Dissociation is exhausting. It takes so much energy. I rest before and after any kind of activity, but it's another level to be at a gathering, a party or a meeting. It is so worth it, though. Pain is exhausting. My body hurts but I don't want...
When I sought relief for pain and fatigue in the 80s, most doctors told me I was stressed out. I couldn't say anything that my primary physician would pursue. I had a number of crazy symptoms that caused my neighbor to become concerned, she called...
Lyme is so overwhelming. It seems like I've been in a bubble full of pain, fatigue, restlessness, and distraction for 18 months. So many days, if I didn't think I was going to die, I wanted to. Last summer was the worst. I had great...
There is no escaping it really. Sometimes you just have to rest. If you choose to push through and force yourself to keep going after your body clearly tells you that you need rest, at some point you have no more options. Bodies break down....
Lyme hits some people suddenly. For others years of undiagnosed health deficiencies; pain, fatigue, weakness, headaches, stomach problems, skin problems, fevers, tremors, paralysis, and more might be experienced. In time it becomes difficult to hold hope up before us. Either way, Lyme is devastating. The losses are...
I think everyone, at one time or another, feels broken. Lymies feel broken almost all the time. Even if we're feeling relatively good, we know the potential for relapse. Child sexual abuse (CSA) survivors and trafficking survivors feel broken too. It takes great, focused effort...
It's been a rough road. After more than a year of seeing my doctor, at least, every four weeks I am not much better. Actually, last month seems to have been a reversal. I'm not under pressure from outside sources. The pressure to get well...
I've been working on my brain for a while, specifically rewiring to overcome spastic movements and intrusive thoughts caused by an exacerbation of Lyme Disease and past trauma from child sexual abuse and sex trafficking. Building neurons on purpose. Building Neurons Trauma and trespasses cause similar toxic...
Lyme is complicated. Life is complicated. Together, they can make your head spin. Lyme Life Monday Lyme I've been chasing germs and symptoms of Lyme Disease for over a year. Long before that, I managed symptoms with alternating diets, over the counter meds, rest and exercise, and...
I read a good number of articles and testimonies about Lyme. Some people discount the veracity of research showing Lyme as a culprit for symptoms: many akin to Alzheimer’s type dementia and MS symptoms, which is what sent me to doctors back in the ‘80s....