Emotional Autoimmunity: Dealing with the emotional issues of chronic illness
Chronic illness completely changes your life but nobody talks about or even acknowledges all of the emotional issues that come with it and I'm on a mission to change that. As a therapist living with four autoimmune diseases, I know exactly what the issues are and more importantly, how to overcome them. From medical gaslighting, dealing with grief and all of the 'what if' thoughts that keep you awake at night, let's talk about the emotional issues of chronic illness and what you can do to help yourself.
- Update frequency
- every 17 days
- Average duration
- 53 minutes
- Episodes
- 73
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
The top 5 Chronic Illness irrational thoughts.
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Irrational thoughts, otherwise known in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy circles as Cognitive Distortions are something that everyone experiences.
The problem with…
What to do when you have given up hope.
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When you live with chronic illness, chances are high that you have experienced many moments of fear, overwhelm and grief and for so many of us in the chronic il…
The five key emotional issues of chronic illness and how they can affect you.
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One of the biggest issues of living with chronic illness is that people don't "get it".
They don't understand what it is, how much it impacts every part of your…
10 things Iv'e learned from 10 years of chronic illness.
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October 8th was my 9th anniversary of the Hashimoto's diagnosis that left me sitting in the ruin of my life, cognitively and physically disabled with no idea if…
How to deal with unsolicited chronic illness advice
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We all know that one of the biggest frustrations about living with chronic illness is the unsolicited ‘have you tried….?’ suggestions.
Especially when it’s bein…
Let's talk about not letting the illness define you.
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When you live with chronic illness, one of the things you may hear quite often is a version of "not letting the illness define you" either as a caution or warni…
The Pro's and Con's of changing how you eat to manage chronic illness.
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Changing how you eat to manage chronic illness can be a very triggering and divisive topic for so many in our chronic illness community because how and what we …
All about how people pleasing affects your chronic illness and what you can do about it.
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How do you know if you are a people pleaser?
If you say yes to 3 or more of these statements, you definitely have some people pleasing characteristics which coul…
Losing your old life and self to chronic illness.
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One of the biggest emotional issues that the people around us can't seem to understand is how becoming chronically ill feels like losing your old life and your …
Moving through the grief of chronic illness: The audio book
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Way back in 2017 when I was still in the midst of adapting to life with chronic illness, I was searching for some sort of psychological grief model to help me m…
How the emotionally issues of Chronic Illness really affect your body.
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When you become chronically ill, along with all the disbelief, medical gaslighting and accusations of "it's all in your head", you can also meet a lot of armcha…
Chronic illness and body hypervigilance.
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If you have ever experienced body hypervigilance before, then you will know how debilitating it can be. Hypervigilance is a symptom of trauma and PTSD where you…
Dating with Chronic Illness. Episode 11 Season 2
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Dating no matter what your age or situation is absolutely guaranteed to bring out all of your insecurities and living with chronic illness adds a whole new leve…
All about Medical Gaslighting and how to deal with it.
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If you live with chronic illness, then you have probably experienced some form of Medical Gaslighting.
In fact, having an experience of Medical Gaslighting see…
Recovery and my new life with Type 1 Diabetes.
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So there I was, home from my second hospitalisation with Diabetic Ketoacidosis, physically frail, very underweight and emotionally traumatised. I had my diagnos…
Hospitalisation and getting my new diagnosis.
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After several months of worsening health, extreme weight loss and becoming physically unable to care for myself, I was admitted to hospital and spent 5 days in …
How to change how you feel about chronic illness.
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We all know that acceptance is key to living your best life with chronic illness. But how can you accept something that has so dramatically changed your life an…
Season 2 Episode 6: Why it's ok to stop.
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On one level, we know that chronic illness is life changing and that it has a huge impact on us physically, emotionally and mentally.
But when it comes down to …
S2 Episode 5: Trauma and chronic illness.
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There is a lot of research including the Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) studies, that show a strong correlation between experiencing trauma in childhood and…
Corona Virus, Conversations and Opportunities.
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Avoiding the news and fear of the Corona Virus at the moment is pretty much impossible as the whole world goes into lockdown, panic buying is everywhere and the…