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Hypermobility and Pregnancy
The last time I posted I started talking about hypermobility. I’m going to dive a little deeper into the effects of hypermobility and various aspects of my life in the next few posts I, Missy, write. I have talked a little bit about injuries due to hypermobility, but pregnancy is really where hypermobility started to…
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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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“Is It Depression Or…”
Here’s a fun game. It’s called, “Is It Depression Or…” and this is how you play it: Experience vague symptoms like fatigue, low mood, feeling overwhelmed, and/or general malaise then ask yourself, “Is it depression, or am I feeling this way because ________”. You can fill in the blank with all sorts of options. Here…
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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…
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Hidden Superpowers
What if invisible illnesses were superpowers? If that were the case, my superhero name would be Anxiety Girl and my superpowers would be anti-procrastination and over-preparation. Have an essay due? I start working on it weeks in advance. Packing for a trip? I’ve got tampons for years. I developed these superpowers very young in order…
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How I got diagnosed-Missy
Hypermobility By the time I was 5, I had dislocated my elbow 3 times. The last time I remember well. It was a few days before my 5th birthday. I was playing ring around the rosy with a friend. We spun too fast and too hard. I stumbled and he didn’t let go. My elbow…
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Rae’s Diagnosis Story
Whenever I ask my parents if I was a difficult child they say I was a generally happy kid and well behaved, but I definitely had my hard moments. They believe those moments generally came from my struggles with anxiety. In first grade I would cry everyday before school and frequently went home with an…
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