Today I am delighted to have a guest post by Lynley Gregory from the blog topladytalks.com. Lynley writes in a very honest and open way about the drastic change her life has taken: from being a secondary school Welsh teacher to now being in a wheelchair and learning to cope with chronic pain on a … Continue reading My ‘New Life’ – suddenly learning to cope with chronic pain and a disability
Talking about your chronic pain can be hard. You feel like you're having to justify something that people can't see or will never fully understand. But when you are ready to do so, it's important to be brave and you will find that there are plenty of benefits of talking about your chronic pain. You … Continue reading The benefits of talking about your chronic pain
Sometimes chronic pain can stop us doing the things we enjoy and love to do. I went through a real bad patch a few years ago when I said no to doing things with my partner and my friends. This affected my happiness, my relationship, and ultimately my mental health. I had no life and … Continue reading Don’t let your chronic pain stop you doing the things you enjoy
If you really, really look, you will find some positives chronic pain. It takes a while, but you will get there. Of course, chronic pain isn't a good thing - it causes our bodies and minds to struggle on a daily basis; it causes anger, frustration, and at times hopelessness and isolation; it causes us to … Continue reading Finding the positives of chronic pain
I've had a Kindle for as long as I've had my chronic pain and I absolutely love it. It's easy to hold, easy to use, and helps me manage my chronic pain. I can get comfy lying down If you're familiar with my story and regularly read my blog posts, you'll know that I have … Continue reading How my Kindle helps me manage my chronic pain
Socialising when you have chronic pain can be a real struggle. Going out for meals, attending weddings, or work events can be hard. Family, friends, and colleagues often don't know the difficulties we face when we put on a brave face and try and join in. Like I mentioned in a previous blog post why … Continue reading Socialising with chronic pain: the struggles I have that people don’t know about
I'm not really a handbag type of girl, but I do like to carry a few essentials with me in my rucksack. For my Blogtober day 11 post, I list what I carry with me everyday. In addition to the usual wallet, money, phone, tissues, I also like to have the following with me at … Continue reading What I carry with me everyday
I was originally diagnosed with coccydynia. This literally means a pain in this coccyx area. I've had my coccyx removed but I still suffer from chronic pain. In day 7 of my Blogtober challenge, I share an interesting fact with you about my chronic pain. A fact about my chronic pain I'm one of the … Continue reading A fact about my chronic pain
I wrote this post for The Unchargeables website for Pain Awareness Month. The Unchargeables is an online community for coping with invisible illness, chronic pain and mental illness. I’ve had chronic pain for six years now, and I can honestly say that it has changed me. In some ways for the better – I’ve learnt new … Continue reading How chronic pain can affect us in the wrong ways
Everyone knows that heat is good for managing pain, but not everyone knows why it helps. In this post I answer some common questions to help you understand more about heat therapy for pain and when and how you should use it. Pin this post so you can refer back to it later?? I did … Continue reading Heat therapy for pain: everything you need to know