Do you have someone in your life you'd call out as an energy vampire? Someone who seems to just suck the life and energy out of you in no time at all?Sadly, too often the worst energy vampire in your life is someone close to you, a family member or a good friend. I've had those people in my life. I … [Read more...]
Communicating Your Needs When You Have Chronic Illness
A friend in my local fibro support group asked a fairly common question about how you deal with family who just don't get that your energy level varies, they don't get that you really DO hurt and that you really DON'T have any energy. How do you communicate your needs when you have chronic illness … [Read more...]
5 Tips for Handling Toxic Relationships
We all have people around us that give both positive and negative energy. Some take any energy they can find and absorb it into themselves. These relationships can become toxic, especially when you are already dealing with limited energy. Thankfully, while there are several types of negative … [Read more...]
Helping Your Family Cope With Your Chronic Illness Diagnosis
Helping Your Family Cope With Your Chronic Illness Diagnosis guest post from Jaime Lenae Chronic illness doesn’t just affect your health. It can cause a widespread ripple of chaos across all aspects of your life, including your relationships. Previously healthy relationships can begin to … [Read more...]
Does Fibromyalgia Run in Families?
More and more studies are coming out showing that there may be a genetic link in fibromyalgia. If you are a female with a parent who has fibromyalgia, there is up to a 70% likelihood that you will also be diagnosed with fibromyalgia. I have fibromyalgia. My mom has fibromyalgia. My aunt has … [Read more...]
Handling the daily challenges of being a parent with chronic illness
The daily challenges of being a parent with chronic illness guest post by Emma England of NotJustTired.com Being a parent is wonderfully rewarding, and something I feel it to be a real privilege. However, parenting certainly comes with its fair share of … [Read more...]
Four Things About Chronic Illness My Family Needed To Know
Four Things About Chronic Illness My Family Needed To Know guest post by Anita Wilson I am not the only one suffering from migraine. My family also suffers with me. In addition to episodic migraines, I have significant issues with balance, and I have had many traumatic falls and injuries. … [Read more...]
Surviving the Holidays with Chronic Illness
Surviving the Holidays with Chronic Illness The holidays are stressful for everyone, and stress results in fatigue, especially for those of us with Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS/ME), or Lupus. Instead of enjoying the holidays we end up dreading worrying about all the things that … [Read more...]
Parenting a Disabled Child When You Have Fibromyalgia
Written by: Sheri Peterson Parenting is hard. Living with four chronic illnesses is really hard. Having two kids, one with a profound disability, and being sick yourself is really difficult sometimes, to say the least. I have two boys ages 15 and 12. My oldest son has spastic quadriplegia … [Read more...]
5 #Spoonie Tips for Surviving Christmas
For many of us Christmas is the biggest family holiday of the year. That can mean a lot of stress and frustration, and maybe even some anger. But, we can avoid a lot of that by simply making a few choices to put the odds back in our favor. Here are my top 5 tips for surviving Christmas (#spoonie or … [Read more...]
