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Do you struggle to communicate with medical staff? Do they seem to ignore or misunderstand what you tell them? Try these words to enable you to have more successful conversations. #ChronicIllness

How can the way you think help you manage life with chronic illness? Read on to find out. #ChronicIllness #ChronicPain #HabitsOfMind

Do you find reporting pain levels to medical people is often a pain in the behind? Here is a clearly explained pain scale with a visual guide to make it easier #ManagingPain #PainScale #ChronicPain

How can you live when you are exhausted all the time? Fatigue is a typical symptom of many chronic health conditions. Learn some ways to manage it here. #ChronicIllness #Spoonies #ChronicFatigue #ChronicPain

Does pain and fatigue interrupt all the things you want to do? You need a whole toolbox of pain management strategies at your fingertips. Try these tips.

Have you ever written a letter to who you used to be? What would you say? #TrigeminalNeuralgia #ChronicPain #ChronicIllness #Spoonies

Do you feel isolated by your chronic illness? Left out of people's plans? Learn how you can still find ways to participate in life. #ChronicIllness #PainManagement #Spoonies

Do you struggle to communicate with medical staff? Do they seem to ignore or misunderstand what you tell them? Try these words to enable you to have more successful conversations. #ChronicIllness

Do you have a chronic illness? Are you struggling with the limitations it places on your life? Read these tips for adjusting to life with chronic illness

We're not always good at giving ourselves the care we show to others - but self-care is vital to help us manage things like illness, pain, fatigue, stress, anxiety etc. Cats can teach us a thing or two about self care. #SelfCare #SelfCareCatStyle

We're not always good at giving ourselves the care we show to others - but self-care is vital to help us manage things like illness, pain, fatigue, stress, anxiety etc. Cats can teach us a thing or two about self care. #SelfCare #SelfCareCatStyle

We're not always good at giving ourselves the care we show to others - but self-care is vital to help us manage things like illness, pain, fatigue, stress, anxiety etc. Cats can teach us a thing or two about self care. #SelfCare #SelfCareCatStyle

We're not always good at giving ourselves the care we show to others - but self-care is vital to help us manage things like illness, pain, fatigue, stress, anxiety etc. Cats can teach us a thing or two about self care. #SelfCare #SelfCareCatStyle

We're not always good at giving ourselves the care we show to others - but self-care is vital to help us manage things like illness, pain, fatigue, stress, anxiety etc. Cats can teach us a thing or two about self care. #SelfCare #SelfCareCatStyle

We're not always good at giving ourselves the care we show to others - but self-care is vital to help us manage things like illness, pain, fatigue, stress, anxiety etc. Cats can teach us a thing or two about self care. #SelfCare #SelfCareCatStyle

Medicine isn't the only way to cope with chronic pain. There are lots of other ways you can learn to manage pain, like using distraction as a technique.