Many people deal with stress every day. Work, family issues, health concerns, and financial obligations are parts of everyday life that commonly contribute to heightened stress levels. Here are things in my stress management “toolkit” that I rotate through regularly. Some more often than not, depending on how I feel. I hope they will help you through whatever you are going through at the moment or if you ever feel…
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Chronic Pain
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Tips on Setting Boundaries for Your Mental Health
Boundaries are defined rules or limits that someone establishes to protect their security and well-being around others; we identify and express how other people can behave around us so that we feel safe. Boundaries can include setting expectations about how much alone time you need…
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Pushing Your Limits Is a Mistake
Our society encourages people to push their limits, and there is no out for people with mental illness. Our society claims over and over that we must “take risks”, and “do what scares us”. There is no societal pressure to “respect your limits” or “live…
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My Journey with Chronic Pain
I’ve been living with chronic pain for more than two decades. It began in 2002. I fell and hit my knee while playing basketball at school. I wore a leg brace for a month. That fall led to constant pain, back and hip pain, tingling…
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When My Pain Worsens for No Reason, it’s Frustrating
Living with pain is difficult. The pain can be so unpredictable – a good day (which wasn’t really a good day in the first place) can quickly turn into a bad day. Sometimes there’s a reason for it getting worse. Perhaps I’ve somehow not avoided a trigger,…
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Winter is coming and so is the pain…
Cold temperatures are tough on everybody. But for individuals with fibromyalgia, whose symptoms include chronic, widespread pain, the big freeze is especially difficult to endure. One possible explanation is that cold weather keeps many people less active, leading to physical de-conditioning that can contribute to…