Tag: Health

This month marks my four-year anniversary with POTS. I recently sat down and considered my time with chronic illness with regards to numbers. Here's what...

12 Jan

Lifestyle

How To Set Achievable Goals When You Live With A Chronic Illness

by The Reluctant Spoonie

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Last year, I set myself two goals: one personal and one professional and I managed to achieve them both. These days, I find that less...

15 Dec

Lifestyle

5 Ways to Survive the Holiday Season as a Spoonie

by The Reluctant Spoonie

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The holidays can be difficult to navigate when you have a chronic illness. Food, family and traveling can easily throw you into a flare-up.

01 Nov

Education and Studying

How to Maintain Your Health as a College Student

by The Reluctant Spoonie

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I was doing a Master's course at a different University when I first got sick. I had to wait so long for an effective treatment, that I...

15 Oct

Lifestyle Newly Diagnosed

What is POTS? (and do you have it?)

by The Reluctant Spoonie

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POTS is a form of dysautonomia (a dysfunction of the nervous system) and is usually diagnosed using a tilt table test, but it can also...

05 Oct

Lifestyle

A Second Chance At Life With POTS

by The Reluctant Spoonie

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When I first got sick, I lost everything: my income, my degree course and my social life. I struggled to stand up for more than...

01 Oct

Dysautonomia Awareness Month Lifestyle

How To Raise Awareness In Your Daily Life-Dysautonomia Awareness Month

by The Reluctant Spoonie

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On the whole, dysautonomia is poorly understood by medical professionals with patients having to wait years for a diagnosis and subsequent treatment.

15 Sep

Reviews

My Thoughts on…’Pararibulitis’ – The Fictional Illness in Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency

by The Reluctant Spoonie

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Yes, 'pararibulitis' is a fictional illness, but the way it is portrayed is very real and relatable to those with chronic illness.

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