Since I’ve moved to Spain I haven’t had a TV and its had a surprisingly positive effect of my health. I always knew that watching TV wasn’t the best kind of rest that you can get. But I always justified my couple of hours of watching TV after lunch as a way to make the … Read more
This is a post I wrote especially for ProHealth’s Inspirational Corner and first appeared there about a month ago: Living with ME/CFS/Fibromyalgia or any chronic illness isn’t easy. We wouldn’t want others to suffer in the ways that we do, but nevertheless we often give ourselves a hard time about it. Sometimes we will push … Read more
My move to Spain has gone relatively smoothly. It’s wonderful to be here and the journey couldn’t have gone any more smoothly. Unfortunately though I’ve been having internet issues, and as I need the internet in order to be able to earn my living I found myself getting a little stressed. And what’s more I … Read more
I’m very pleased to announce that I’m moving back to Spain next week, well at least for the next 3 months. I’m finally in the very enviable position for a chronic illness sufferer, of being able to support myself whilst working from home and being able to pace my work to fit in with the … Read more
This is a post I wrote especially for ProHealth’s Inspirational Corner and first appeared there about a month ago: For me, self-help is all about taking responsibility for my own well-being. It means making choices and taking actions with the aim of bringing about improvements to my health and happiness. I first made the choice … Read more
Yesterday I was having a bad day. When I got to work I realised my pain killers hadn’t worked and I felt rubbish. I started worrying about getting through a 4 hour shift when I felt this bad. I felt sorry for myself for having to be at work with this awful headache and this … Read more
I read a really interesting article yesterday about a gene expression study that indicated how happiness affects our cellular biology in a positive way. Basically happiness reduces the cellular expression of chronic stress. However what’s more remarkable about this study is that it showed the difference between two different types of happiness. In fact ‘hedonistic’ … Read more
A couple of weeks ago I posted the results of my questionnaire looking at the emotional impact of chronic illness. In this post I‘d like to share links to the posts that I’ve already written that might address some of the issues raised in your replies. I will focus on the concerns you’ve raised that … Read more
This is a post that I wrote for the Inspirational Corner of the ProHealth website. One of the qualities I’ve found most helpful to cultivate with regard to ME/CFS has been acceptance. Many people struggle with the idea of acceptance associating it with a sense of giving up. However I believe it’s possible to be … Read more
I want to offer a huge thank you to all of you who have been filling out my questionnaires. I had a great response to this 3rd questionnaire exploring the help you might need with the 8 steps towards living a great life despite chronic illness. (See these links for the results of the 1st … Read more
