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Category Archives: chronic illness
An Awful Christmas Present
Earlier this month, I was having a conversation with a woman who has lupus. The reason I’m writing about it is because I was greatly affected by one of the things she said. Linda, who is a cable TV installer, … Continue reading
Posted in chronic illness, self compassion
Tagged consultation, emotional pain, empathy, gift, gifts, gratitude, hopelessness, lupus, organs, physical pain, self compassion, struggle
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Are You Angry at Yourself? Probably – Even if You Don’t Think so
You may already know that anger can have negative effects on both your emotional and physical well-being. I will describe some of those effects later in this post. But before I do, I want to point out something most people … Continue reading
How Good a Racecar Driver are You?
I’m going to start out this post by asking you a favor, which is to please bear with me while I explain why I titled this post How Good a Racecar Driver are You? My guess is that while you’re … Continue reading
If you need help, reach out! And tell friends and family members who need help to do the same
I chose the subject for this post because of what a former classmate, whom I’ll call Bill, told me at my high school reunion last month. We shared with each other what we had done since we graduated several decades … Continue reading
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Tagged caring, emotional pain, Lyme disease, reaching out, suicide, suicide prevention, support
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How “watching” a movie can help you live a better life
I’m sure you’ve noticed that as you watch a movie, you find yourself caring about the protagonist because of the hardships she (or he) goes through. And you identify with her struggles, disappointments, and pain, and silently root for her … Continue reading
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Tagged caring, challenges, chronic illness, detachment, empathy, imagine, perspective, symptoms, wisdom
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Learning How to Live Better From my Dog
Let me start out by saying that my dog didn’t actually teach me how to live better. But she played a key role in my learning the suggestion I’m going to share with you. Here’s how: I’m a dog lover, … Continue reading
Is this why you have a hard time having compassion for yourself?
When I tell people all the reasons why they should give themselves lots of compassion, some of them do. But others don’t. They may try, and they may even think that they’re giving themselves compassion, but they aren’t. For a … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse, denial, healing, resistance, self compassion, transgressions
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A New Way to Use Three Important Words
Four years ago, I wrote a post for my blog* in which I said that the words “I’m so sorry” were 3 of the most important words I had learned in my life. And I went on to explain why … Continue reading
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Tagged compassion, love, painful feelings, reassurance, struggling, traumatic events
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How to not be miserable when you have a chronic illness
Here is something I have learned from being a life coach for people with chronic illnesses that may surprise you: How happy or miserable you are does not depend on how serious your illness is or how painful or debilitating … Continue reading
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Tagged associations, childhood, feeling bad, happiness, illness, illness symptoms, memories, misery, unhappy
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How to Make Good Decisions When You Have a Chronic Illness
Every day, all of us have lots of decisions to make. When you have a chronic illness, many of those decisions involve which providers to see, which treatments to try, and things like that. So they can affect whether you … Continue reading
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Tagged challenges, chronic illness, decisions, fear, feelings, health, peace, quality of life, rejection, sadness, struggle, thoughts
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