-
Welcome to Phoenix Rising!
Created in 2008, Phoenix Rising is the largest and oldest forum dedicated to furthering the understanding of, and finding treatments for, complex chronic illnesses such as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), fibromyalgia, long COVID, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS), and allied diseases.
To become a member, simply click the Register button at the top right.
Blog entries by Victoria
<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>
<o:p></o:p>
There, Ive finally said it!
<o:p></o:p>
<o:p></o:p>
There is not enough time in every day (these days), to do all I want to do.
<o:p></o:p>
<o:p></o:p>
It only seems like yesterday that the days...
Could I please direct all over-heated members to the Joke of the Day thread.
(I suspect you are all feeling a little disgruntled, fed up with Chronic illness & pain, & need a good laugh)
I am starting a competition.
Whoever posts the funniest Joke of the Month of June, wins the $50 credit...
This forum has grown from just a few members to a couple of thousand in less than a year.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>
<o:p> </o:p>
And I know there are many more Guests who visit regularly, or Travelers who pass through (but once) on...
What are we here for? Perhaps we are simply here for the opportunity to become so happy that we no longer care what we are here for! (wrote my Astrologer today..).
How many people are genuinely happy? I dont mean happy because they have material possessions or the perfect wife/husband/partner...
This morning I was reading a forum post about heart symptoms & remembered someone else talking about abnormal kidney function & realized that these were some of many problems I have had in the past & are now resolved or are not symptomatic at the present time.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =...
Apologies if I've posted this before now. I can't remember if I did, ot not. This was a general article I wrote on diet & health last year (I think?) - not necessarily ME/CFS/FM.
<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>
There is no one diet that...
At Easter, in recent years, it was difficult to contemplate spending time with family (or friends) due to overwhelming pain or fatigue (or both), so it was with undeniable pleasure that I looked forward to this Easter, 2010.
<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =...
Its now the start of the sixth week since leaving full-time work. Some people call it Retirement. I call it semi-retirement, as I hope to, one day, find a part time job, that is rewarding, enjoyable & takes into account my energy reserves & pain levels (which vary from day to day & week to...
<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>
<o:p></o:p>
Sleep (or lack of it) has to be one of the most frustrating problems to solve in my life.<o:p></o:p>
<o:p></o:p>
For many years I thought I was a light sleeper.<o:p></o:p>
<o:p></o:p>
I thought...
You may not be able to change what youve got & what life has dished up to you on a platter, but you can change what you wish you had. Needs & desires shape our lives, & what we perceive as being important or crucial to our happiness, is really just a state of mind.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =...
It was a Great Day Today!
(did you get that?)
IT WAS A GREAT DAY TODAY!
(my bank account got a nice injection of $$$ :victory:).
This will be one of my briefest Blogs you'll be pleased to know.
Most of the older members will know that I'm really good at the Longest Blog in the World. I...
Sounds like you've got your priorities in the right order, Genevieve. Herbal Medicine is a great way to go, but sometimes you get worse before you get better. On the whole, Chinese herbal medicine seems to take about 3 months to really settle in to your system.
As I mentioned further down the...
Its late on a refreshingly cool Saturday afternoon &Im taking a break from clearing out the trash. The trash is about dozens (no, hundreds) of internet articles Id printed on my office printer. You see, years ago, I used my lunch time & after work (I had more energy back in those days) trawling...
Drug healing
Faith healing.
Placebo healing.
Fasting (healing)
Diet healing.
Magic healing.
Surgical healing.
No method (healing)
We have illness, we have drugs, or supplements, or diet, or surgery, or faith, or rest, or go to church, or all of the above.
We are healed.
Now tell me 100%...
With the heavy paperwork of social service application forms, photocopying of medical reports, bank statements, rental property lease & other formal documentation, I was beginning to think of opening a Filling out Forms Consultancy Company.:cheeky grin:
With the is & ts dotted a dozen times in...
Its been a busy week since I stopped full time work on 12<SUP>th</SUP> Feb. Not just physically, but mentally as well. Perhaps the mental changes that are needed to improve health, for me, are just as important as the physical. My mind had been clouded with anger, resentment & exhaustion for...
<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:date Month="2" Day="13" Year="2010">The 13<SUP>th</SUP> of February, 2010</st1:date> is the first day of the Rest Of My life.:victory:<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"...
TALKING ABOUT IT.
The best way to talk about this subject is to share my own experiences. And theres only one language to use when talking about this subject. And that is in simple, basic, hard (or in my case, soft :D) terms. I was lucky enough to work for 2 doctors in one of my early Nanny...
In Case you don't know the name of Dan Millman, I would like to introduce you to him. He has great Insight & Wisdom. And I very much admire his middle way approach to life. I have some of his books & his DVD called the Peaceful Warrior. If you like what he has written below, you might like...