What we are learning with the Coronavirus pandemic is that people need people. I know what people are going through. Most disabled people do know.
Category: mental health
Coronavirus: Tips on being stuck at home
Hey, people who are self-isolated, stuck at home, and don’t know how long it will be for. I’ve been there for 3 years. I’ve been
The cult of positivity
There is nothing wrong with being positive or working of thinking positive. Take a look at Let’s look at ‘thinking positive’ which essentially is this
Chronic illness: Work burnout
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
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
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
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
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
Fibromyalgia: high pain, coping and mental illness
I want to mention this study because it makes a very good point about the need for acceptance and resiliency that comes from acceptance in
Chronic illness: Your comfort zone and the sameness of it all
I always worry about our comfort zone. How comfortable it gets. I’m not sure I like the idea of being comfortable at all. I want
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
My doctor seems to think I have Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). By the way, I rather disagree with whoever named that- I have SAD. I
World Mental Health Day: surviving and mental slumps
Today is World Mental Health Day which is focusing on suicide prevention. However, I have written about that for suicide prevention month already: Chronic pain
Mental illness: Things not to say
It is mental illness awareness week October 6-12 and so I thought before World Mental Health day Oct 10 I would write a post about
Chronic pain and suicide risk
It is Pain Awareness Month and it is Suicide Prevention Month. That makes a lot of sense when you consider chronic pain. Pain itself is
