Category: Chronic Fatigue

01 Jan

An Open Letter To People With Long-Covid: Let’s Work Together

by The Reluctant Spoonie

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Dear person with long-covid, Reading about the symptoms and experiences of people with long-covid brought up many parallels with the start of my own chronic...

04 Dec

Chronic Fatigue Chronic Pain Lifestyle

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

by The Reluctant Spoonie

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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

by The Reluctant Spoonie

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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

by The Reluctant Spoonie

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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

by The Reluctant Spoonie

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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