In this humble offering before the next longer post, I wanted to share this simple but calming tool to soothe your nervous system. It's especially useful if feelings of stress, fear, or anxiety are … [Read more...]
How to Cope When Chronic Pain Creates Anxiety—With Tools to Calm & Soothe
A toolkit of ways to calm and quell anxiety when you live in chronic pain When you have chronic pain it's natural to feel anxious, especially when that pain is severe, unpredictable, and as a … [Read more...]
10 Ways to Reduce and Manage Brain Fog
Brain fog or fibro fog can be one of many frustrating aspects of living with severe pain and chronic illness, frequently an embarrassing symptom too. From fibromyalgia to CRPS to a whole catalogue of … [Read more...]
Why Laughter is the Best Medicine When You Live in Pain
Constantly coping with pain, hiding its intensity from others and trying to maintain hope despite so many fears, makes living with pain a tricky business [and a highly one stressful too]. Add the … [Read more...]
Pain-Relief and Coping Techniques for Severe Pain
Relaxing your body and calming your mind always helps decrease and help you cope with your pain, whether you're flared-up or in need of ongoing pain management techniques. These range from those that … [Read more...]
When Chronic Illness Creates Feelings of Failure; & Bedridden, a Poem.
Watching as the day drags its light Like a caterpillar Across the small, dark room. Though even on the brightest days, Even when the day is at its pinnacle, The room is shrouded in shadow. Only … [Read more...]
Why it’s So Vital to Do What You Love When You Have Chronic Pain
When you live in pain you already have to deal with so much disappointment and heartache, doing what you love should become priority. Yet so frequently, and often understandably, those with chronic … [Read more...]
This is What Chronic Pain Sufferers Want You to Know
Elated that this post was published on The Mighty: What to Know to Understand the Experience of Having Chronic Pain, which if you're yet to follow, is both a font of information and a reassuring … [Read more...]
Try this Soothing Acupressure Sequence if Feeling Overwhelmed
Try this powerful fusion of acupressure points to calm you when feeling overwhelmed by chronic pain and illness. It's an inherently soothing sequence and natural healing technique. The poetically … [Read more...]
Imagine CRPS…When Your Nervous System Never Stops Sending Pain Signals—for NERVEmber & CRPS Awareness Month
In honour of some of the bravest souls on this planet and raising awareness for this excruciating and equally mystifying condition, which is the reason this humble Tower began, November is the month … [Read more...]