Friday, 02 August 2019. Issue #172.
In this issue: The guilt felt when you need to ask your 75 year old mum with health problems of her own for help. Functional movement exercises to help you move naturally every day. If you pay attention to those with invisible illnesses, you will realise just how visible they really are. Brighten your perspective by getting in touch with your own sense of humour. The blow your self-esteem suffers when you can no longer work. The only certainty with chronic illness is the uncertainty, and the need to plan for the next flare. Feeling like a zombie with a foggy mind and painful body with fibromyalgia. The pain cycle that builds up over time with chronic pain, which feeds off itself. Experimenting with new things in order to reach our full potential, and unlock who we really are. The readiness to reveal private and vulnerable aspects of yourself when you take up the blogging mantle.
“I feel #guilty for calling on my 75 yr old Mum, who has had a stroke..heart problem & diabetes for help..To top it this week #friend made a fb post abt #lazy people who don’t work & get fatter, if they moved more & got a job”: https://t.co/bBYNTXMJWH @JourneyFog #ChronicIllness
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) July 29, 2019
“#Functional #movement #exercises help you move in ways that we move naturally, and it makes doing these daily motions easier”: https://t.co/vwQQUEnZnG #ChronicIllness #ChronicPain
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) August 1, 2019
“if you know someone who has one or multiple chronic #invisibleillness(es), #payattention. We may not look ‘traditionally’ #sick, but we’re fighting internal (and external) battles every day”: https://t.co/8fY7pqBrSp #ChronicPain #ChronicIllness
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) July 27, 2019
"If I am #discouraged, I try to get in touch with my #senseofhumor, because that almost always gives me breathing space and brightens my #perspective": https://t.co/cKcVTXIrlv #ChronicIllness #ProjChronicWisdom
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) July 31, 2019
"This #prompt reminds me that as a person w #chronicillnesses & pain..it’s a struggle to not feel #lazy, because I’m not able to work anymore. Since being in the..blogging #community, I’ve noticed that I’m not the only 1 whose #selfesteem has taken a hit": https://t.co/hT9dJrZMMM
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) July 27, 2019
“After experiencing numerous #flares over the yrs, I have learned the importance of planning #rest. & for the next..flare. Because the only certainty when living with a #chronicillness is that there will be another”: https://t.co/Rf1GQrQNe7 @serenebutterfly #prompts #ChronicPain
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) July 27, 2019
“My definition of #zombified is when you wake up and suddenly realize your #body & mind don’t work. You feel intense pain everywhere..Your mind is mush and you can barely function on any level”: https://t.co/1we7gpKL6j #ChronicPain #ChronicIllness #spoonie
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) July 26, 2019
[New Post] "A #paincycle builds up over time if the #pain does not go away. We then learn to #fear this pain, or develop more problems that feed off it": https://t.co/2qR3S0zT2B @PathwaysPain #MentalHealth #spoonies
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) July 31, 2019
[Updated Post] "We have yet to reach the full #potential of who we can become…if we don’t experiment and work towards an improved build, then are we ‘truly ourselves’, or a mere fragment of it?": https://t.co/p4cRKTlRXI #PersonalGrowth #inspiration #spoonie #MondayBlogs
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) July 29, 2019
"When I made the #decision to start #blogging abt it, I walked in well aware & was ready..to forever be known as ‘the #sick girl’, and to reveal private aspects of my life for illustrative or referential purposes": https://t.co/uiOBtQQNFH #spoonie #ChronicLife
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) July 25, 2019
*Note: This article is meant for educational purposes, and is based on each person’s individual experiences and circumstances. It is not to be substituted for medical advice. Please consult your own doctor before changing or adding new treatment protocols.
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