Tag: help
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WHERE CAN I FIND SUPPORT FOR MY MENTAL HEALTH?
Knowing where to turn when you feel like you need support can be scary. It can also be mind boggling about where you start. Hopefully in this post, I can help you find access to what you need. The initial step is the hardest, but I can promise you, that the relief you feel once…
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THE SPOONIE MUMMY REVIEWS – Vitalfield ENERGY CELL
Ad | Gifted Happy Wednesday everybody! Today I am really excited to be sharing a product that I was given the chance to review via Chronic Illness Bloggers. The VitalField Energy Cell has been developed by VitalField and is a revolutionary method of reducing pain. Zero side effects have been reported from using the energy…
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Top Ten Tips To Help With Pancaking
Please note – this post talks about ostomy output (poo) and there are some photos showing it. Happy pancake day! This is one of my favourite days of the year – I love pancakes! Unfortunately, pancaking for an ostomate can mean something very different…. so I thought today was the perfect day to share some…
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Prescription Charges In The UK
In the UK we are really lucky to have the NHS and access to free healthcare. One thing a lot of people do have to pay for is prescriptions, and I have recently seen people in support groups I am a member of, talking about the rising cost of this. I was shocked to read…
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Spring Cleaning Week – 10 Chronic Illness Cleaning Hacks
Happy Friday everyone! We have made it through another week! Who has kids that are breaking up for the Easter holiday today? The boys are spending the first week with their Dad and the second with me, I can’t wait! Today as part of my Spring Cleaning Week I am sharing ten hacks to make…
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Coping With Anxiety – Grounding Techniques
Anxiety is the feeling of unease, worry or fear. Everyone experiences anxiety during their lives – you may worry about taking an exam for example. But there are peopl who experience these symptoms daily and struggle to control them. Anxiety can take over a person’s life and be a constant struggle. Anxiety is common in…
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Why Online Support Groups Can Be So Helpful
I joined my first IBD online support group in September 2015. I had been struggling for a while with my mental health and had just made the big step of opening up to my rheumatology nurse about how I was feeling. I had been diagnosed with Crohns Disease almost three years previously but still didn’t…
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‘Good To Talk’
Today is the World Health Organisation’s World Health Day 2017. The focus for this year’s World Health Day is depression. The WHO are running a year long campaign to raise awareness of depression and promote the slogan ‘good to talk’. Close to 10% of the world’s population suffer with depression or anxiety. It’s an illness…
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