And I am, like, a damn case study for this. Given I had Fibromyalgia first, then chronic migraine, and then depression. That depression near killed
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It’s okay to not be okay
Okay, so it is okay to not be okay Shout it out! We have a lot of emotions that creep in from chronic illness and
Pain Awareness: Pain consequences
Chronic pain has a massive impact in our lives. And it is important to remember that pain doesn’t exist in a vacuum all by itself…
Journal Exercise: The good and the bad
This is an exercise to reduce stress, improve mood, and develop acceptance with chronic illness. It is an experiment I am trying. It is something
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
The medication list
So medication does have a lot of unpleasant side effects. But there are obviously important reasons to take them that outweigh the side effects. I
Aimovig (erenumab) for migraine
I have posted about the CGRP blocking medication research in the past: CGRP: New frontiers in migraine prevention “CGRP targeted treatment is the first migraine
Chronic Illness: Self-identity
So this is going to be a bit hard to articulate since I have a migraine and vertigo at the moment. Sort of a tornado
Really, real types of migraine
I get migraines. I get a lot of migraines. My head is just one big migraine. But not every migraine is alike. And even the
Chronic illness: best laid plans
the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry It is summer. There are loads of things to do in the summer. We get
How can you blog? If you are chronically ill?
Okay, so this comes up from time to time, mostly with insurance companies (because they are a bag of dicks). How can you blog if
A complaint letter to pain
The Pain Companion, by Sarah Anne Shockey, has a few exercises to explore pain and your relationship to it. (see my review). One of those exercises
A Chronic voice: Link-up topics for July
I can’t believe it is already July and I still haven’t been working since last November. Time seems to pass infinitely slow when I am
Let’s talk chronic migraine
Yesterday’s topic for Migraine Awareness was: With Chronic Migraine, the odds are greater than 50 percent that Migraine will ruin our day. Do you, or
