On July 4th of 2016, I had a seizure after a night of BBQing and drinking with friends. When I woke up the next day, every cell in my body hurt, especially my head. Every day, 24 hours a day since then I have had a debilitating headache. The pain comes in waves, sometimes it […]
Tag: chronic pain
Self-Talk: The Most Important Coping Skill
When it comes to mental illness, especially anxiety and depression, people will give you all kinds of ideas for coping with it. Believe me, I have heard it all. “Have you tried essential oils?” “Have you tried going vegan?” “are you eating healthy?” “what about yoga?” and the list goes on and on…and on. Don’t […]
The Lazy Person’s Guide To Keeping A Bullet Journal
At the end of 2017, I had an epiphany. It was solidified after trying (and failing) to work a “regular” job due to my illness’ that I wouldn’t be able to regularly attend and pursue work outside of my home. Being the independent person that I am this fact got me down. I decided that […]
The Journey Begins
Thanks for joining me! In 2016, I developed a condition after experiencing a seizure which has left me with New Daily Persistent Headache. This is a fancy way of saying that I have had a debilitating headache every waking second of my life since July 5, 2016. But chronic illness was part of my health […]