When you got married, and the pastor or priest asked you to recite your vows, did you ever think that you’d genuinely have to share the pain and sorrows of your life partner? The thought does not often come to mind of many … Continued
The topic of illness makes most of us feel anxious and helpless. — Tamara McClintock Greenberg Psy.D. When life gives you a health condition that you may never be able to outgrow, e.g., dysautonomia, and you are still unmarried, … Continued
Many chronic illnesses cannot be cured but can be managed in ways that allow those afflicted with them to maintain their quality of life. — Dan Mager MSW How will you react after going through a series of blood … Continued
As promised, here are more practical ideas to manage POTS, in the simplest way possible.
Source: pixabay.com We’ve medicalized chronic illness such that, if we talk about our experiences at all, we use the language of medicine. — Katie Willard Virant MSW, JD, LCSW Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), a type of dysautonomia, is an … Continued
Source: pixabay.com This is the second part of the article which tackles all about Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, which is a form of dysautonomia. To continue, here are more facts about the illness.
Source: pixabay.com Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, a form of dysautonomia, is one rare health condition and as it follows most people all over the world are not well educated about it. But just like any other health ailment, it … Continued
Neurasthenia is a medical term founded in the 19th century that turns previously healthy people weak and unable to function normally than before. Its symptoms are complicated, usually fatigue, pain from a part of the body that would move from … Continued
I have been working with a lot of individuals who deal with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) to know that many of them have gone to psychologists or psychiatrists first to diagnose the illness. Some of the symptoms related to … Continued
We all want the same thing for the people we love, and that is to care for them. We want to make them feel that we value their presence in our lives. At the same time, we also want the … Continued