It sounds like the title to a Golden Book, but I wanted to write about this because it was actually a big deal for me. Like many people, I’m terrified of needles and pain. It used to be much worse than it is now, I think mainly from repeated exposure […]
Monthly Archives: January 2018
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When you’re stepping into the world of chronic illness, a diagnosis isn’t always an easy thing. First, you’ve got the process of getting diagnosed. This isn’t the same as figuring out if you’ve got an infection; take a culture and get the results back in a few days. While some […]
If you’re familiar with those on the EDS spectrum, you know they try not to do surgeries with us. It can be especially frustrating when you tear a ligament or tendon, but there are a variety of reasons for trying to avoid it. Many of us don’t respond normally to […]
Best friends is not exactly a term often heard when discussing ones mental illness, but it’s true for mine. The two of them are near inseparable. They’re like two old women who go to the hairdressers mainly to gossip or the old conspiracy theorist that everyone tries to avoid so […]
I recently chose to go on antidepressants for the first time since I was 17. I fought long and hard to avoid going back on them, but I forgot one major thing during that fight. That medication to help your mental health isn’t a mark of failure. Let me repeat […]