Friday, 19 June 2020. Issue #218.
In this issue: Gaslighting is a form of emotional abuse that causes the victim to question their own sanity and validity. There are many other costs involved in living with chronic illness or disability apart from seeing doctors and medications. Every person with disability knows that that are alternatives to plastic straws, yet plastic straws have many necessary attributes that these alternatives don’t. Whatever face mask you choose to use, it has to cover your mouth and nose fully or viruses can still get in. The exhaustion of living with the highs and lows of chronic pain, where often you’re just begging for relief when you hit rock bottom again. The extra problems that Antiphospholipid Syndrome bring when deciding upon life-saving surgery. ‘It could be worse’ is a phrase that’s often uttered to try and bring comfort, yet actually devalues a sufferer’s experience and pain. Some alternative and complementary pain relieving products to help manage chronic pain, with doctors less willing to provide pain medications. Vitamin D is essential in many bodily functions and cells, including the respiratory system, immune system and more. Even if you don’t believe that masks will protect you from infections, it’s irresponsible and selfish not to use one, when it might protect others.
“#Gaslighting is an extremely effective form of #emotional #abuse that causes a victim to question their own feelings, instincts and sanity, which gives the abusive partner a lot of power”: https://t.co/nfDmGEyN0V @JourneyFog #doctors #ChronicPain #InvisibleIllness
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) June 14, 2020
"The Need for #Organic or ‘Clean’ Products and Food – This is often not even a want, but a need. Many shampoos and soaps with harsh #chemicals have an immediate effect on my body":https://t.co/adohCv0CLN #SpoonieProblems #ChronicPain #awareness
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) June 13, 2020
"Every single person w a #disability who relies on #plasticstraws knows that alternatives exist..problem is that each alternative fails to have the same many useful attributes of #plastic straws”: https://t.co/Ox96ftIwOf @CreakyJoints @Kirstie_Schultz #accessibility #HumanRights
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) June 14, 2020
"Whatever #facemask you use, note that it has to cover your mouth and nose fully, or it’s useless as #viruses can still get in": https://t.co/0YzUaOj41h #coronavirus #masks #nCoV2019
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) June 14, 2020
"I am filled with #desire. A taste for #pleasure. A plead for pardon. A #pain pill, a caress, an exhalation of #relief. Pleasure is prayer. Prayers are filled with with well wishes, good intentions and more often than you’d imagine, #begging": https://t.co/TzjMXFVnTj
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) June 16, 2020
"People do get #surgeries done to remove such massive clots, but because I was on #warfarin and have #APS..they put me in the high dependancy ward, gave me painkillers, #bloodtransfusions..‘see how it goes’": https://t.co/1UmNcvw1xg #spoonie #bloodclots
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) June 17, 2020
“'It could be worse' is a comment aimed at providing #comfort, while in fact devaluing personal #experience. It rejects a person’s right to feel..#emotions that come with navigating a #chronicillness on a daily basis": https://t.co/86y7lbsVxR @AutoimmuneGAI #ChronicPain
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) June 17, 2020
“With #doctors less willing to prescribe essential #painrelief #medication, patients have to find other ways to relieve their #chronicpain. Today I am sharing some of my favorite pain-relieving products": https://t.co/9jw8IuSQDK @TheDisabledDiva #PainManagement
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) June 11, 2020
"#VitaminD boots your #immunesystem and supports the #body’s cells in various ways throughout yr life. Yr respiratory system, bones, brain, cardiovascular system, immune system and muscles are therefore all aided by Vitamin D": https://t.co/W7agsImiXY @invisiblymeblog #vitamins
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) June 16, 2020
“Even if you're not convinced that #masks will protect you from #infection, they could save others from yours. It's simply selfish & irresponsible not to wear a #mask, prolonging the economic downturn for everyone”: https://t.co/LkxYMin8I0 @coronacountry #awareness #COVID__19
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) June 13, 2020
*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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