Life is stressful because it is unpredictable and involves changes we do not often choose. And when we are chronically ill it can really knock our health through a loop as we adjust. And this then makes it harder to cope with the external stress. When I realized I would have to go on disability … Continue reading Life stresses
When life sucker punches you
So we have chronic pain and illness but it doesn't exempt us from life stresses that slap us upside the head. If anything, we experience More life stresses like financial instability. But sometimes it comes out of the blue... as life's sucker punches do. And it hits us in our illness as we respond to … Continue reading When life sucker punches you
Chronic illness: purpose in life
I wrote a post about our sense of self with illness and your feeling of having a purpose is part of that. I wish this for us all. When we stop working there is a massive void we have to deal with. And we are ill. So it is very difficult to find things we … Continue reading Chronic illness: purpose in life
#HAWMC Quote Inspiration
Quotation Inspiration.Find a quote that inspires you (either positively or negatively) and free write about it for 15 minutes. I love this quote and find it to extremely inspiring to me. It reminds me of something my pain psychologist said to me. That I will always be in pain and that I had to learn … Continue reading #HAWMC Quote Inspiration