I’m always uncomfortable. Having hypermobility makes me feel as ‘normal’ person might after sitting in one place for hours, when I’ve only been in that position for a few minutes. Posture is a constant battle. My body doesn’t want to sit or stand as it’s meant to and this worsens all my aches and … More Sitting Pretty
My mind is too crowded. My thoughts are muddled by a constant urge to do something creative or important. I feel like, by trying to find something I can focus this creative energy on to, I’m actually sapping it away, ‘spreading myself too thinly’. But then I try to see it through detached eyes and … More “It’s All My Fault.”
Once I thought I would show this site to people I know but, honestly? Before I took a month or so to think about what I wanted from my blog… I wasn’t proud of it in the slightest. I want to write about my life- not in a monotonous, ‘who-would-care-about-that!?’ way, but at the same … More Try To Understand…
Christmas with a chronic illness, hard to plan, a stressful build up and… Rather anticlimactic! This year I chose to keep it low key, I didn’t so much as over-eat, thinking this would cut down on the stress element. Instead it seems to have made me miss Christmas, it’s over before I really felt it had begun. As it … More So… This is Christmas?
If you have a chronic illness, the littlest of fun things – that ‘healthy’ teens would take for granted – are often a real struggle. Like make-up, shopping or spending time with friends. Rather than writing about pretty products that I’ve no doubt have been reviewed many times before, or constantly throwing my experiences as a sick … More Pretty Sick (PS) ‘no fuss’ lip products
Travelling by train can be frustrating and tiring for most people but if you have a chronic illness, in my experience, it’s far worse! In this post I’m going to mention some things that have helped me to cope during my recent trips to London hospital appointments, these may not work for you and I’m … More Tiresome Train Journeys
It varies. There isn’t much I can say about other people who ask this question, because it can be asked in different ways; for different reasons. Sometimes it sounds almost sarcastic- someone might see you out for the first time in months looking perfectly all right and doubt that you’re sick at all. For others it … More How sick are you?
The Blog: This blog is not about product reviews or make-up tutorials. It mostly contains my observations of life as a teenage girl with a twist- my illnesses. I don’t aim to be negative, ranting about my issues and constantly complaining but, at the same time, being unrealistic and overly positive only brings you … More Pretty Sick
A big part of the battle that invisible illness fighters face is that our illnesses are, well, invisible. I know complaining gets you comments like ‘at least it’s not cancer’ or people simply think that you might say looking ‘normal’ is frustrating but really you don’t know how lucky you are; actually looking sick would … More But… You don’t look sick…
What is the point in it? Pain is unpleasant, obviously, and depressing when it’s constant. It’s never the cause of a problem though, is it? Pain lets you know that something’s wrong. Put your hand on a hot surface, ouch! Take it off. By what do you do when pain has no obvious cause? That … More Pain.
Sakara Dee 