Mental health is intricately linked with chronic illness and chronic pain. Read stories and get tips on how to cope with depression, anxiety, and other mental illnesses.
This poem was written during the peak of my struggles with steroid therapy for Lupus (SLE) as a teenager, when I was first prescribed them. If you would like to understand a little more about the side effects and how they affected me, the article can be found here: High
An Introduction From “A Chronic Voice” On Angela & Strategies to Stay Resilient
Angela wrote “I May Be Chronically Ill, but I'm Also Chronically Resilient” on our blog last year, and she’s now back with a follow up piece! In the previous article, she talked about a
What’s the Tetris Effect Got to do with Chronic Illness?
Wait! Don’t stop reading – I’m definitely not about to start talk about gaming! While the Tetris effect may have started out with a phenomenon identified from heavy video game use, the Tetris effect is now used to
Experiencing A String of Bad Days in a Mixed Psychological State
I've been in a state of depression again of late. I've been through this cycle enough times to know that my brain chemistry is messed up again, although I have cause to believe that my
*Note: This article was originally written for my monthly linkups, which I've archived as it was taking too much out of me. However, I've kept most of the posts written as I realise it's much like a diary with memories that make me nostalgic
An Introduction to Lisa Alioto & Why Seek Out Moments of Gratitude
Lisa is writing a series of guest posts on the blog on effective methods to cope with chronic illness. These are principles which she has applied to her own life with success. In this article, she shares how
*Note: This article was originally written for my monthly linkups, which I've archived as it was taking too much out of me. However, I've kept most of the posts written as I realise it's much like a diary with memories that make me nostalgic
An Introduction to Lisa & How to Find Your Way Back to Happiness Using the Zorro Principle
As Lisa demonstrates in this post, we can glean inspiration and insight from many things in life, even if they may seem irrelevant or unrelated. I do believe that knowledge gained is never
*Note: This article was originally written for my monthly linkups, which I've archived as it was taking too much out of me. However, I've kept most of the posts written as I realise it's much like a diary with memories that make me nostalgic
A Question for All Eternity: "What is My Life Purpose?"
It's a timeless, eternal question that has plagued or intrigued humanity since the beginning of time. It is a thought that can be disturbing to me especially when I’m in the throes of extreme pain.
An Introduction to Rose Roberts & How the Stories We Tell Ourselves Matter
Rose does a beautiful job articulating the struggles with self-worth and self-trust that many of us with chronic illness experience. Society has many preconceived, rigid notions of how a person should and shouldn't be, which
When Inspiration Becomes the Standard
We often tell ourselves or others to ‘be strong’ or to ‘be brave’. Instead of instilling inspiration, these statements can sometimes provoke the opposite effect. It becomes another standard we have to meet, and triggers more ripples of fear. But the fact is, you don’
