Ultimate Chronic Illness Gift Guide 2021
Counting My Spoons
by Julie
2y ago
Ultimate Chronic Illness Gift Guide 2021 The holidays are just around the corner and with the holidays often comes stress over what to get those you care about. Some of us are easy, others not so much, but below is a list of ideas for anyone on your list who is struggling with chronic illness (and most of these would even be welcomed by those who don’t have chronic illness). You’ll find ideas for every budget on the list below. FREE (DIY) Gifts Coupon Book: A coupon book is a great no/low cost gift idea that can be customized to both the giver and the receiver. Include coupons for various tas ..read more
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What Causes Fibromyalgia?
Counting My Spoons
by Julie
2y ago
What Causes Fibromyalgia? What causes fibromyalgia? If we knew the answer to that we’d probably have a successful treatment that works for everyone. Unfortunately, There is no definite answer on what causes fibromyalgia, but there are plenty of theories. Long ago it was considered a type of arthritis (meaning it’s in our bones) and we were sent to the rheumatologist. Fibromyalgia is still most commonly treated by rheumatologists. More current research seems to indicate that it’s more likely a nerve issue. And, more and more we are seeing fibromyalgia treated by neurologists. Mu ..read more
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Mindfulness Therapy for Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and IBS
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by Julie
2y ago
Mindfulness Therapy for Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and IBS Over 50% of Americans have trouble falling or staying asleep, and that number is even higher for those of us living with Fibromyalgia or CFS. There are a lot of little tricks people suggest for help with falling asleep. I’ve tried quite a few of them with typically little success. Melatonin helps me fall asleep but it leaves me extremely vivid (and often stressful dreams). CBD oil works much better for helping me get regular quality sleep. But, even with that sometimes my mind races and falling asleep can be an issue. Guid ..read more
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5 Ways I Focus on Self Care at Work
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by Julie
2y ago
5 Ways I Focus on Self Care at Work I can be a bit of a workaholic. Add to that that my brain works under entrepreneur guidelines and that can be really bad. If you don’t know what I mean by that last bit, there’s a joke that says something like “entrepreneurs are the only people who will work 80 hours a week to avoid working 40”. It’s not a joke. I work best when I’m self-driven to meet my own goals rather than working to meet someone else’s. So, yes I’d rather work 80 hours a week for myself than 40 hours a week for someone else, even if it means making less money. The good news is that I d ..read more
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30 Things About My Life with Migraine
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by Julie
3y ago
30 Things About My Life with Migraine June is Migraine Awareness Month. Migraine is the chronic illness I’ve had for the longest. Although, I’ve finally gotten them under control migraine attacks still affect me. As I’ve gotten older I find that they affect me differently than they did when I was younger. I’ve gone through many phases with them, from rare occurrences to chronic daily migraine lasting months, as well as Cluster Headaches attacking daily. I’ve tried treating as needed, and I’ve tried a variety of daily preventative treatments. Very little ever seemed to make a difference as it ..read more
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How CBD Oil Improved My Sleep
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by Julie
3y ago
How CBD Oil Improved My Sleep   CBD Oil for Sleep Despite all of the improvements I’ve made over the last decade, sleep continued to be the one area I had the most trouble. I tried so many things, many of them helped for a while, but invariably it seemed like once my body got used to whatever supplement I was taking the insomnia would return. In the end I was relying on muscle relaxers to help me fall asleep, and even then staying asleep was often an issue. I didn’t want to have to rely on prescriptions to get me to sleep. But, that finally changed when I tried CBD oil. My first experien ..read more
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6 Mental Actions That Will Make You Feel Physically Worse
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by Julie
3y ago
6 Mental Actions That Will Make You Feel Physically Worse When you live with chronic pain and fatigue, there are a lot of things that can make you feel worse. Over-doing it, crappy weather, stress. But, sometimes thoughts and mental actions can make you feel physically worse as well. 6 Mental actions that can leave you feeling worse 1 . Feeling Sorry For Yourself! When you focus on the negatives of your life, you you give them power. Stop giving your power away. It’s OK to take a moment and think about what’s going in your life and what you might be able to do to change things. But, when you ..read more
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Are Doctors Biased Against Patients?
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by Julie
3y ago
Are Doctors Biased Against Patients? Are Doctors Biased Against Patients? And if so, does it affect the treatment they provide. A survey from Medscape asked this question. The short answer, Yes. They are. I didn’t need a survey to tell me that. However, it is interesting to see the many ways that doctors are biased against patients. I shared a study a while back that showed that many doctors are biased against patients with Fibromyalgia. Biased might not be the right word there, as what it really came down to was that many doctors are just plain scared to treat us, or simply they don’t want t ..read more
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How I reclaimed my life from chronic illness
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by Julie
3y ago
How I reclaimed my life from chronic illness How I Reclaimed My Life from Chronic Pain Life is a constant state of reclaiming. At least my life is. For every loss I faced, I must then reclaim a life I want. Whatever the struggle, I have to come back and reclaim the life I have chosen. What other choice is there? Giving up? That’s no choice at all. It’s easy to fall into a rut or lose control of your life in one way or another. Often, I’ve not even realized it’s happened until it’s too late. At that point I must work a lot harder to reclaim my life. Reclaiming my life from chronic illness was ..read more
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Dear Fibromyalgia
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by Julie
3y ago
Dear Fibromyalgia The book A Return to Love talks about the idea of writing a letter to your illness and letting go of all the negative thoughts you have towards it, the “why are you doing this to me” thoughts. When I read this I thought it was interesting and I thought I’d write a letter to Fibromyalgia. Dear Fibromyalgia, We’ve known each other for a while now and I’d love to say you’ve been there for me, but the truth is you’re not a very good friend. You’ve pushed me in a lot of ways, and a couple of times you’ve almost pushed me over the edge. You suck. Plain and simple. You’ve ruined a ..read more
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