What I Do On A Bad Pain Day

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

Five Things I Took For Granted Before Pain

Chronic pain changes you and impacts everything you do because before doing a task people with pain have to think about how that activity is going to affect their pain levels. 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

How To Sleep Better When You Live With 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

Lessons I Have Learned From Living With Pain

If you weren't already aware, September is Chronic Pain Awareness Month. Chronic pain is frustrating to live with because living in constant pain 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

Is Chronic Pain Really That Invisible?

Listen To This Post https://open.spotify.com/show/2RpZDnMbbeRKOzlNQ4duQ9 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, that cause a lot of pain. Chronic pain does not affect everyone with Spina Bifida, and most people with my disability do not live with … Continue reading Is Chronic Pain Really That Invisible?

Things You Didn’t Know I Did Because Of Pain

Listen To This Post https://open.spotify.com/episode/5KjUAkTdCaA27TLqAkq4UC?si=dxhYdJzIQ_yNg-IMGE3eIg Chronic pain affects everything you do because when you live with pain, you don't have as much energy to complete basic tasks as someone without pain does. People with chronic pain have days when we are not in as much pain. Most people are in pain constantly, and you can't … Continue reading Things You Didn’t Know I Did Because Of Pain