Tag: mental illness

• Armor

  

  I’m working really hard right now to think of my body as functional, beautiful, and perfect in its imperfections. I gave my body to science and I’m trying very hard to get it back.

  ChronicLibraryCD

  September 22, 2024

  About Me, HSCT

  anxiety, autonomy, body image, body neutrality, body positivity, chemotherapy, Chronic Illness, chronic-pain, depression, emotional armor, healing, HSCT, mental health, mental illness, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, pain, therapy, trauma

• How many therapists is too many?

  

  After years of trial and error, I now have three individuals dedicated to different aspects of my mental health. In comparison to my other medical teams, three seems like a small number. Let me reiterate and say it loudly for those in the back row, MENTAL HEALTH DESERVES YOUR ATTENTION TOO!

  ChronicLibraryCD

  April 18, 2024

  About Me, Disability Education, HSCT, MS

  advocacy, anxiety, Chronic Illness, depression, disability, EMDR, HSCT, mental health, mental illness, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, therapy, trauma

• The Mental Gymnastics of Chronic Illness

  

  I am a mess. But I’ve never been more excited to be messy. My physical and mental health are in constant flux, no two days are the same and it’s exhausting. I guess this is healing? Today, that’s what I’m telling myself.

  ChronicLibraryCD

  August 28, 2023

  HSCT, MS

  Chronic Illness, Cleveland Clinic, doctors, healing, HSCT, mental health, mental illness, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, neurology, trauma

• Depths of Despair

  

  My mobility is not me. I work every day to understand that simple sentence. But I write now, from a place of darkness, of loss, of profound grief.

  ChronicLibraryCD

  February 23, 2023

  About Me, HSCT, MS

  anxiety, chemotherapy, Chronic Illness, Cleveland Clinic, depression, despair, hospital stay, HSCT, mental health, mental illness, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, pain, shingles, vaccines