Nikki mood, stress, the life

Cyber attack stalker and blogging

So our household was hit with a cyber attack and this shouldn't be at all surprising since this person has been cyber stalking my boyfriend and myself for Quite some times. You rather know the ins and outs of ones cyber trail when you do That. Creeper. So some sort of loathsome creature lurker in … Continue reading Cyber attack stalker and blogging

Nikki chronic pain, coping, emotional state, fibromyalgia, mood

Ways to calm your fight or flight response

First two posts in this mini series on stress responses and pain Getting to know your Fight, Flight and Freeze responseFibromyalgia and the Fight-Flight-Freeze Response So from my first post, we are aware our Fight/Flight/Freeze response is triggered from a perceived threat. And it is good to be aware of what these stress responses are … Continue reading Ways to calm your fight or flight response

Nikki chronic illness, chronic pain, coping, mood, wellbeing

When the facade of a good mood is beneficial

With a chronic illness you might be familiar, in certain settings, with putting on a facade of good mood/well-being in order to function. A facade that sometimes really does not match your internal state of being and mood. There can be times when pretending to be 'happy' or in a 'good mood' actually can help … Continue reading When the facade of a good mood is beneficial

Nikki depression, emotional state, mental health, mood

Isolation, the pandemic, and winter depression

Pandemic With COVID-19 numbers here in Alberta, Canada getting rather high restrictions have been added to socializing (some would say a tad late on that count). Anyway, that means we cannot socialize outside of our household. We cannot go to other people's houses and we cannot have people over to ours. Unless we want to … Continue reading Isolation, the pandemic, and winter depression