We’ve all heard it. If you exercise you will be cured of all mental illness and fibro. While exercise can help manage these issues it isn’t a perfect cure. When mental illness has snapped your motivation in half and fibro is telling you that if you exercise you will be in so much pain afterwards.Continue reading “Just Exercise…”
Category Archives: Mental Health
Everybody needs somebody
At some point in our lives we could all use someone to talk to. An unbiased 3rd party that wants what’s best for you, not necessity what you want. Over the years and moves I have had the opportunity to meet many psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers. I have had some pretty awful ones overContinue reading “Everybody needs somebody”
Ahh Boredom
Well, I have now been on light bed rest for about 10 weeks now (its been a pretty shitty time for awhile now) and you know what? I’m bored. I’ve read so many books, watched the most TV of my life and played countless games on my phone. The end result is still that theContinue reading “Ahh Boredom”
When It’s More Than Feeling Sad
Every person on this earth will experience an episode of depression at some point in their life. There are many different triggers for depressive episodes and often you can’t do anything about them. I have found that after a full week of pain and sleeplessness I too have fallen into a deep depression. If IContinue reading “When It’s More Than Feeling Sad”
Party for 1!
Well it took a couple days to get here but I am very nicely having a bit of a pity party and feeling sorry for myself. Yes we all launch a one person party at some point in our lives, be it over the last cookie being gone, or a major life upheaval we deserveContinue reading “Party for 1!”
One Last Sleep, and Why self care is important
With tomorrow being the big day and my anxiety out of control my thoughts turn towards self care. This is something we have all heard of and benefit from but what exactly does it mean? It means taking time every now and then to do something just for you. Everyone is different in what relaxesContinue reading “One Last Sleep, and Why self care is important”
2 Sleeps; the Anxiety has taken over!
I suffer from anxiety as do a lot of people that we interact with on a daily basis. One of my anxiety inducing moments is being in a hospital. It is 100% not rational and doesn’t make sense but here we are. Whenever I find myself as a patient in a hospital it doesn’t takeContinue reading “2 Sleeps; the Anxiety has taken over!”