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Yoyo Exercising
Having hypermobility and chronic fatigue syndrome create a conundrum when trying to get a consistent exercise routine. On the hypermobile side of life, regular and consistent exercise, especially strength training, is recommended. On the chronic fatigue side recovery time can be longer than what is normally expected. I’ve gotten pretty good at being aware of…
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Gender and Autoimmunity
If you’ve ever noticed that it seems like the people with autoimmune conditions are mostly women, it isn’t your imagination. It probably is not coincidental that from a group of four sisters, at least two of them have autoimmune issues. There are several for this. Most of them are unknown reasons. Sorry, if you are…
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Pregnancy and Mental Illness
Yay for being pregnant! It’s such a beautiful time of life. Except that it sucks the life out of you. You literally have a little parasite growing inside of you controlling how you feel and what you want to eat. It took a while for me to get pregnant, so I have a small glimpse…
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Prozac Poop-Out
Prozac poop-out. If you know, you know. You know? The general population doesn’t understand how antidepressants work. I don’t mean in the nitty-gritty scientific details kind of way, with pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, metabolites, autoreceptors, etc.1 I mean that most people don’t have a clue about the actual experience of taking antidepressants. The general (mis)understanding is that…
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That Time I Pooped My Pants
I think I’m finally ready to tell the world. I pooped my pants in Junior High. Before we dive in, I want to give you some background: During the summer when I was 12 or 13, I went to an amusement park. I had a blast hanging out with my friends and riding rollercoasters. The…
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Sensory Issues Amelia Edition
I’m going to jump on the bandwagon and write a post about the sensory issues I have faced. Of all my sisters, I probably have had the least difficulty with sensory issues. Wahoo. What a competition to win. That is if we compared pain. Which we don’t. Just say no. Pain is not a competition.…
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Why so bendy?
In my younger years I had quite a few body contortionist tricks. My favorite one was doing a backbend and then walking my hands through my legs and having my body follow until I was laying on my stomach. I can’t do that one anymore, but I can still pop my shoulder out of place…
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Excuse Me Brain, What Did You Just Think???
Intrusive thoughts. If you know you know. Unless you don’t know. If that’s the case, here is a great definition of intrusive thoughts: “Intrusive thoughts are unwanted thoughts, images, impulses, or urges that can occur spontaneously or that can be cued by external/internal stimuli. Typically, these thoughts are distressing (hence “intrusive”) and tend to reoccur.…
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A Mother’s Perspective
Special Guest: Our Mom I have 4 amazing daughters. It has been a privilege to raise them. For this blog, I will write a little about what it is like as a mother to have children with mental health challenges. My first daughter to show signs of depression was only in 6th grade. Going to…
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When Clothes Overwhelm
I have clothing sensitivities. My girls, Bug, Bear, and Butterfly (Bug, Bear, and Butterfly are not their real names, but they are young and I want to respect their privacy) have clothing sensitivities. My grandma had clothing sensitivities. Let’s just say it runs in the family. I struggle with clothes that squeeze too tight, and…
Emotional Support Sisters 