I would like just to "share" with you a "coping" strategy I have only recently learned to utilize. I have a formal diagnosis of panic disorder - something which is not at all helped by the illnesses I have or the drugs used to treat them! At any rate, when I am faced with a … Continue reading Wednesday Wisdom
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Monday Mantra
"I am not synonymous with my illness(es)."This is an important one. After years and years of dealing with chronic illness, it often starts to feel like we ARE our disease(s). However, there is a YOU (and a ME!) that is SO MUCH MORE THAN OUR ILLNESS(ES)! We cannot allow ourselves to be defined by what … Continue reading Monday Mantra
Living with Chronic Illness - Thoughts on Life and Life Advice from a Spoonie's Perspective 