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Category Archives: chronic illness
It’s Never Wrong To Be Upset Or Scared
Even though I have Crohn’s disease, I belong to support groups for people with other diseases. I joined them to learn more about what life is like for people who have different illnesses and also to give suggestions that I … Continue reading
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Tagged arthritis, crippling pain, fear, feelings, hugs, night sweats, self compassion, Still's disease, support groups, upset
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Some Strategies For Dealing With Chronic Fatigue That I Wish I Had Known
Those of us who live with chronic illnesses can have many difficulties to deal with because of those illnesses. But I have found, from my own life and from coaching and talking with others with chronic illnesses, that there are … Continue reading
Do You Try To Be More Positive?
Last month, I asked the people in my How to Have a Better Life When You Have a Chronic Illness tips list what their three biggest challenges were and also what the three most important changes they would like to … Continue reading
Are You Living a Double Life? If Not, Maybe You Should Be
Let me start by clarifying what I mean-and what I don’t mean–by the phrase “living a double life.” What I mean is to live two different kinds of lives at the same time. But I don’t mean to have a … Continue reading
What small New Year’s Resolution Can You Make To Improve Your Life?
Those of us who have chronic illnesses usually want to change our lives in major ways. We want our pain to go away, we want to be able to eat a normal diet, and we want the fatigue to go … Continue reading
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Tagged energy, fatigue, new year's resolution, pain, quality of life improvement, small changes, symptoms
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How You Are Isn’t As Important As How You Feel
If you are reading my blog, chances are you have a chronic illness. And if I asked you how you are, you would likely tell me that you’re sick, that you’re having a flare, that you’re in pain, or something … Continue reading
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Tagged challenges, coaching, depression, emotions, fatigue, flare, grateful, optimistic, pain, positive, sad, sickness, upset
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Have You Given Your Symptoms Names?
Have you named your illness symptoms? That may sound like an odd question, but there are some very good reasons for giving your symptoms names. One of them is this: when you give one of your symptoms a name, such … Continue reading
Do You Have an Identity Crisis?
Many of the people I work with have told me that besides taking away some–or many-of the abilities they had when they were healthy, and besides bringing unpleasant and painful symptoms into their lives, their chronic illness caused them to … Continue reading
How to Love Yourself When You Have a Chronic Illness – Part 2
Last spring I wrote a post I called “How to Love Yourself When You Have a Chronic Illness.” In it I included a letter I had written to Richard M. Cohen, an author and award-winning journalist, in response to an … Continue reading
What would a knowledgeable person recommend that you do?
If you have been reading my posts for more than a few weeks, you’ve probably gotten a sense of my approach to how you can meet whatever challenges you have and you’re your best possible life. If you haven’t been … Continue reading
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Tagged challenge, chronic illness is the pits, live well anyway, struggle
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