As a long time suffer of anxiety and self harm, I thought I would share my tips on how I cope with them. Let's get into it since if you are reading this then you need the tips more than the intro 1. Journal= This is one of my favorite methods. You don't have to be a writer or even have … [Read more...]
How I Won
Illness, challenges, disability, These are all things that I am familiar with. I went through years of pain and depression, I was debilitated, I couldn’t work, I couldn’t eat, I was taking morphine daily, andI had serious surgery. I now live with the constant reminders of that surgery. But I also … [Read more...]
You can’t get over your identity
Years ago now I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, a nasty illness with no cure that creates a life of challenges and pain. My initial response was to deny it, but as the weeks turned into months and those months into years, “I have crohn’s” became “my crohn’s.” It became a part of me, no longer … [Read more...]