pain perception has a lot to do with how we cope with pain. It is just a fact. Pain has an emotional factor to it.
Chronic pain: a story in quotes
You made me a, you made me a believer, believer (Pain, pain) You break me down, you build me up, believer, believer (Pain) Oh let
Don’t melt into invisibility
It is odd having an invisible disability. We are expected to perform like others, but we have some major limitations. But really I feel like
Reflection: Self-imposed self-hate from being disabled
I had made a remark that working with pain and vertigo made me feel like an idiot. And someone I know well and respect said
Losing your career due to chronic illness
I have lost two careers due to chronic illness. My academic career where I was going to go for my Ph.D. but due to unmanaged
