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What Does It Mean to Choose Surgery?

September 18, 2020 ~ endingmagicalthinking ~ 2 Comments

I recently came across a post from someone with scoliosis that said she “rejected spinal surgery and became a yoga teacher instead.” I don’t know her specific situation—especially the degree of her curve(s) but the idea that this is a choice that people with scoliosis can make feels dangerous to me. I know that many … Continue reading What Does It Mean to Choose Surgery?

“My” Anxiety

July 28, 2020 ~ endingmagicalthinking ~ 1 Comment

Do you use identity-first or disability-first language? This is a continual negotiation for people with disabilities or disabled people (depending on which language you use). Our diagnoses and conditions shape our identity and we shape how we relate to them with our language. One way we also do this is by being possessive of our … Continue reading “My” Anxiety

When Everything Feels Exhausting

September 10, 2019 ~ endingmagicalthinking ~ 2 Comments

Lately, I’ve been beyond exhausted. Fatigue, exhaustion, and tired: nothing seems to cover how worn out I actually feel. I’ve had almost all of my IV iron treatments and I still feel wrung out like an old washcloth. I know it is normal for some people not to feel better until all of the treatments … Continue reading When Everything Feels Exhausting

Waiting for a Diagnosis

July 5, 2019 ~ endingmagicalthinking ~ Leave a comment

This is not the first time I’ve said it and it probably won’t be the last. I am tired of being tired, especially now that I know that there is a physical reason that I feel tired and headachey all the time, but not the underlying cause. Now that I know this much, I want … Continue reading Waiting for a Diagnosis

How Do I Talk to Myself?

December 16, 2018 ~ endingmagicalthinking ~ Leave a comment

There’s so much advice online about talking to oneself as a friend. You’re supposed to stop the negative self-talk that’s just making you more anxious and depressed. One of the number one pieces of advice on the internet is to treat yourself with kindness. You write out positive affirmations and say them into the mirror. … Continue reading How Do I Talk to Myself?

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I read these books a month ago when I got to go south to socially-distance visit family and rest a bit. And read on the beach 🏖 📚I only read Disappearing Earth for the first time. To Say Nothing of the Dog was a reread as an adult. Do you ever read a book that you read as a child or teen and it feels like you’re reading it for the first time (because memory)? And Agatha Christie just soothes my soul when I’m tired and anxious. Even if it’s not my favorite—it’s a Christie. In between the migraines, anxiety, therapy, etc. I come back to reading. 📚Every damn time. What else can you do when you can’t get out of bed? 🛏🥱
I’ve been watching and enjoying Fargo Season 4 (even if arguably it’s not the best season) and after a few episodes I realized that one of the main characters had OCD. Odis is a cop who clearly needs to perform repeated compulsions like shutting a door and clicking a car door lock multiple times. He also has “just right” compulsions and needs to order things in rows and make sure they are aligned just so.
The election did a number on my mental and physical health. I know I’m not the only one.
#scoliosis #disabled #disabilities #invisibledisabilities #chronicpain #chronicpainawareness #spoonie #spoonielife #spooniesupport #spooniecommunity #spooniestrong
I just finished The Stationery Shop 📖by Marjan Kamali for book club 📚and I have mixed feelings, mainly about Mrs. Aslan, one of the mother characters. She has an undiagnosed mental illness that causes her to really resent her son’s desire to marry the protagonist. I won’t give any spoilers here.
Two of my favorite things in the world are lavender and early grey, which I frequently have as a tea but I found a recipe and baked them into a cookie! Here are my lavender and early grey cookies. Perfect with my tea and a book on a gray fall day ☕️🍪🌥📚

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