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Learning to live with chronic illness and disability

Tag: #chronic illness warrior

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...
24 Apr
Lifestyle Newly Diagnosed POTS

Living with POTS Part 2: Becoming a Spoonie

by The Reluctant Spoonie
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At the start of my second year with POTS; I was worse than I was the previous year. I was completely bedridden or housebound every...
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...
06 Mar
Dysautonomia Awareness Month Lifestyle Newly Diagnosed POTS

Living with POTS Part 1: Maybe It’s Just Stress?

by The Reluctant Spoonie
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I began 2015 with January exams, as I’d done for the past 5/6 years of my life. This time it was different. I felt exceptionally...
28 Feb
Chronic Fatigue Lifestyle

5 Products To Make Life With Chronic Fatigue Easier

by The Reluctant Spoonie
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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...
07 Feb
Lifestyle Newly Diagnosed

How To Make New Friends Online: The Importance of Spoonie Friendships

by The Reluctant Spoonie
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This is where the online chronic illness community comes in. Many of us discover it by accident when searching a hashtag on Instagram. Connecting with...
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.
12 Jan
Lifestyle Mental Health

1 Year On From My Mental Breakdown From Medical Trauma

by The Reluctant Spoonie
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*Trigger Warning* Discussion of mental illness and medical trauma. “This post is a bit different from my usual posts as it discusses a personal topic....
01 Jan
Lifestyle

5 Projects for The New Year: 2020 Goals

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I've been working hard over the past few months on a number of new projects that will be launched in 2020. In mid-2019 I launched...
01 Dec
Lifestyle Newly Diagnosed

How to Survive New Year’s Eve Parties as a Spoonie

by The Reluctant Spoonie
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If you're at a party where you don't know a lot of people, chances are that you'll be asked the standard small talk question of...
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