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counting my spoons inspired living with chronic illness counting my spoons inspired living with chronic illness about julie what s helped me most toolkit vital plan oska pulse contact me work with me terms of service warriors coping tips tricks inspiration relationships fibro and marriage friendship conditions fibromyalgia fibro warriors migraine endometriosis medical studies treatment diet and nutrition reading list toolkit latest posts ultimate chronic illness gift guide 2021 the holidays are just around the corner and with the holidays often comes stress over what to get those you care about some of us are easy others not so much but below is a list of ideas for anyone on your list who is struggling with chronic illness and most of these would even be welcomed by continue reading what causes fibromyalgia what causes fibromyalgia if we knew the answer to that we d probably have a successful treatment that works for everyone unfortunately there is no definite answer on what causes fibromyalgia but there are plenty of theories long ago it was considered a type of arthritis meaning it s in our continue reading mindfulness therapy for fibromyalgia chronic fatigue syndrome and ibs over 50 of americans have trouble falling or staying asleep and that number is even higher for those of us living with fibromyalgia or cfs there are a lot of little tricks people suggest for help with falling asleep i ve tried quite a few of them with typically little success melatonin continue reading 5 ways i focus on self care at work i can be a bit of a workaholic add to that that my brain works under entrepreneur guidelines and that can be really bad if you don t know what i mean by that last bit there s a joke that says something like entrepreneurs are the only people who will work 80 hours a week to avoid working 40 continue reading 30 things about my life with migraine june is migraine awareness month migraine is the chronic illness i ve had for the longest although i ve finally gotten them under control migraine attacks still affect me as i ve gotten older i find that they affect me differently than they did when i was younger i ve gone through many continue reading how cbd oil improved my sleep cbd oil for sleep despite all of the improvements i ve made over the last decade sleep continued to be the one area i had the most trouble i tried so many things many of them helped read more 6 mental actions that will make you feel physically worse when you live with chronic pain and fatigue there are a lot of things that can make you feel worse over doing it crappy weather stress but sometimes thoughts and mental actions can make you feel read more are doctors biased against patients are doctors biased against patients and if so does it affect the treatment they provide a survey from medscape asked this question the short answer yes they are i didn t need a survey to read more effects of stress and relaxation on fibromyalgia if i had a nickel for every time i ve heard or said that stress impacts the symptoms of fibromylagia i d be rich i m pretty sure that those of us who live with fibromyalgia already know that read more how i reclaimed my life from chronic illness how i reclaimed my life from chronic pain life is a constant state of reclaiming at least my life is for every loss i faced i must then reclaim a life i want whatever the struggle i have to read more positive living inspiration how chronic illness is like a marriage 5 mistakes those facing chronic illness need to stop making an open letter to caregivers finding the strength to get through bad days 6 things i focus on when dealing with energy vampires coping with chronic illness 8 tips for dealing with stress counting my spoons ask me anything how to cope with chronic pain what does acceptance mean 5 tips to better living with chronic illness about julie spoonie fibro warrior e health advocate julie ryan was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 2010 and endometriosis in 2012 she s lived with chronic migraine most of her life in 2019 she was diagnosed with inter cranial hypertension julie has a degree in psychology and works as a freelance writer and marketer freelance work allows her to work when she can and not be tied to a desk or a schedule julie believes in living an inspired life despite chronic illness i have chronic illness it doesn t have me more about julie blog title inspired by the spoon theory by christine miserandino an excellent explanation of what it s like to live with invisible illness read more disclaimer i am not a doctor i do not claim to be a doctor i do not play a doctor on tv or the internet i simply share my experiences and what has worked for me we are all different and before you try any new treatment exercise supplement etc you should talk with your doctor the real one not the one on tv common tags abdominal pain acceptance alternative therapies anxiety asking for help book review books brain fog cbd oil chronic fatigue chronic illness 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