Learning to Accept Limits in Order to Live a Fuller Life
Figuring out how to manage your chronic conditions is often a years-long work in process that never really ends. My newest experiment is a continuation of my on-again, off-again relationship with exercise.
Continue reading “Despite Years of Discouragement, This is How I’m Trying to Embrace Exercise Again”
This last week has been a combination of fatigue from jetlag and reducing my medication again. I’ve had to get more sleep and rest more after appointments and work. I’ve had to work harder to prioritize rest and not over-schedule myself.
Continue reading “Prioritizing Rest and Self-Care While Traveling”
I spend a lot of my time lying down. One of the things I love about working from home is being able to work lying down. I also relax lying down. The existence of laptops means that I can literally work with my computer on my lap every day. Sitting or standing for too long triggers pain throughout my back. Often sitting and working at a desk makes my upper back (between my shoulders) scream and shout—I feel deep stabbing pain and long-drawn-out soreness. Standing too long triggers my lower back and makes it ache and ache.
Continue reading “Secondary Pain: Trying to Avoid Pain But Causing Other Pain”
Sometimes, I think I have a handle on everything—that I’ve finally achieved acceptance and balance. And then I get knocked off balance by some new ailment.
Continue reading “Three Ways That I’m Accepting a New Physical Illness”
There are a number of reasons that I struggle to get out of bed:
Continue reading “5 Ways I Cope on Days I Struggle to Get Out of Bed”
