Disabled and chronically ill people often spend more time in bed than someone who is not disabled, because sometimes we need a lot of surgeries to manage our health or live with chronic pain, and are in a lot of pain. Non-disabled people sometimes wish they could watch TV all day, and think people who … Continue reading What To Do When You Are Stuck In Bed
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
Migraine disease can be a very difficult disease to manage and depending on the frequency of your attacks, sometimes you can spend quite a bit of time managing pain because medication can only do so much. Christmas is next week, which means a lot of people are getting their last minute shopping done if you … Continue reading What To Get A Migraineur For Christmas
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 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
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
Listen To This Post https://open.spotify.com/episode/4LctZc9DfxQVILXQPZbUJx?si=IL4pCNfYSz6a4-hFsmbLbQ Chronic pain is frustrating to live with because most painful conditions have no cure, and there is no end to the pain, and all you can do is try your best to manage symptoms. All disabilities have myths because there is a lot of stigma with all disabilities, but when … Continue reading Chronic Pain Myths You Need To Stop Believing
Listen To This Post https://open.spotify.com/episode/6O5zYmIkLzUGvkpT3kaeuS?si=Yofwi2U6Sna88pkLw4k26Q Blogging when you live with pain is more difficult than blogging without pain because pain can be distracting and affect your ability to create quality content. I started experiencing chronic pain a few years ago that never went away, and I am in pain constantly, even though you can't always … Continue reading How To Blog With Pain
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