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05 Jun
Chronic Fatigue Crafts Crochet Lifestyle

How Crafts Can Aid Healing from Chronic Illness

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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.
08 May
Chronic Fatigue Education and Studying Lifestyle

5 Study Hacks for Students with Brain Fog

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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

My POTS Story: Part 2- Becoming a 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
Education and Studying Lifestyle

Revision Tips for Students with Chronic Fatigue

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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
Lifestyle

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 Ease Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

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

The Importance of Spoonie Friendships

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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
Lifestyle

I Tried Yoga for my Chronic Fatigue- Aroga Yoga Book Review

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 Due to Chronic Illness: How Have I Healed and What Have I Learned?

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

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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...