I was just thinking about chronic pain and pacing lately. Made me think that my ID and Ego are having a bit of a conflict going on. Now, Sigmund Freud was a nutter and I don't really agree with much of anything he said or wrote, but it is interesting to think of this particular … Continue reading Chronic Pain: Ego and the ID
January: What? Already? -A Chronic Voice Link-Up
Time for A Chronic Voice Link-up January Prompts: RecuperatingReversingDawningMappingRe-Defining Recuperating I was really lagging into the new year. I'm not sure why but maybe it is just that the holidays seem to take a toll on me for whatever reason. Either way, I was exhausted. So I needed some serious downtime. But it could have … Continue reading January: What? Already? -A Chronic Voice Link-Up
Year 2022: When you’re thinking about resolutions
I was not fond of 2020. Not particularly fond of 2021. I mean, I am resilient so I endured. Yay. Resilient. At some point, I wish I didn't have to be so resilient. The point is collectively we have all had a rough go of it mentally and emotionally. So I do not think it … Continue reading Year 2022: When you’re thinking about resolutions
Disabled: what a waste of your Potential, Smarty-Pants
There is something about migraine disease hitting in your more productive years as a human that is an insult to some people (starting for me when I was 20 and full-on chronic mid-20's and going on strong into my 40's- but certainly not always the case in others). Or maybe chronic pain itself is the … Continue reading Disabled: what a waste of your Potential, Smarty-Pants
End of year Favourite posts and thoughts
It has been a very introverted year in the sense that due to the pandemic people are just not that out and about these days. So everyone is much more inward focusing and there is a lot less gathering. It isn't a bad thing overall since I am an introvert who happens to have a … Continue reading End of year Favourite posts and thoughts
Fibromyalgia and the Fight-Flight-Freeze Response
The two other posts in Mini-Series: Getting to know your Fight, Flight and Freeze responseWays to calm your fight or flight response I was curious what sort of research there was on Fibromyalgia and our automatic nervous system (ANS) triggering the Fight, Flight or Freeze response. My curiosity comes from the fact that some symptoms … Continue reading Fibromyalgia and the Fight-Flight-Freeze Response