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Sophia / July 8, 2016

Chronic Pain Art: What does a flare feel like?

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I have been in a terrible chronic pain flare this week. I’ve had neuropathic pain for 8 years now and over that time, as my pain has worsened gradually, my pain threshold has kept increasing.… View Post

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spooniesophia / May 26, 2015

Chronic Pain As It’s Own Disease

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Pain is typically considered to be a symptom of an injury, disease or condition; it is simply the transmission of information through nerves about damage to the body. Chronic pain however, is a bit more complex… View Post

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spooniesophia / May 11, 2015

The Importance Of Sleep For Chronic Pain Sufferers

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For those who deal with chronic pain, the symptoms are hard enough to cope with when you’ve had a good nights sleep, but it’s a whole different ball game with not much sleep under your belt.… View Post

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spooniesophia / May 7, 2015

Allodynia: My Clothes Hurt

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*I have a more up to date post here.* I have been in a chronic pain flare up since the beginning of January – the longest and worst flare to date! The pain I have… View Post

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spooniesophia / February 16, 2015

Birthday reflections

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The last month or so has been a real toughie. No matter how much I rest I don’t seem to have any ‘good days’ at the moment. It was particularly frustrating on Saturday as it was… View Post

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spooniesophia / September 21, 2014

Sometimes it’s just so frustrating

I want my blog to be a positive space but today I feel like opening up and revealing some of the realities of living with a chronic illness. Sometimes it can be so frustrating.  I’ve… View Post

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I'm a food, health and lifestyle blogger, currently battling chronic illness. I share my story and thoughts on coping with and managing illness as well as my passion for creating delicious healthy recipes.

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