A Chronic Voice

You hold your bladder in and calculate your toilet breaks like an arithmetic problem, in order to save your joints some pain per trip. Chronic Illness Humour. a chronic voice .com

"You hold your bladder in and calculate your toilet breaks like an arithmetic problem, in order to save your knees some pain per trip." - Do you do this too? More #ChronicPain #memes here: buff.ly/62RyQm9

#ChronicIllness #RA #JointPain #lupus

Why Are Chronically Ill People Forced to Hide Their Pain? And what would happen if we stopped hiding and showed the world the depths of our suffering?

"The #problem with hiding our #pain is it gives the world an inaccurate concept of #ChronicIllness. It makes it easier for them to assume we’re faking, not ‘really that sick’ or that we can push through..when we really want to.": buff.ly/7WfXThg

by @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social
#InvisibleIllness

Invisible Disabilities : How Docs, Patients & Public Can Help - Invisibly Me How patients, doctors & the public can help challenge stigma & make a difference in the lives of those with chronic invisible disabilities.

"But there’s no way of knowing from looking at a person whether they have a genuine need for the #DisabledToilet ..Many of us, including myself with #ileostomy #StomaBag, are already a nervous wreck having to use the #disabled toilet.": buff.ly/9oegLCy

by invisiblyme
#ChronicIllness #awareness

The Invisible Struggle When Your Illness Doesn't Show on the Outside

“Comments like "but you were fine yesterday!"..hit like accusations. They force you to either defend yourself or silently swallow the hurt of not being trusted.”: buff.ly/Ja45AQv

by @remotetherapy.space
#NEisVoid #ChronicIllness #InvisibleIllness #disability #awareness

How to Enjoy Winter With Chronic Illness: 10 Low-Energy Activities That Bring Comfort Discover low-energy winter activities for chronic illness that support comfort, pacing, and gentle daily life during the colder months.

"[Looking out the windows] helped me see that #winter didn’t need a complete overhaul. It needed gentler rhythms. It needed #meaning in small pockets rather than sweeping #routines. It needed things that made sense for a low energy body.": buff.ly/To48ArE

by @thethrivingspoonie.com
#ChronicIllness

Why Antibiotic Allergy Labels Deserve a Second Look In modern medicine, antibiotics are among the most powerful tools for preventing and treating life-threatening bacterial infections. Their effectiveness,

"likelihood of having..allergy varied by patient..& formal #allergy testing was infrequently performed. When testing did occur, most labels were disproven, highlighting..gap btwn documented allergy & true #immune -mediated #hypersensitivity.": buff.ly/nndBMjW

via yalemed
#allergies #PublicHealth

Scientists detect a sudden acceleration in global warming Global warming has picked up speed in the past decade, according to a new analysis from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). By removing short term natural influences such as El…

"The adjusted #data show an acceleration of #GlobalWarming since 2015 with a statistical certainty of over 98%, consistent across all data sets examined and independent of the analysis method chosen.": buff.ly/7ipSdaT

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#ClimateChange #environment #science #research #earth

The Extra Costs of Living with a Chronic Illness or Disability (That the News Often Don't Reflect). a chronic voice .com

" #Medications, #doctor appointments and the endless #medical investigations add up quickly, and there is never a ‘final solution’ to your problems. A lot of trial and error is involved": buff.ly/e1cqCWR

#ChronicIllness #MondayBlogs #disability

Unlearning Internalized Ableism: The Lies We Tell Ourselves and How to Break Free Discover the impact of internalized ableism and how it influences our beliefs about ourselves and our abilities.

“That voice telling you to do more, be less of a burden, prove yourself constantly? That’s not your #intuition. That’s conditioning. And you’re not broken for believing it.”: buff.ly/rkM52lZ

by @thethrivingspoonie.com
#ableism #ChronicPain #ChronicIllness #disability

On my Eight Year Bed-iversary Time flies when you're having... whatever this is

"I moved back in with my parents. “Temporarily.” “To find a job.” “To get my shit together”..I spent the rest of the year pinging and ponging between #doctors who might help #diagnose the strange.. #illness.): buff.ly/mbKGEWv

by @Mollyfree.bsky.social
#pwME #ChronicFatigue #ChronicIllness #disabled

An Anaphylaxis Reaction from Rituximab in Between Shady Years. a chronic voice .com

"I still thought that my mind was playing tricks on me & tried to calm myself down. I didn’t want to be that silly little girl who overreacted to every tiny shadow. “It’s just a minor #SideEffect”, I reassured myself.": buff.ly/xAU7py1

#MondayBlogs #anaphylaxis #allergy #medication #MedSky

A Small Blue Ball of Pain - Ailish Sinclair Scottish author Ailish Sinclair describes the pain of autoimmunity as being a small blue ball of pain. Also: a cover reveal.

“#Illness makes me open, bared and true. Pain peels back layers of politeness and hesitancy and doubt. I just say things. And, I just am.”: buff.ly/qta99lE

by @AilishSinclair.bsky.social
#ChronicPain #ChronicIllness #disability #NEisVoid

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Oh no 😔😔😔 i hate surgeries too. Hang in there 😔

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Yea i definitely need to rest my eyes more too!

It's more about eye levels/focus and posture type of thing 😊

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The Realities of Trying to Maintain Employment with a Disability - a Personal Perspective While we are still in July, which is Disability Pride Month, I think it’s necessary to address the topic of disability and employment.

" I was called a faker or lazy cos I was #capable of doing those things on some days & not on others. Sometimes I pushed myself to do it anyway..just to keep the peace & wound up making myself #sick.": buff.ly/vBLTeMM

by @2HeartCore4U.bsky.social
#ChronicIllness #career #employment #disability

Bring the Spa to Your Bed - and other uplifting activities to do while recovering from surgery. a chronic voice .com

"your #comorbidities are definitely different from mine, and you know your own body best..you can..adapt these ideas to recreate your own spa-like routine and ambience. One that is suitable and #accessible for yourself.": buff.ly/6f72EQ0

#MondayBlogs #healing #spoonies #recovering

How Inflammatory Arthritis Can Really Affect Marriage and Relationships, According to 8 Couples Coping with It Couples share candid thoughts about how having arthritis affects your relationship both negatively and positively.

“She calls it ‘getting into the mud puddle with her,’” Josh says. But that’s actually the hardest thing for him. “#RheumatoidArthritis leaves me feeling helpless to reduce her pain & #inflammation.””: buff.ly/vGK4Ves

from @creakyjoints.bsky.social
#relationships #ChronicPain #RA #marriage #disabled

Disability And Its Hidden Anger: This Body Betrays Me – An exploration of living with disability, where anger is both a shield and a source of grief and how it feels to have a body that betrays you

"I’m learning to accept this rage, to mourn the #body I wanted & to #grieve the trust my body has broken. This #anger is not the opposite of #acceptance —it’s part of the process. It’s the fire that keeps me.. surviving.": buff.ly/NSWKHTN

by @serenebutterfly.bsky.social
#grief #loss #disability

Consider the Birds Birdwatching, George Orwell suggests, makes a peaceful and decent future a little more probable. Calvin and Hobbes would agree.

“Many Westerners are afflicted with what has been described as an “allergy to #sincerity.” We avoid discussing topics of depth or lace them with irony to avoid discomfort.”: buff.ly/hvyPU92

from @plough.bsky.social
#BirdWatching #humanity #nature #society #birds