Chronic pain is not like other medical issues—it cannot be seen or measured, and there is no set protocol to “make it better.” The unique and complicated factors that characterize chronic pain make it difficult to communicate what you are going through. So, what can…
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Stop Using Mental Illness as an Insult
It is deeply offensive to see this tactic repeatedly used to insult people. Anyone who genuinely has a mental illness of any sort who reads it feels diminished as a person even if it wasn’t directed at them nor references their particular illness. It reinforces prejudice…
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How to Stay Positive in a Negative Situation
I know… it’s not always that easy. Especially where negative situations are concerned. In fact, sometimes, it’s f**king impossible. At least at first. What’s important to remember is: bad things happen to everyone. And 99% of the time, they’re out of our control. You’re not…
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This Is For The One’s Fighting Silent Battles
This one is for everyone trying their best to heal from things they don’t speak about. This one is for those fighting their battles in silence, no matter the reason. For every demon I have faced, I still sit in silence trying to fight the…
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What It’s Like to Work with Chronic Illness
It’s 6 AM and your alarm is going off. You hit the snooze button, hoping for a few more minutes of sleep before you drag yourself out of bed. This is a morning routine most people are familiar with. But for workers with chronic illness,…
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100 Things That Makes Me Happy
Oftentimes I find myself dwelling on the negatives. I always think that for some reason a lot of us usually focus on things that stress us out or make us anxious, a lot more than we focus on things that make us happy. Here are…