When you live with chronic pain and fatigue, there are a lot of things that can make you feel worse. Over-doing it, crappy weather, stress. But, sometimes thoughts and mental actions can make you feel physically worse as well. 6 Mental actions that can leave you feeling worse 1 . Feeling Sorry … [Read more...]
9 Changes you can make to feel better this year
Whether it's January 1 or the middle of the year, it's never too late to start making changes. These 9 changes can help you feel better this year. While people often pick January 1 as the time to make a "clean" start, with a diet or a cleanse, to start a new health routine, or to take up a new … [Read more...]
8 Songs to calm you when everything seems out of control
8 Songs to Calm You When Life Feels Out of Control Stress and anxiety are not friends of chronic illness. Sadly, sometimes it seems like those two seek us out and harass us to no end. Not long ago, I had a situation arise that really stressed me out. I was feeling pushed to do something that was … [Read more...]
16 ways I boost my self-confidence despite chronic illness
I struggle with self-confidence. I think I always have but I think that chronic illness has made that struggle worse. It's hard to be confident in myself when I look around and see what others are accomplishing. I know I shouldn't gauge my accomplishments on what are others are doing and I … [Read more...]
6 things that I had to give up in order to move forward
If we want to move forward, there are certain things we have to give up, because the more we hold onto things, the longer we stay stuck right where we are. It's been just over a decade since I "got sick" and started feeling my life and my plans slipping through my fingers. I had to give up going … [Read more...]
9 reasons your health may not be improving
Sometimes without really knowing it we are doing things that are holding us back and prevent us from feeling better. We could be improving but we don't because we make specific choices, often without realizing it. These night actions may be keeping your health from … [Read more...]
4 Reasons Why You’re Stalled
Has your health stalled? Were you finally seeing improvements only to plateau? Or, have you just seen no improvements at all? We've all experienced one of these at some point. It's frustrating to just stop improving, to see things moving along nicely only to have them seem to stop improving or … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Start the New Year Healthier
It's a new year. It's hard to believe because the old year went by so fast. I don't know about you but I'm feeling it. I'm feeling the pace that I've been "running" at for the last year or so. I'm feeling reminders that I have a chronic illness. I'm feeling the reminders that I've let some of my … [Read more...]
The Keys to Recovery
Julie Holiday (aka @MECFSSelfHelpGuru ) shared a great post on Prohealth recently about the Keys to Recovery. In sharing stories of those who have recovered she's found a few simple ways these stories have overlapped. I go back and forth over whether I'm willing to say I'm "recovered" from … [Read more...]
4 things we must set aside so that we can move forward
When I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia and living with constant uncontrollable pain, I got stuck. It felt impossible to move forward with my life. I put everything on hold because all I could do was focus on the pain. Looking back I realize that there were things keeping me stuck, but it wasn't the … [Read more...]
