Disclaimer: This post was written to share my experiences with chronic back pain. I am not a doctor, and it is to be used for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Any actions you take from the content of this post, you are doing so at your own risk, … Continue reading How To Manage Chronic Back Pain
When you live with chronic pain, doctors often recommend you exercise regularly because movement can help prevent more pain. It is not as easy to be consistent with exercise as people make it sound, because sometimes exercise triggers more pain, and it's the last thing you want to do. Most people feel better when they … Continue reading How I Became Consistent With Exercise While Living With Chronic Pain
When you live with chronic pain, sometimes it is frustrating because people don't see your pain since it is often invisible and expect you to function at the same level that people without pain do. People in pain often experience a lot of stigma because it is often believed that everyone in pain cries endlessly, … Continue reading What Not To Say To Someone In Pain
When you live with chronic pain, it is hard because most people never truly have no pain and are expected to do things at the same capacity as someone without pain. I never have days where my pain is zero and I don't even remember what it feels like to not wake up in pain … Continue reading What I Do On Good Pain Days
Chronic pain takes so much from you, and most people with chronic pain are in pain constantly, but you are not stuck in bed with severe pain every single day. Most people with chronic pain are never pain-free, but you have good days and bad pain days. On good days, you are able to do … Continue reading What I Do On A Bad Pain Day
Chronic pain changes your life and impacts everything you do because people with pain have to think before doing the simplest task in order to prevent the pain from getting worse. Some people with Spina Bifida have chronic pain, but in my experience, most people who I have met with my disability do not live … Continue reading Five Things I Took For Granted Before Pain
Sleep is important for everyone because when you don't sleep enough, it increases your risk of illnesses such as heart disease, and you aren't as productive because our bodies need sleep to function optimally. When you sleep enough, it can improve and prevent pain levels from getting to a point where it is unbearable, but … Continue reading How To Sleep Better When You Live With Pain
If you weren't already aware, September is Chronic Pain Awareness Month! Chronic pain is frustrating to live with because the constant pain significantly affects your quality of life and people often don't believe pain that they cannot see. You have to constantly advocate for yourself to educate others because when it comes to pain, there … Continue reading Lessons I Have Learned From Living With Pain
September is Pain Awareness Month! I live with chronic pain because I have a couple of medical conditions such as Hydrocephalus, Chiari malformation, and endometriosis amongst many others that can cause a lot of pain. Chronic pain does not affect everyone with Spina Bifida and most people with my disability do not live with pain, … Continue reading Is Chronic Pain Really That Invisible?
Chronic pain affects everything you do because when you live with pain you don't have as much energy to complete basic tasks. People with chronic pain have days when we are not in as much pain, but most people are in pain constantly and you can't wait until your pain is a zero to start … Continue reading Things You Didn’t Know I Did Because Of Pain
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