#Managing Symptoms

[compassionmattersmost]

The Art of Pacing: Managing Chronic Fatigue Syndrome with Skillful Means

There is a rhythm to living with chronic illness, one that requires a kind of surrender. Those who walk the path with myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome soon learn that pacing is not merely a strategy—it becomes an art form, a way of listening, of harmonizing with the body’s quiet whispers before they become cries. To pace oneself is to acknowledge the body’s finite energy, to…

[vizthedatum]

I realize that a part of me pushing myself to do things might be internally ableist, but due to my auDHD, I’m really trying to just push myself to do things that will be beneficial later (and allowing myself to give up once I’ve started something and decided I don’t like it)

[victoriaslovingcarefh]

Caring for loved ones as they age can be challenging, especially when it comes to identifying early signs of dementia. Many families rely on trusted adult care in Vancouver, Washington to help manage their aging relatives’ needs. Spotting the early indicators of dementia can make a significant difference in ensuring the best possible care for your loved one and improving their quality of life.

[sticksandsharks]

Egret Nurse

design from The Wildercourt (a graphic novel I am working on and hope to have finished in 2025)

[lynnrosepoetry]

Magnesium Body Butter: Alleviating Pain and Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms

[realstrap]

09/29/2024

My gf and I got sick with covid over the weekend

It's been 3 days and we're still battling symptoms, my job gave me a week off but that comes with missing all the hours/money I would have gotten so that means my upcoming check is going to be very small

We are running out of food and necessities for recovery, as it stands we really need help with getting enough $ for:

Groceries

Dog food

Covid tests

Medicine

Dealing with the illness has already been hard enough so any help is greatly appreciated!! We're both immuno compromised so the tests and medicine are super important !!

In total we would need about $500 to cover the cost of everything

Please do not tag this as anything specific so as to ensure the most visibility

Appreciate you all ❤

CA: $lezsalt or $sleepyhen

Vm: wildwotko

Dm 4 PPL

[uncanny-tranny]

I think it would really benefit people to internalize that mental illnesses are often chronic and not acute. Some of us will never be able to jump the hurdle of managing illness, much less sustaining a sense of normalcy. Many of us will never "recover," will never manage symptoms, will never even come close to appearing normal - and this is for any condition, even the ones labeled as "simple" disorders or "easy-to-manage" disorders.

It isn't a failure if you cannot manage your symptoms. It isn't a moral failure, and you aren't an awful person. You are human. There's only so much you can do before recognizing that you cannot lift the world. Give yourself the space to be ill because, functionally, you are.

[pikhachu]

girls when their issues get dismissed as anxiety for the millionth time

[farshootergotme]

Hot take, anyone who thinks Dick Grayson has a persistent case of anger issues just doesn't know what anger issues are.

Does he get angry? Yes (I sure would hope so since he's a human being). Would I call it anger issues? No, not really.

[tj-crochets]

Sudden strong urge to write a song that sounds like a love song but is actually describing the symptoms of POTS (and/or is talking about salt? maybe?) despite not having song-writing skills This impulse brought to you by the realization that both things are sometimes described using phrases like heart flutter* and weak in the knees and how many times I say things like "I want to but my heart won't let me" or "my heart is telling me not to go" (meaning "my heart rate is too high") *I thought about this one too many times and now the phrase makes no sense but I think it's a real phrase?

[black-quadrant]

ADHD isn't silly or quirky. it can hinder productivity, create a cycle of overcommitting and overextending to keep up with life, can give rise to feelings of guilt for things like resting and overall impacts relationship health (just to name a few). it's hard to manage and it's miserable.

[nachosforfree]

Post: you NEED to eat more than 2 types of vegetables I DONT CARE IF YOURE AUTISTIC IM AUTISTIC TOO AND CAN DO IT WHICH MEANS YOU DEFINITELY CAN TOO!!! Just find a way to make them taste good Its literally sooo easy!!!!

The notes: yeah! Here's some ways you can do that: *lists 1000 mouth torturing methods*

[peanutbutterandbananasandwichs]

"Well it's not exactly medical" is one of those lines that is revealing of sooo much more than Dean (or the writers probably tbh) would ever hope to think . . .

Yes, sure, the wall inside Sam's head that Cas broke was a Supernatural wall broken by Supernatural means (although it would have broken eventually by itself by non supernatural means - very important).

But Sam's psychosis *is* medical (putting aside for purposes of simplicity issues of medicalising mental illness - the point is that outside of this context Dean *would* view this as a medical issue). He is experiencing trauma induced psychosis.

But Dean doesn't want Sam to be able to treat/manage his psychosis. Or address his trauma. He wants Sam "fixed". He wants the wall, the unstable last defence back.

Because it's much cleaner and easier to think that the problem is the wall being gone, and not the well of trauma underneath.

It's much cleaner to be able to place the blame squarely on Cas for "breaking his brother's brain" than to have to confront his part in shoving Sam's tattered soul back into his body and unleashing this trauma upon him.

"Someone did this to him" is so much easier to deal with than untangling the messy and complicated reasons why brains find ways like this to process trauma.

[theatrekidenergy]

I JUST FOUND OUT I CAN BIKE WITHOUT* PAIN!!!!! I JUST FOUND OUT I CAN BIKE WITHOUT PAIN!!!!!!! I NOW HAVE TWO PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES I CAN DO WITHOUT PAIN!!!!!!! I CAN BIKE WHEN IM NOT FIGURE SKATING!!!!!!! IM GENUINELY SOBBING RIGHT NOW THIS IS SUCH A MASSIVE THING FOR ME YOU DONT UNDERSTAND

* = check tags for explanation

[magnetothemagnificent]

Non-ADHD and non-autistic disabled people whose only idea of ADHD and autistic people is shaped by media depictions of a nerdy white boy or a quirky goth girl with low support needs: "Yeah ADHD and autism are destigmatized and we should ignore people with ADHD and autism in favor of real disabilities. I am very smart and progressive."

Lateral prejudice towards other disabled people will get us nowhere.

[lynnrosepoetry]

Mood Enhancement: Exercise stimulates the release of endorphins, the body's natural mood lifters.

Mood Enhancement: Exercise stimulates the release of endorphins, the body’s natural mood lifters. This can help combat depression and anxiety, which are common in people with chronic conditions like MS. Remember, the intensity and duration of these exercises should be tailored to your individual abilities and comfort level. Start slowly and gradually increase the intensity as you build strength…