Actively AutoimmuneMay 22, 20195 minWhy do I keep talking about Self-compassion? I have started seeing a pain psychologist because I felt my resilience of pain, medical procedures, infections and chronic illness life ba
Actively AutoimmuneMar 6, 20194 minPAIN: Is it all in my head?"Pain is really strange" (S. Haines, 2015) When I was 13 I had my first experiences of 'chronic pain'. I had injured my ankle, and then...
Actively AutoimmuneNov 28, 20183 minFatigue & Exercise: How do you exercise when you are exhausted 24/7?I think when it comes down to exercising with chronic illness you have to look at your mindset. I know for me its no longer "ooh can I be mo
Actively AutoimmuneSep 19, 20184 minSun Sensitivity & Me: 5 tips to surviving sunlightThis may be why when first reading about Lupus I was horrified. Yeah the whole immune system attacking itself causing pain, fevers, fatigue,