In December 2017, I was given a diagnosis of coeliac disease, which meant cutting out all gluten from my diet. It came as quite a shock at the time as I didn’t have the typical stomach problems (often diarrhoea, nausea and bloating) which tend to come with coeliac disease. While…
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Chronic Pain – How Can We Overcome the Burden of Guilt?
We struggle with pain. We struggle with the stress of living with pain. And sometimes, we struggle with all-consuming guilt, which can ultimately affect both our mental and physical health.
Sometimes our guilt makes us believe we are a burden to our families. And very often there is only one person who is pointing the finger and making us feel guilty – ourselves.
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I Am Not My Pain
It can often feel as though it comes along like a thief in the night and takes away part of ourselves. It creeps into the deepest crevices of our beings, then wears us down until there is virtually nothing left. It destroys who we are.
But it is important to remember that there’s more to us than pain.
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Small Things are Actually Big Things when you Live with Chronic Pain
I mentioned in a previous post that I enjoy life despite pain. But perhaps that gives people the impression that I run marathons, paint the town red and shop till I drop every weekend. But it’s not like that. I do enjoy life, but I enjoy the small things in life. I believe that the small things in life are actually big things, especially when you live with chronic pain.
Back Pain & Scoliosis
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Learning to Listen to Your Body When You’re in Pain
Learning to listen to your body when you’re in pain is easier said than done. I have lived with pain for most of my life. Chronic severe pain which has been both disabling and debilitating. There have been spells when it’s been extremely difficult to cope with it.
For many years, I tried to fight against my pain which did nothing but make it worse. Eventually, I learned to listen to my body. It didn’t stop the pain, but I was able to cope with it better.