Recently I have come to a realization about my blog and its content that I feel I need to comment on.  I am aware of the fact that my posts are not considered commercially “upbeat,” however, they are educational and I try to offer solutions, not just to others, but for myself as to ways […]

I am writing this post from the waiting room of yet another doctor’s appointment.  With the car accident I had a few months ago that caused severe whiplash in addition to the fact that I only have a few months of insurance to get everything I may need done checked out, I am literally “TOUCHED […]

I only get one life, one chance, and I don’t think I am doing a great job living it.  As I sit here feeling sad for so many reasons (not all of them selfish, as my family and I are dealing with a very heartbreaking situation right now), feeling as if I am failing at […]

Last Week I started a campaign to raise awareness for Chronic Pain Awareness Month, which happens to be this month.  There are still a few days left in the months, so please, check out the post at https://blogs.psychcentral.com/chronic-pain/2013/09/chronic-pain-awareness-month/– share it, tweet it, Facebook it!  Also, feel free to post the Chronic Pain Awareness Logo I created […]

An oldie but a goodie…since this was popular and this week has been very difficult due to dealing with oral surgeries, bereavement, etc., I am reblogging myself…This is the complete list with a lot of the comments added. I will be the first to admit that living in chronic pain can make me a bit…sensitive.  […]

  According to the NIMH depression affects over 21 million adults and adolescents in the United States and is the leading cause for people age 15-44 to be “disabled.”  Oddly enough, New Jersey has the third lowest incidence of depression when broken down by state (I have lived here all my life and find that […]

It happened again- poor treatment in the emergency room.  But, this time I am doing something about it because I am fed up with being treated like a drug addict, or a “crazy person” just because of the medications I HAVE TO take in order to move, or the incorrect diagnosis codes that are in […]

t When you are living with CHRONIC PAIN, it is vitally important to try to have a sense of HUMOR about your situation. I live with pain and I know that it is no laughing matter, and this is not intended to make light of a difficult situation, but I have also learned that if […]

Part of my gym membership includes two personal training sessions with the handsome trainer at the gym who seemed nice…until he tortured me for half an hour, that is.  I recently took advantage of one of my sessions with the trainer, whom I had spoken to on several occasions while working out.  He had given […]

When you are living with chronic pain, there are many days when you wake up and think: “Today is going to be one of those days.”  You know the day: you wake up feeling anxious, annoyed, cranky…the kind of day where you feel like if you have to answer one more question from anyone, you […]