Managing some stress
As a sufferer of fibromyalgia, I have learned the importance of exercise to keep well. However, I have also learned that overdoing it (which can be easy) can also have
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At the Intersection of Love, Faith, and Mental Health
As a sufferer of fibromyalgia, I have learned the importance of exercise to keep well. However, I have also learned that overdoing it (which can be easy) can also have
Continue readingThe wild dreams have calmed down. Perhaps just a coincidence? Don’t know. However, I have been a little more active, as hard as it is to get out of bed
Continue readingLast night I still had a dream that made me wake up crying, but it didn’t feel like bullying. I, however, was unable to wake up at an appropriate time,
Continue readingYou know, many people tell me that I take an awful lot of meds for being only 33 (up to 28 on some days). You know, because I don’t look
Continue readingExcerpt from Sarah Metcalfe’s (from York, UK) Open Letter that seems to sum it up well for me: I know I may not look ill, in fact I choose to
Continue readingIt seems like with the passing of time, I continue to attempt getting this blog off the ground, but never actually put any content in it. I am hoping that
Continue readingIn the beginning stages of recovery, it can be really tough to find the right balance of activity and rest. You think you’re doing great, and then, all of a
Continue readingEvery morning, I set out to do a gazillion things. The possibilities are endless, and even the sun was shining in this cold Hades of Chicago. I got up, got
Continue readingAnyone with a chronic illness will tell you that they have good days, bad days, and awful days. Add mental illness to a physical chronic illness, and you have the
Continue readingYou have probably seen this one, since it went viral, but in case you didn’t, here’s what disability binarism looks like. http://thatcrazycrippledchick.blogspot.com/2013/12/this-is-what-disability-binarism-looks.html?m=1 Perhaps one of the best posts on disability
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