Tag: mental health
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Recovery from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome IS possible
I lay in the hospital bed listening to the doctor tell my dad and I that I had Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia, and I felt that life as I knew it had ended. During my two years bedridden with these terrible illnesses, I came to believe that my diagnosis was a life sentence and…
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What To Do When You Can’t Sleep At Night
Sleep is a constant battle for those of us with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, POTS, and other similar illnesses. We know that we need sleep in order to rest and heal, but we also wonder why it seems so elusive. Sometimes we lay awake for hours unable to drift off. Other times we wake multiple…
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3 Things that Keep you Stuck when Recovering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
You’ve been there. The fatigue and overwhelming exhaustion that doesn’t get better with rest. The widespread pain that feels like unbearable aching and burning in your muscles. The brain fog that turns every attempt at thought and concentration into fuzz. You try to keep up with your busy life but bit by bit you feel…
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The Misty Horizon: A Poem for A New Year
I wrote this poem a year ago, on January 1 2024… it is fitting that I publish it here at the onset of a new year. There is much that I draw from with this poem. When writing it, I thought of the time when I was coming out of being bed-ridden and the whole…
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My Holistic Healing Journey
Today I’m going to take a quick diversion from history, and get real for a moment. I want to share with you some of the healing journey that I’ve been on for the past six years or so in the hopes that it might be of some help and encouragement to some of you. For…
