Everyone needs it, but sometimes the hardest thing to do is to ask for help. Opening yourself up to feeling vulnerable, especially when you are already feeling compromised by your condition, can be challenging. It is important to remember; you do not have to shoulder it alone. Your chronic health condition may force your hand… Continue reading How to Ask for Help
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“Not tonight”: How health conditions can affect your sex life + relationships
Personal (but important) question: How’s your sex life? Explore how your diagnosis (and symptoms and treatments) can impact your romantic relationships, see what members are saying about the topic on PatientsLikeMe — and learn what you can possibly do about love-life struggles. Intimacy, interrupted According to sexologists, people with a variety of health conditions can… Continue reading “Not tonight”: How health conditions can affect your sex life + relationships
5 tips for practicing self-care when your chronic illness is trying to take over
As a woman with bipolar disorder I and PTSD, I can pretty safely say that no two days are the same. There are days when the world is sunshine and roses; life is grand! Then there are days when the inside of my brain is trying to run the show without me, and it’s leaving… Continue reading 5 tips for practicing self-care when your chronic illness is trying to take over
Working with a condition: Your rights and options for sharing with your employer and taking leave
Have you ever struggled with managing your health condition(s) while holding down a job? Or worried about missing too much work because of your unpredictable symptoms? Team of Advisors member Hetlena (TheLupusLiar) is living with lupus and is very interested in the topic of balancing work with a chronic health condition. She helped us develop… Continue reading Working with a condition: Your rights and options for sharing with your employer and taking leave