Working and chronic health conditions don’t always go well together, do they? I had to retire when I was 28 due to my pain. I worked for the NHS and my boss and colleagues were helpful, but I simply couldn’t carry on working. Some employers aren’t helpful at all, despite…
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Does The Spoon Theory Explain Your Life With Pain?
Most chronic illness sufferers are familiar with The Spoon Theory by Christine Miserandino. Christine uses spoons to explain how her energy is affected by lupus. I think the Spoon Theory explains life with chronic pain or chronic illness well but it misses a couple of points that are important for…
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Help With Rising Energy Costs and Energy Saving Tips
Lately, the news has been highlighting the rising cost of living. Food prices are soaring. Energy costs are rising at extraordinary unaffordable rates. And prices are set to rise even more due to the horrendous situation in Ukraine. Wages aren’t increasing. Benefits aren’t increasing. People are worrying. They’re thinking “heating…
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A Passion for Hobbies ~ Guest Post by Nikki Albert
Today I am bringing you a guest post from another chronic illness blogger, Nikki Albert, who blogs at Brainless Blogger. Nikki suffers from chronic migraines, fibromyalgia, asthma, hypothyroidism, depression, and hypermobility syndrome. You can read more about her here. Despite her pain and chronic illnesses, Nikki has a passion for…
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Master Your Chronic Pain – Helpful Book for People in Pain
A few weeks ago, a book publisher contacted me to ask if I would be interested in writing a book review on my blog. The title of the book piqued my interest straight away, so I agreed. The book, “Master Your Chronic Pain”, by Dr Nicola Sherlock, sounded like it…
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How to Make Hobbies Work Despite Your Pain
There are no magic answers to living with pain. There’s no quick fix and often, there’s no fix at all. That’s why we need to learn about tools and techniques we can use to help us cope with it. Things like breathing, sleeping, pacing are necessary but hobbies can help…
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Writing About Uplifting Thoughts Might Shift Your Focus
I’ve talked before about the benefits of writing. Writing about pain (or even writing a letter to your pain) can help to get anger, frustration and other negative emotions out of your system. But it’s good to try to balance that out. Writing about uplifting thoughts might help you to…
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My Fibro Story (and Research) ~ Guest Post by Jade Bald
Fibromyalgia is a condition with a multitude of symptoms, the main ones being widespread pain, fatigue, brain fog and headaches. I don’t have fibro myself, but this week I am sharing Jade Bald’s fibro story on my blog. Jade’s story isn’t just about her fibro symptoms. It’s also about some…
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The Bearable App – Track Your Health the Easy Way (Review)
I’ve often blogged about the benefits of tracking pain in order to find triggers or patterns. Until now, I have kept a pain diary just by keeping notes on a file on my computer. But I have recently started using an app on my phone and I love it. It’s…
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Gifts That People With Pain Will Love and Appreciate
It’s the middle of November and you’re possibly starting to think about Christmas gifts. You’ve already decided that your friends Thelma and Louise will get some nice bubble bath gift sets. And cousin Vinnie will get a bottle of his favourite tipple and your nephew Charlie will get a giant…