Tag Archives: Coping
Invisibly Ill with Sjogren’s Syndrome. What Now?
Becky Kluckner, today’s guest writer, shares the story of her diagnosis of Sjogren’s syndrome and how she copes. She, her mother, and sister write “Life on Sixth Street,” a Christian family lifestyle website. Emily contributed in May and her mother in June. The story begins After years of random, uncomfortable symptoms like dry eyes, dry […]
Continue readingCan You Cheer Me Up? I’m Feeling So Down!
How do the chronically ill cope with depression? Well, maybe not full-blown depression. Maybe just down or blah days. Or maybe unusually pain-filled or extra fatigue days. We’ve all been there, haven’t we? And it’s so helpful to have someone to cheer us up. But, on our “good” days, have we worked out a way […]
Continue readingBending Not Breaking
Is it truly possible to gain strength from invisible disabilities? Yes! Take a lesson from the trees. The harder the wood, the more likely it is to break in the wind. The more resilient, the more likely to bend. Wind comes with our storms; let’s learn how to bend. Notice that the stiffest tree is […]
Continue readingWhen You are Beyond the Breaking Point
Today's guest post is by Shelley Jarl the author. Learn and enjoy!
Continue readingI CAN’T Go Through This! This Is TOO Hard!
Coping with invisible disability flare-ups can be a daunting experience. How do you feel when yet again your problems exacerbate? Do you feel like you just can’t go through it again? Or maybe it’s not a flare. Maybe it’s an all-the-time experience. How do you cope? My 8 year-old granddaughter tripped in front of their […]
Continue readingAttitude Choices – Good or Bad – Affect Us Every Day
True or False? We have control over what happens to our bodies. True - if we need to exercise or lose weight, and we have the ability to do so. We will eventually feel and look better. True - if we do damaging things to ourselves. We will hurt. False - if we have invisible […]
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