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The Things Our Pets Can Teach Us About Self-Care
CN: General discussion of food and healthy eating habits, mental health, and the emotional impact of the pandemic, brief mention of...
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Coping with Covid: Learning to Find Comfort Amidst the Unknown
CN: Extensive discussion of the mental and financial impact of Covid19, mention of existing oppressive systems. I tend to have a pretty...
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A Letter to My Local Government Regarding Covid19
CN: extensive discussion of Covid 19 and the structural ways it is impacting society Unusual times call for unusual measures: Twice in...
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It Can’t Be That Bad: How the Medical System Let Me Fall Through the Cracks
CN: Explicit descriptions and in depth discussion of chronic pain, abuse, medical neglect, gaslighting, and oppression through poverty....
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I Don't Have Interstitial Cystitis
CN: extensive discussion of bladder problems, urination, pelvic floor work and internal exams, dietary restrictions, food, descriptions...
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Why Chronic Illness Makes it So Hard to Leave Home
CN: Detailed descriptions of the experience of pain and other health issues, discussion of chronic pain, disability, chronic illness. My...
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Dear Me Ten Years Ago: Advice for My 20-year-old Self
CN: brief mention of difficult life circumstances including abuse & trauma, general discussion of mental illness. About a month ago, I...
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Spoon Theory: What Silverware Has to Do with Chronic Illness
CN: General discussion of the experience of having a chronic illness, reference to ableism and mental illness Have you ever dealt with a...
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Could It Be My Birth Control?: The Intrauterine Diaries
Today’s guest post is written by a close friend of mine who has asked to remain anonymous. If you know me personally, it’s likely you...