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Tag Archives: depression
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
Are You Trying to Get Your Own Attention and Love?
Are you trying to get your own attention and love? I spent longer than I like to admit trying to get mine. What happened was that I found myself spending far more time than I should have playing computer games … Continue reading
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Tagged attention, depression, illness, love, procrastination, symptoms
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Ask Yourself Why
Last year, until it closed down, I was a volunteer for an online support group that was for people with chronic illnesses. I supported them in managing and overcoming the depression that often accompanies serious long term illnesses. In order … Continue reading
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Tagged chronic illness, connected to others, contribute to others, depression, needs, support, wants, well again
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The benefits of stretching
As you can see from the title, this post is about the benefits of stretching – but not the stretching you do to limber up and prevent your muscles from cramping. The stretching I am referring to is the kind … Continue reading
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Tagged depression, elephants, flare, hobbies, hopelessness, limitations, quality of life, reaching out, restraints
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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
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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Keeping Hope Alive
When life is difficult, as it often is when we have a chronic illness, one of the most important things that helps us keep going is hope for a better future. But given the many challenges, hardships, and disappointments we … Continue reading
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Tagged anger, depression, emotional health, flare, hope, self compassion
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I’m So Sorry
In this post I want to tell you three of the most important words I’ve learned in my life. Those words are: I’m so sorry. You may be wondering or guessing why I think those words are so important. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Crohn's disease, denial, depression, emotional pain, healing, hugs, kindness, physical pain, remission, self compassion, struggle, understanding
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Chronic Illness and Depression
I had an initial coaching session recently with a man who said he was a little depressed and wanted to be happier. Bruce, as I’ll call him, was 38 years old and he has had ulcerative colitis, a chronic and … Continue reading
Acknowledging That Things Suck Can be a Good Thing
A while back, I had a session with a woman–I’ll call her Susan–who was dealing with some extremely hard challenges. To begin with, she’d had arthritis her whole adult life, and had been diagnosed with fibromyalgia (a painful and often … Continue reading
