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Learning to live with chronic illness and disability

Category: Chronic Fatigue

04 Dec
Chronic Fatigue Chronic Pain Lifestyle

5 Easy and Gentle Yoga Flows for People with a Chronic Illness

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I'm a big fan of gentle yoga flows. When you have a chronic illness, you are often told to try yoga by everyone and their...
30 Oct
Chronic Fatigue Lifestyle Newly Diagnosed

How I Learned to Love Reading Again

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At the time, I was embarrassed to admit that I had difficulties with these basics. ⁠It took me a very long time to learn to...
23 Oct
Chronic Fatigue Lifestyle Newly Diagnosed

How to Manage Chronic Illness Induced Nightmares

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I had always assumed that the nightmares were a symptom of my illness. Since seeing a large number of 'normal' people experiencing the same thing...
05 Jun
Chronic Fatigue Crafts Crochet Lifestyle

How Crafts Can Aid Healing from Chronic Illness

by The Reluctant Spoonie
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The repetitive motion of crocheting was calming and familiar. It gave me something to focus on whilst I waited for my next doctor's appointment.
29 May
Chronic Fatigue Lifestyle Newly Diagnosed

10 Years with M.E: Kelly’s Story

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I got very ill very quickly when I was 13, becoming mostly bedbound in just a few months. Over the following five years I slowly...
22 May
Chronic Fatigue Education and Studying Lifestyle

How I Recovered From Childhood M.E. (Exclusive Interview)

by The Reluctant Spoonie
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Recently, I sat down with my husband to discuss how he recovered from his childhood M.E (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis) which had severely affected his life for...
08 May
Chronic Fatigue Education and Studying Lifestyle

5 Proven Study Hacks for Students with Brain Fog

by The Reluctant Spoonie
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Brain fog is the biggest barrier for those with chronic illness who wish to study. It can make concentrating in class a challenge, it can...
10 Apr
Chronic Fatigue Education and Studying Lifestyle

3 Easy Ways to Revise for Exams with Chronic Fatigue

by The Reluctant Spoonie
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Studying effectively is so important to reduce the time and energy needed to learn, something we Spoonies are often short on. In this article, I’m...
28 Feb
Chronic Fatigue Lifestyle

5 Products To Make Life With Chronic Fatigue Easier

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As chronic fatigue is a common symptom of a lot of illnesses, I wanted to share the products that I use to help ease this...
24 Jan
Chronic Fatigue Lifestyle

Debunking Unsolicited Advice: Will Yoga Finally Cure My Chronic Fatigue?

by The Reluctant Spoonie
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The yoga practices in this book have been designed with a chronically ill person in mind which makes them more suitable than standard yoga classes.
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