I wanted to make this post for Pain Awareness Month because it is something that affected my life severely. Survival mode is something we deal with having chronic pain. It is that push through pain mode. It is that crawling through life by inches pain mode. When we get stuck in it, it can be … Continue reading Survival mode is not meant to be lived in
Survival mode and migraine: When hell endures
There are times when living with Migraine, Cluster, or other headache disorders feels like hell. Everything goes wrong and it feels like our misery will last forever. How might we encourage each other to keep going when all hope seems lost? Migraine Awareness blog challenge day 25 There is a saying "When you're going through … Continue reading Survival mode and migraine: When hell endures
Chronic Pain: Fake it till you make it
Just Fake it till you Make it Just push through the pain I have lived with chronic pain for a very long time and that is a long time for some denial and waiting on treatments. And trying to have a life in there. I tried to have a career because I needed to … Continue reading Chronic Pain: Fake it till you make it
Survival mode and pain management
There are a lot of people living in survival mode right now. It is not meant to be lived in. It is meant for short a duration. Yet due to lack of pain management we live in it. Every day is merely how to get through that moment, that hour, that day, that week. And … Continue reading Survival mode and pain management
The worst lesson pain ever taught me
I'm going to tell you a story to express my point where I learned a thing called 'push through the pain'. We all do it. Need to get something done. Have to work. Push through the pain. So when I was younger in my 20's with fibromyalgia and episodic migraines at the time I was … Continue reading The worst lesson pain ever taught me
Pain that exceeds Coping Strategies
Pain can affect our concentration, our working memory, our short-term memory and mental clarity. It can also by itself be a risk factor for suicidal ideation and suicidal acts. Pain is difficult to cope with. There are times we feel overwhelmed with all the things we have to do in order to maintain, to cope, … Continue reading Pain that exceeds Coping Strategies
