Tag: mental health

• Foggy…

  

  I’m very scattered today. Having trouble concentrating. I have a million tasks running through my head… things on my To-do list, but I can’t seem to get my act together to make it happen. I’ve walked in various rooms with intentions of doing something, then aborted mission and went back to my safe place on…

  Meredith Gallie

  December 21, 2020

  life

  anxiety, autism, autoimmune, blog, blogger, brain fog, chronic fatigue, chronic illness, chronic illness mom, chronic pain, covid, depression, diary, homebound, housebound, invisible illness, isolation, mental health, momlife, quarantine, school, sjogrens, sjogrens syndrome, social, spoonie

• Learning How to Save Myself…

  

  I wanted to write this blog to share something that has truly helped me during my darkest times. I was drowning in pain, depression, hopelessness, and despair and I needed to find a way to save myself. This is how I’m doing it. Its true that when you are sick, tired, and in pain nearly…

  Meredith Gallie

  December 16, 2020

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  advice, anxiety, buddhism, chronic fatigue, chronic illness, chronic illness warrior, chronic pain, coping, diary, disability, disabled, hope, hopeless, housebound, how to, invisible illness, meditation, mental health, mindfulness, my story, peace, positivity, prayer, religion, save myself, sjogrens, sjogrens syndrome, spiritual, spoonie, suffering, unchargeable

• My Illness: the diagnosis

  

  I have an autoimmune disease called Sjogren’s (Show-grins) Syndrome.  I kind of describe it like a mix between Lupus, Rheumatoid arthritis, and MS.  I was officially diagnosed at 32 years old in 2013 but I’m sure I’ve had it since I was in my early 20’s.  I experienced many of my symptoms when I was…

  Meredith Gallie

  December 11, 2020

  life

  anxiety, autoimmune, autoimmune disease, chronic illness, chronic illness mom, chronic illness warrior, chronic pain, diagnosis, disability, disabled, disease, illness, invisible illness, mental health, sjogrens, spoonie