I’ve been going to therapy my whole life because my first year was in a Romanian orphanage, As a child, I was disowned by my adoptive family, abused in a foster home, and I have a chronic illness. …

How do you view your life, positively or negatively? I live with six illnesses and a disability. I have lupus, fibromyalgia, hepatitis B, Anxiety, depression, PTSD, and Functional neurological disorder (fnd) and I suffered a stroke that caused left side weakness and cognitive issues. …

When I tell my story I’m always told I have a lot of reliance but I didn’t know what it means. After some research, I found the six steps to building resilience. Defining resilience. Resilience is adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, or threats. Sources of stress…

How to cope with Chronic Illness Coping is defined as thoughts and behaviours learned to manage stressful situations. During a reflection of a stressful situation, a person evaluates the harm or benefits. This takes into consideration their commitments, values, goals, and redefines life with chronic illness. …

Our spiritual resilience is the ability to maintain a positive spirit even in the face of adversity. We all have our own sets of beliefs, principles or values which are the platform of spiritual resilience. Spiritual resilience is not about religion, it’s about how you find meaning in life; what…

Psychological resilience is the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats and significant sources of stress. People who are resilient have developed the ability to problem-solve. People aren’t born with resilience but it’s something you can build. …

Fibromyalgia is a disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain accompanied by fatigue, sleep, memory and mood issues. Researchers believe that fibromyalgia amplifies painful sensations by affecting the way your brain and spinal cord process signals. (Cherney, 2021). Musculoskeletal system The musculoskeletal system is made up of our skeleton, muscles, cartilage…

There has been no definitive cause of lupus. Researchers believe there may be a number of causes, such as hormones, genes, and environmental factors. I’ve come to my own conclusion, with what evidence there is, of the cause of lupus. Hormones Hormones are the body’s messengers. They regulate many of…

I met Dion Langley and Emmitt III over a Twitter conversation while setting up the Purple Panel event for Purple May 2021. Both their personal stories are inspirational! and It’s great to know that there are men who are not ashamed to talk about lupus, encouraging other men who have…