Friday, 07 July 2018. Issue #117.
In this issue: The need to erase stigma about mental illness by talking more about it. Life lessons from surviving college with chronic illness. Depressing thoughts that need to be shared. The mutual respect and coordination needed between doctors and patients. The fears of isolation from illness, and how we’d ever fit back into society if ever. Look after your friends, and be kind to all. Sign up for the “Gritty Hope” course run by professional coaches who have been through loss themselves (deadline extended!). Acceptance of our limitations can surprisingly give us the control we seek. The need to let our vulnerabilities show, so that we become visible. A beautiful lookbook of young adults in their wheelchairs, power chairs and mobility scooters!
"We need to make conversations about #mentalillness as commonplace as mental illness itself. We need to face #stigma head on and erase it": https://t.co/CeoIfel0PZ @TheMightySite @Siusy415 #suicideprevention #awareness #society
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) July 5, 2018
“Having difficulty with something doesn’t make you a failure”: https://t.co/ZzhlBNT9Nh #selfawareness #selfbelief #spoonies #college #chroniclife
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) July 4, 2018
“I apologise in advance for how, well depressing, this post is, but I think it’s important to share these thoughts and experiences; it’s the only way we can break the #stigma”: https://t.co/82nBRrfXoS @JourneyFog #mentalhealth #mentalillness #depression #anxiety
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) June 30, 2018
“I #respect you as an expert in your field. I ask you to respect me as an expert in how I am experiencing pain in my own body.”: https://t.co/3T9kxzCZOo @ThPainCompanion #spoonies #healthcare #chronicpain #chronicillness
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) July 2, 2018
“If I am ever well enough to leave the safety of my cocoon, will I even recognise the world that greets me? How will I adapt?”: https://t.co/CpkHITVQIr @JourneyFog #spoonies #chroniclife #chronicillness #society #selfawareness
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) July 3, 2018
Not just friends, but a little reminder to myself – #bekind. That’s it: https://t.co/Ej2fhzVZ1x #friendships #empathy #quotes #support pic.twitter.com/UyVyBrtUv9
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) July 4, 2018
"They too have faced huge losses in their lives, & have been in that dark place where everything seems hopeless" – Last day to sign up for the #grittyhope course, run by professional coaches Emily & Jami! https://t.co/V0mFUVT2b0 #chronicillness #painmanagement #spoonies #selfcare
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) July 1, 2018
“Ironically if we do accept our disease and the restraints it places on us, we will eventually feel that sense of control we are seeking.”: https://t.co/3eBhMIfTJw @Med_Musings #spoonies #selfawareness #painmanagement #chronicillness #chronicpain
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) July 2, 2018
“If we’re ever going to break down #stigma, we must first become visible. That requires each of us to let down our guard, stop hiding, and let our #vulnerability show. It’s scary, I know”: https://t.co/YDlCrfj0Tu @Nikki_Albert #spoonies #chronicillness #invisibleillness
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) July 3, 2018
“created a little ‘#lookbook’ of our #powerchairs and scooters below…hope it gives just a small insight into the numerous options available, and how they’ve changed people’s lives”: https://t.co/GIGtrzRHkQ @lifeofpippa_ #disability #mobility #accessibility
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) July 5, 2018
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