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Acceptance is more than saying ‘Yes’
I’ve already talked about acceptance in my post about living with chronic illness, but it’s something that has really got to me lately so I thought it warranted its own post. One of the major parts of living with a chronic illness is acceptance. Whatever illness it is you’re diagnosed with, your life changes and you’ve just got to go along with it. You don’t get a choice in the matter, that’s just how it is. Bam. There you go. This is what your life is now. There’s a lot that changes, and a lot to accept. Side note: I started writing this before the lockdown so don’t worry, I’ve…
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My Journey to Fitness: Part 4
It’s been about a month since my last update to you, apologies for the delay. If you’ve not kept up with my fitness journey so far feel free to catch up here. After spending the first month or so writing bi-weekly health and fitness updates I kind of didn’t see the point in updating you so often, especially as nothing was changing. I really didn’t want you all to be reading the same post over an over again, that would just be insanely boring. In addition, I’ve also been feeling super low about my body because nothing has really changed. My weight keeps going up, and I am just so…
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: What does it really feel like?
Have you ever had a week that feels like it’s been non-stop, where you’ve struggled to come up for air? You get to Friday and your body and mind are so overwhelmed that you feel like you need to sleep the entire weekend just to be able to face Monday morning? Well, every day feels like that when you have chronic fatigue syndrome. Except that sleeping for a weekend isn’t going to help. In fact, sleeping for a year won’t even make a difference. Not time to read now? Pin it for later! What does Chronic Fatigue Syndrome really feel like? The best way I’ve ever been able to describe…
