Sat, 06 Jan 2018. Issue #91.
In this issue: You don’t always have to wait for someone to ask for help; often when they do they’re already at their wits’ end. The extra mental burden of constant pain, and how to manage it. A spoonie wish to you for the New Year! Celebrities transforming their pain for good. How to be a good listener through empathy, and not by trying to fix the problem. What will you be up to in a brand new January – join the linkup party. Pledge to recognise what your body needs this year, and then do it. When chronic illness makes you feel like a stranger in your own family. How chronic illness makes it feel like every decision is a big deal. The vulnerability you feel with the loss of independence from being ill.
"You don’t always have to wait for someone to ask for help; often when they do, it’s because they’re already at their wits’ end": https://t.co/0juGyPwbUd #chronicpain #spoonieproblems #chronicillness #support #caregivers
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) January 1, 2018
“Our brains can only hold one thought at a time and with severe #pain, part of you is always already focused on the pain, making concentration more difficult”: https://t.co/qanB7N9uTL @APainPrincess #chronicpain #brainfog #fibrofog #spoonie #chronicillness
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) December 30, 2017
#HappyNewYear to my fellow #spoonies! While pain will no doubt make appearances here and there, there is still joy and beauty to be found. Wishing everyone peace in their hearts, and kindness shown from…: https://t.co/w4gYjP4clL #spoonie #chronicillness #chronicpain pic.twitter.com/jEBdxKqYnt
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) December 31, 2017
“My #pain does me no good unless I transform it into something that is. So I hope people watching it who do struggle with #chronicpain know that they’re not #alone”: https://t.co/ubYtGSBeXR @TheMightySite #spoonie #celebrities #chronicillness
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) January 4, 2018
“Sometimes you try to fix the problem when all the speaker needs is a little #empathy”: https://t.co/2BkNPYVxEC @TheCut #goodlistener #spoonieproblems #kindness #mentalhealth
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) December 31, 2017
[New] What Will You be Up to in a #BrandNew #January? – I'd love to hear from you in this #linkup! https://t.co/Ixq0ZNCh9k #spoonie #chronicillness
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) January 1, 2018
“Pledge to take time to recognize what your body needs this year and then do it”: https://t.co/EkdyWDfqGb @TheDisabledDiva #chroniclife #chronicillness #spoonie #selfcare #selfawareness
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) January 1, 2018
“Often, I feel that I don’t fit in with my own #family; a jigsaw piece that doesn’t fit in with the incomplete puzzle”: https://t.co/MIAX28v8xa @serenebutterfly #spoonieproblems #chronicillness #chronicpain #awareness
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) January 1, 2018
“Every little decision becomes monumental, and I can feel the #panic rising”: https://t.co/jAzeRF1C8A @Nicole_Blogs #spoonie #spoonieproblems #mentalhealth #chronicpain #chronicillness
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) January 2, 2018
“losing the ability to drive due to my #health has really been hard. I feel like I’m 15 again and have to ask someone to take me everywhere”: https://t.co/JGwJmbldSs #spoonieproblems #spoonie #chroniclife #resolutions
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) January 4, 2018
