I had someone ask me- Is that you really can't work, or just that you're not able to find a job you can do that isn't beneath you? Slight...
I had a proper set to with the DWP during one of my assessments. They were really messing me about and doing their utmost to refuse a home...
I suffered migraines with aura pre ME and though I would agree that headaches are a symptom of ME, I am not convinced my migraines are necessarily...
Mixed. I didn't even get to apply for it for well over a year. They kept insisting I wasn't entitled to it. So when I finally got it it...
Yeah. Much as I loved driving an early, cold miserable early morning trip to work on Monday morning isn't something I miss. The snag with not...
I found this one of the hardest lessons to learn. I thought if I couldn't work harder or for longer hours then I just needed to "work smarter"...
I really don't think so. Some people like a bit of stress and pressure. I think we all have different levels that we're comfortable with. ME...
Something that really annoys me - People with physical problems that aren't always easily understood, managed or cured such as pain or fatigue...
This is definitely true. Even when much more mildly affected a yoga teacher, thinking she was helping me by getting me to move into and out of...
Don't forget Prof Carson a psych also based in Edinburgh.
When I was practising yoga and learning about different breathing exercises some of them wiped me out very fast. I knew some other people with...
It also might depend how and where you placed it. It might bring need to be in very close contact with your skin for the whole time you wear it...
There was an EU - might have been long enough ago to be EEC- regulation introduced addressing nickel content in jewellery. I couldn't wear...
I should imagine if there's frustration and worry about homework, it's more the worry that she won't have the physical energy resources to...
I'm not entirely sure I still have. :( I know I couldn't pursue a career with the same level of energy and that was so demanding but there's...
I really struggled to work out what was going on - blooming brain fog didn't help. Pre ME my typical exercise included a little horse riding - I...
When I was diagnosed I was still working and continued to work for a good 6 months or so. The consultant used the label moderate and then severe....
This is yet another aspect. I was only able to cut back enough because I was fortunate enough to have a partner to help me. I now feel my...
I think there are also very different types of exercise. Occasionally, if I'm up to it and can pace around it, I'll go for a gentle walk. Not for...
My rule of thumb -the longer the list of things something is supposedly good for the less effective the treatment is likely to any for any of...
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