This month, I am extremely happy to share a guest post from another chronic illness blogger. Melissa Reynolds from melissavsfibromyalgia.com is sharing one of her favourite self-care tools, Yoga Nidra. Melissa is a yoga and meditation teacher, mama to four small boys, author of two books and founder of Melissa…
Category: Self Help
Facial Pain & Trigeminal Neuralgia
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Facial Pain Medication – There’s No One Size Fits All
Trigeminal neuralgia and other facial pain conditions are so difficult to deal with and finding the right medication is far from easy. Facial pain affects people differently. Some people get lightning bolts shooting through one side of their face. Other people might have stabbing or constant burning pain. Some have…
Chronic Pain
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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…
Chronic Pain
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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…
Chronic Pain
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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…
Chronic Pain
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How to Treat Dry Eyes and Why it’s Important
Dry eyes – have you ever suffered from them? If you have, you’ll know how painful they can be. I suffer from dry eyes and need to treat them regularly. If I don’t, they can become unbearably painful. My dry eyes are probably caused by some of the medication I…
Chronic Pain
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How to Pace Yourself To Keep Pain Under Better Control
Simple everyday tasks are often difficult when you live with chronic pain and enjoying life might seem impossible. However, if you can pace yourself, the impossible might become possible. Your pain might stay under better control and allow you to do more. Pacing Yourself Won’t Cure Pain But it Can…