Autoimmune conditions, invisible illness

Invisible Illness – Why is it important to understand them?

"What are you suffering from? Never heard of it." "You are faking it. You look totally healthy to me." "It is all in your head." "You are just finding excuses for not working." "You are being lazy. That's all" "You are such an attention seeker." "Start concentrating your energy on something useful." "You don't look… Continue reading Invisible Illness – Why is it important to understand them?

Autoimmune conditions, Chronic Illness, chronic pain conditions, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Micro Blogs, self care

Beginning of a New Year! (2018)

31st December 2017, (Last blog post of the year.) Since last 4 days, I have been wondering what did I do this year. Highlights of the year. But, I couldn't come across any happy memories. This year had been a tough year. Lots of falling ill, pain issues, new symptoms, an extended leave from work… Continue reading Beginning of a New Year! (2018)

Autoimmune conditions, Chronic Illness, chronic pain conditions, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, fibromyalgia, Hashimoto's disease, Interstitial Cystitis, invisible illness, Ulcerative Colitis

Why I say, “I am fine.”, when I am actually not

Chronic pain comes with its own ups and downs. A struggle hard to explain others and then there is this constant urge to get better. You start making these coping mechanisms and strategies to deal with it. With time, slowly you start accepting your pain (takes months to years) depending on how you are dealing… Continue reading Why I say, “I am fine.”, when I am actually not