Articles

Modern Medicine Fails People With Chronic Pain

Link Miss Poison Articles, Chronic Pain, Pain Articles , , , , ,

https://www.wired.com/story/modern-medicine-fails-chronic-pain/

This is not dissimilar to stories I have heard and things I have personally experienced from age eight into adulthood.

This story is adapted from The Song of Our Scars: The Untold Story of Pain, by Haider Warraich.

Going for a walk? Study says minimal exercise can lower risk of depression

Link Miss Poison Articles, Depression , , ,

https://www.indystar.com/story/news/health/2022/04/15/exercise-can-help-depression-study/7330937001/

Or if you’re like me, you need a destination in mind. I often function on auto-pilot when I take a walk. I have no idea how I get to my destination or how I get home because I’m SO trapped in my head. Sometimes I have to pause, check out my surroundings, and take a picture of a tree or something I see along the way. Also, I’m still depressed afterwards, but with more joint and muscle pain. Depression is a cruel taskmaster.

The pandemic gave people with chronic illnesses a sense of belonging. Now they’re back to feeling like outsiders.

Link Miss Poison Articles, Chronic Illness , ,
https://news.yahoo.com/pandemic-gave-people-chronic-illnesses-130100045.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9kdWNrZHVja2dvLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAACNHM-nybNf7zfF2CYWCK1tHxc8CRTUxhqQhQKedWU3sXWZHgL5p1H83FmdWray7JWTiVIdTTU2Qndk63ZbbDRT1wD1MoEncelXHKHVHBkLiaiETyj6b2gA7NMjV3Jp1PQCJ0JRBC1HMIcpZZW9AA05XqnYVtgEEd52IjtOglFFE