Chronically Nikki

The Stigma of Chronic Illness People Being Too ‘Lazy’ or ‘Proud’ to Work Part-Time Jobs. a chronic voice .com

"They accuse people w #ChronicIllness who stay home all day for being ‘#lazy ’. That they aren’t trying hard enough, or lack willpower and self-respect, or that we’re letting our ‘ego’ of working a menial #job hold us back.": buff.ly/tE5clel

#society #ableism #stigma #disability

In no way are we to blame for having #Chronicpain

PEA: A Supplement That Helps Reduce Pain and Inflammation — Pain News Network By Julie Titone It is a question I’ve long had but never bothered to look up: How do drugs get their names? Then I heard about palmitoylethanolamide and, given it has the longest name of anything I e...

There's a supplement with a tongue-twister of a name -- palmitoylethanolamide -- that helps reduce pain and inflammation. Known as "PEA" for short, even people with intractable pain are finding it useful. rebrand.ly/pea-suppleme...

Chronic or mental illness & Others A bunch of circles within each other Outermost circle - what I feel & go thru 2nd outermost circle - what i can put into words 3rd outermost circle - what i tell others 4th and smallest circle - how much others actually understand

I smile through the pain…nausea…exhaustion…I have really bad days and those far outnumber the good. They can be absolutely awful… I’d give anything for a cure but since that’s not reality now—I play the hand I was dealt.”
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buff.ly/3vPhveX #CRPS

via @apainprincess.bsky.social

Apartment Disability Discrimination I hope this apartment I applied at works out well for me but I have to mention other places certainly did not. Now apartment discrimination is illegal under human rights laws (Fair Housing Act in t…

Apartment Disability Discrimination #Disability chronicallynikki.com/2026/03/11/a...

“When I was first #diagnosed I felt #overwhelmed by fear and uncertainty…I learnt that giving myself permission to feel the full range of emotions was an essential part of adapting to life with #ChronicIllness “ https://www.thethrivingspoonie.com/how-to-navigate-the-emotional-maze-of-chronic-illness

Irelynne is a sorcerer monitoring the city of Coldbrooke. Placed to watch wizards and for other entities that may be a negative influence. She reluctantly agrees to help a vampire with the murder cases of a few witches and a wizard.

Read today! amzn.to/3NvkIJS

#chronicillness #chronicpain

“Listening to your body is one of the most important things you can do when you live with #chronicillness… signs of increased #fatigue, dizziness and #pain… Ignoring my body can cause a flare-up of symptoms, so I try and listen to what it’s telling me.” https://buff.ly/9eyP6RE #spoonie

Sounds Are More Intense When You Have Chronic Pain — Pain News Network By Crystal Lindell Throughout the day, whenever I hear something particularly high-pitched or loud, I will often turn to my fiancé and say, “Turn it down. That sound is literally causing me pain.” H...

Does chronic pain make you more sensitive to sound? For many pain sufferers, they answer is yes. Researchers say their brains react differently to annoying sounds than those of healthy people. bit.ly/4lc00Lr

🫂 A Life Reduced, Still Loved I do not know what comes next, only that I am still here.

“I am already #depressed about my #health & I cannot even build the #routines people rec for getting better because I am constantly lying in bed with ice packs on my head, asking for help with meals, drifting in & out of #pain.”: buff.ly/L6S7cCX

by @robinboardman.com
#disability

It isn't a choice. It isn't a decision #Chronicpain #chronicillness

I'm only tired when I do things
And also when I do not do things
#Tired

“It’s a day-to-day battle… a lot of the time it feels more like just surviving… Pain makes the most simplest tasks, like getting out of bed or getting dressed, difficult feats. You’re battling everything. All of the time.” https://buff.ly/4dIwA33 #ChronicPain #Disabilities

"I don't know if you've ever felt like that. That you wanted to sleep for a thousand years..." #quote

i used to fear change, then i got really sick I'm riding the waves, and I know you can too

"Everything is constantly changing when you’re sick: your abilities, your meds, your doctors..your future plans, your self-concept. Just as you start to adjust..#ChronicIllness ..throws another curveball.": buff.ly/3jxmioR

by drtaliaphd
#NEisVoid #change #disability #spoonie #sickness

the invisible illness in me recognizes the invisible illness in you [pic of will smith and the other guy from step brothers 'did we just become best friends?'

“Chronic pain is awful to live with—it’s there all the time and really interferes with life. You get used to living with it to a certain degree, but when it steps up a gear, it can catch you off guard… If I don’t pace… I’m in trouble.” https://buff.ly/3SqiB9F @despitepain.bsky.social #ChronicPain

Apartment moving considerations I am looking to move to another apartment and it brings up a whole lot of considerations. It always does. It is a stressful time. The packing. The hunting down a place. The move itself. All of it i…

Apartment moving considerations #Chronicillness #Chronicpain

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Being chronically ill and #disabled doesn't make me disposable to society.

I am half agony, half hope #quote #Chronicpain

People see you from their perception of reality. They could never see our suffering because it isn't in their reality. People see what they want to see.

Except people that do know us and then, yes, they see way more than we realize. #Chronicpain #chronicillness

Recovering self-identity with disability I have thought a lot about self-identity and chronic illness and worked on it with myself for some time with illness. I have been chronically ill since I was young but more so since I was 20 and th…

Recovering self-identity with #disability
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Wow, this Tylenol completely resolved my pain- said no one ever #Chronicpain

Mental Health and Chronic Disease Management: What You Should Know Living with a chronic Illness can be tough on you physically and emotionally. Let's talk about mental health and chronic disease management.

"So you can have no #MentalIllnesses but go through a really tough time that makes for not-awesome #MentalHealth. And that “tough time” can include your physical #health getting worse and/or developing a #ChronicIllness.": buff.ly/CgOUByn

by @katethealmostgreat.bsky.social
#awareness #SelfAwareness

[pic of a kid giving you the side eye] you give a lot of medical advice for someone who isn't my doctor. mybodyistryingtokillme.com

Exercise Is Hard for Me. Now I Know Why — Pain News Network By Madora Pennington Exercise is difficult for me. I’m lucky I can do it at all. I am extremely double-jointed because my tendons and ligaments are excessively stretchy as a result of hypermobile Eps...

PNN's Madora Pennington has Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, an inherited disorder that makes her doubled jointed. She's always wondered why exercise was so difficult -- and finally has some answers, thanks to a new study. bit.ly/46s5Su5

No one said it was going to be easy.... but no one mentioned the pain either. So I think I can complain a little bit about that sucky deal #Chronicpain #Chronicillness

When your #chronicillness #fatigue is on the level of 'nap attack anywhere anytime'.