If It Looks Like A Duck

2016-07-162016-07-16 Miss Poison Fibromyalgia, Honesty, Judgment, July, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Things That Enrage Me, Unnecessary Drama, Writing Discrimination, Fibromyalgia, Invasion Of Privacy, Invisible Illnesses, Know Your Rights, Migraines, Writing

If there's one thing I absolutely have no tolerance for, it's being lied to. To add insult to injury, I hate being lied to and discriminated against all in the same breath. If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it might very well smell like bullshit. Since … Continue reading If It Looks Like A Duck

For Some Reason

Quote 2016-06-21 Miss Poison Quotes Chronic Pain, Depression, Invisible Illnesses, Quotes, Stephen Fry

“For some reason the word “chronic” often has to be explained. It does not mean severe, though many chronic conditions can be exceptionally serious and indeed life-threatening. No, “chronic” means persistent over time, enduring, constant. Diabetes is a chronic condition, but measles is not. With measles, you contract it and then it is gone. It … Continue reading For Some Reason

Pain Helped Him Pull The Trigger

Link 2016-05-03 Miss Poison Articles, Chronic Pain, Opioids, Pain Corin Cates-Carney, Invisible Illnesses, Montana, Opiates, Pain, Pain Patients, Treatment

http://mtpr.org/post/pain-helped-him-pull-trigger#stream/0 This just plain upsets me. Denouncing someone's pain is a personal trigger for me. Leaving pain patients in a lurch without a referral to a new physician is heinous to me. Until you've walked 100 miles in a pain patient's shoes, do NOT judge their need for medication. I can't tell you how hard … Continue reading Pain Helped Him Pull The Trigger