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
Category: Symptoms
Chronic pain: Do but also Don’t do
Chronic pain is just one of those things that is a bit tricky to manage. I know this. You know this. Our doctors know this.
Migraine auras and hallucinations
Okay, this is going to be a weird post about reality and what we can actually Know about reality when we have neurological conditions. So
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
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 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
Guest post: Have Photophobia? Don’t Wear Sunglasses Indoors
How many mornings have you walked from your bedroom to your bathroom after an especially spirited night of imbibing, bouncing into walls that you can
Just too much rest
I do think rest is vital Napping when we need to Resting when we need to Pacing activities during the day All necessary. With
Okay, so sleep and fibromyalgia are not friends
So there are a lot of issues with sleep and fibromyalgia. I also have other chronic pain and vertigo, but seriously since I was young
Why I’m not sleeping
There are a lot of reasons with chronic illness for the inability to sleep at night. I find these to be the Most Common
When we ignore symptoms
We ignore symptoms for a variety of reasons. I can tell you why I do and maybe you are the same way. I was taught
PoTS
You sometimes you just have to diagnose yourself. My doc thinks my vertigo, disequilibrium and lightdeadedness, dizziness… is vestibular migraine. But it isn’t presenting like
Now, Now. Not later, Now
Like right now. I want this vertigo and dizziness to be fixed now. Like now, now. Not later. Not I need a CAT scan and
I think my fatigue bottomed out
I always have a level of fatigue. But you add in a long work week, stress and lack of sleep and my fatigue levels have
