My “Happy Place?” Some Days I’m Not Sure I Have One!
There are things that help me feel better on bad days (most of the time,) but there are other days, like today, when it just feels like no matter what I do, I can't win for losing . . . On days like...
View Article(Chronic Illness) = Loneliness + Isolation
Even though I have people in my life that I CAN talk to about how bad I feel, I frequently choose not to for various reasons. Have you done that? I'm betting that most of us have at one time or another...
View ArticleSave Money, Ease Pain & Reduce Stress – Make Your Own Bath Salt
One of my absolute favorite activities is a nice long soak in a hot bath full of some wonderful smelling bath salts . . . → Read More: Save Money, Ease Pain & Reduce Stress – Make Your Own Bath Salt
View ArticleShit Happens – Use it to Fertilize the Flowers
"Shit Happens" - I know you've heard the expression somewhere. There are lots of other ways to say it, but it happens to all of us. Things go wrong. They just do. You can't prevent bad things from...
View ArticleTop 5 Posts: How to Prevent Holiday Flares
Living with chronic illnesses is difficult enough during the rest of the year, but around the holidays it gets even harder. These posts are full of ways to keep it manageable while still allowing you...
View ArticleStarting Over is a B**ch
I'm not sure what keeps me going, or why my hope hasn't died completely; but once again I'll be starting over. I'll be hoping against hope that this time it will get better; that we'll find a way to...
View ArticleFibromyalgia & ADD are Related?? — Really?
"While we still have much to learn about both AD/HD and FMS, it's becoming increasingly clear that these disorders are related and that effective treatment of either requires aggressive treatment of...
View ArticleStarting Over is a B**ch Part 3: Fear
I have a confession . . . I'm scared to death. I spend a lot of time scared, but right now it's even worse than usual because I'm afraid I'll blow it again. . . . → Read More: Starting Over is a B**ch...
View ArticleMoving Day & Fibromyalgia: 12 Tips for Moving with a Chronic Illness
Moving sucks, and it's even harder when you have a chronic illness. Pacing is the key to minimizing the stress and avoiding flares. . . . → Read More: Moving Day & Fibromyalgia: 12 Tips for Moving...
View ArticleStill Fighting the Five “Ds” of Fibromyalgia – An Update
New developments in the fight against depression, despair, and defeat. I'm winning (sort of,) and have some exciting projects in the works. . . . → Read More: Still Fighting the Five “Ds” of...
View ArticleGive Up or Keep Trying? The Consequences of Chronic Illness & Poverty
I know you've all been there - things start going better, you start feeling like there may be hope that whatever situation you're fighting may actually be over and you can start putting the pieces back...
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