Saturday, 21 April 2018. Issue #106.
In this issue: There is no need to apologise for an illness you didn’t ask for. Taking meds to tamp down pain levels, barely enough to get everyday duties done. Learning that a slower pace of life is healthier in the long run. The grey area of passive suicide. Highlight the positive aspects of your life by distracting yourself with activities you enjoy. Being ill doesn’t discount you from the right to be in a happy relationship, or the ability to contribute in different ways. Learning how to let go, accept and flow can often be harder than pushing through. When the doctor takes your mother aside in private, to tell her that her daughter may die tonight. Stress becomes a negative thing if we’re unable to rest after that quick burst of responsive energy. Untreated depression can affect the brain in similar ways as neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer’s.
"You didn’t ask for this illness, you didn’t put this upon yourself and there’s nothing you could have done to prevent it": https://t.co/oxh5faho1N @TheMightySite #spoonies #chronicillness #selfawareness #chroniclife #selfworth
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) April 16, 2018
"I don’t get high, I get #normal. I take those #meds to feel as good as you feel when you have a cold. They are the reason I can work, cook and do all the other things you see me doing every day": https://t.co/aSY2BQxCd5 @TheMightySite #spoonie #chronicillness #chronicpain
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) April 14, 2018
“I have learned a slower pace of life is actually far healthier in the long run. That our #wellbeing is important. More than #society seems to think it is. But, damn it, it is important!”: https://t.co/kjr8xDxZ0G @thedailymanic @Nikki_Albert #selfcare #spoonie #chroniclife
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) April 14, 2018
“I’m #suicidal. And no, it’s not what you think. I am safe. I am not harming myself. I do not have a plan, and I do not plan on doing anything. But I’m suicidal”: https://t.co/IkFJXkiO9I @TheMightySite #SuicideAwareness #suicideideation #mentalhealth #chronicpain
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) April 15, 2018
“Distracting yourself from your pain by engaging in activities you enjoy will help you highlight the #positive aspects of your life”: https://t.co/G68NoNYVvZ @JourneyFog #mentalhealth #spoonie #painmanagement #chronicpain
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) April 14, 2018
“Just because I’m ill and #disabled also doesn’t mean that I’m less awesome, less loveable, or less worthy of being in a solid #relationship”: https://t.co/fGdSkH6KYQ @yellow_erin #caregiver #chronicillness #selfworth
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) April 18, 2018
Beautiful image by @thespooniesisterhood! An apt reminder for today…I think learning how to let go, accept, rest and flow can often be harder than pushing through even”: https://t.co/1Xpk64OotW #spoonie #chroniclife #lifelessons #selfawareness #mindful pic.twitter.com/5eM3i8UU9a
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) April 17, 2018
An Updated Post from the Archives: "What I didn’t know was that the #doctor had taken her aside in private, and told her that if I didn’t make it through the night, I was probably going to die": https://t.co/mjSh5rz3Id #mortality #bloodclots #chronicpain #chronicblogs
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) April 19, 2018
“The point of a reaction to #stress is a quick burst of responsive energy, followed by a restful period of #recovery. If we are unable to have that restful period, then stress becomes a negative thing”: https://t.co/8rWDY1jWrT @paindoctor #spoonies #chronicillness #chroniclife
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) April 19, 2018
“…#depression truly is a biologically based disorder of the #brain, and left unchecked it may run a degenerative course that damages brain tissue, possibly in ways similar to other #neurodegenerative diseases”: https://t.co/PBLkLIjxyK @PsychToday #mentalhealth #medicalresearch
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) April 20, 2018
