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Month: March 2017

March 27, 2017 Uncategorized

Chronic Illnesses Suck, But That Doesn’t Mean You Do

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I was doing a body scan this morning and I noticed some pain in my right foot, likely from the way I was sitting. I noticed that I had the thought, why even bother doing body scans if they make me notice where my pain is? That doesn’t seem helpful. And then I reminded myself that it actually is. Body scans help with acceptance of sensations. Both those that come with emotions and those that come with chronic pain. Acceptance makes it easier for me to live with pain, without allowing it to interfere with me living every day by my values. Yes, I have UCTD and fibromyalgia. So, yes there is always pain somewhere in my body. When my naturopath got me into body scans I thought she was crazy, but actually I think she was helping me get on the right path. Just food for thought today.

We don’t have to give into our urges and we can learn to live with emotions (and even physical pain) without letting them take over us. There’s actually a mindfulness practice based on acceptance and commitment therapy that can help with this! And it’s my new meditation this week on Kelsey L Harris Meditations (YouTube). Link in bio!

If this describes you, then check out this week’s flash from the past podcast episode.

It used to amaze me when I worked in retail and people would start screaming at me, usually over very small and very fixable things. It definitely made my job more stressful (and I was therefore more prone to flares) but I was pretty much always able to keep my cool in the moment (though sometimes I would excuse myself from the situation). These customers yelling had poor emotion regulation.

Chronically Living is going to have a brand new season and is being totally revamped. In the meantime here’s a flash from the past episode featuring @iamkatiejames. Podcast available everywhere (links in bio).

What kinds of exercise activities are there that are low impact and therefore easier for Spoonies to do? This was a question a colleague (who has an autoimmune disease) and I were discussing. Kayaking (and paddle boarding) came up as options. And I love a good kayak. That’s what this week’s video post is about - link in bio.

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