Annika’s story about endometriosis
Living with pain, Crohn´s, Fibromylgia
What Are Adenomyosis & Endometriosis?
Living with pain, Crohn´s, Fibromylgia
What Is Pain?
Living with pain, Crohn´s, Fibromylgia
What is Crohn’s?
Possible to live life with Crohn´s Crohn’s disease or Morbus Crohn is an autoimmune inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that can affect the entire Gastrointestinal (GI) tract, from the mouth till the end of the rectum. According to the Mayo clinic, it most often affects the end of the small intestine and the beginning of the […]
Burnout management
What is Burn-out? “Burn-out is a state of emotional, mental, & often physical exhaustion brought on by prolonged or repeated stress”, according to Psychology today. As many as 75% of US workers have suffered from burnout & that work related stress in the US, and this leads to 120.000 deaths a year, according to researchers […]
Allison’s story of Anxiety
Anxiety made me introvert I have had anxiety for around 30 years, although I think I was quite an anxious, shy child and found situations difficult even back then. My main issue is socialisation and I dislike large crowds or claustrophobic situations. The hardest thing has been the expectation that you should ‘love’ parties, restaurants, […]
What Is Anxiety?
Anxiety – biggest problem of today According to WHO, in 2019, 301 million people, or 4% of the world’s population, were suffering from Anxiety disorders, the most common mental disorders. More women than men suffer from Anxiety disorders. Most people experience anxiety sometimes in their lives, but not all have lasting problems that affect their […]
Susanne’s fibromyalgia story
Living with Fibromylgia My fibromyalgia was diagnosed in 2000. But the pain started several years before. I had to change doctors because they couldn’t understand the level of my pain. I was a gymnast & used to muscle pain. One day I realized my pain wasn’t normal. The doctor’s recommendations: No stress, it’s in your […]
Amy´s Story about Chronic Illness
I have learned to live life gently You never know what a person is going through by looking at them. Two months after my diagnosis of Ulcerative Colitis, I had lost nearly 40lbs from GI swelling and massive intestinal bleeding. I had no energy, and could barely lift my legs enough to climb a few […]
Living With Chronic Illness-Rika’s Story
Part of being chronically ill are the many visits to the doctor. Some days, just getting out of bed feels like climbing a mountain, except the summit is nowhere near in sight and the only view you get is joint pain, exhaustion, and stomach cramps. That’s what it’s like living with Lupus and Crohn’s Disease. […]