Entries Tagged as 'exhaustion'

Body image: strong and real

Posted on: Saturday, October 27, 2012

I hope you will afford me some narcissism on this one in the aim of the greater good. Of course, I see that blogging itself is probably a narcissistic activity, but this subject, that of weight, self image and wellness is one I feel strongly about. I am also very much still on my personal journey with it and see that so many others are too.

So, my relationship with body image and weight goes like this – in my teenage years I thought I was fat. I was tiny, 8 stone 7, 26″ waist, curvy and with that irritating teenage ability to eat and drink ad infinitum without the carnage of cellulite erupting before the night is even over.

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Ups, downs and staying wild

Posted on: Sunday, June 3, 2012

ups, downs, staying wild

This week has been such a rollercoaster  in the life of an endo warrior that I have to share some of it with you, Diva Readers.

Seeing yourself in the mirror of life-long friends is always a grounding experience. This week I had a great day out with one of my oldest buddies Jo. We went to the X Factor for Freya, so had a girly London day out stalking Gary Barlow and catching up over coffees. Brilliant.

The background info however, is slightly less glamorous; I had a terrible night’s sleep prior to our trip to town, as my pain was so bad. Little sleep means more pain as I need total rest to have a body that functions without being tense and exhausted, so I knew I was heading up for a week of being slightly broken.

By 3pm on Tuesday I was in tears in the loos at the O2, beaten by pain and exhaustion and needing to go home – Jo said she glanced over as we sat watching auditions, saw my face change and drain of all colour and knew we had to go. Read More >

Unreliable or endo?

Posted on: Monday, May 21, 2012

This postcard, the 3rd in the series by  the wonderful Antonia, is so brilliant at relating the feeling of unreliability that endo sisters and others suffering from a chronic condition go through. The number of times I have had to cancel at last minute my plans due to pain or exhaustion are countless; luckily, my close friends and family know the score, they support me 100% and everyone knows there is a 50/50 chance I will ever be somewhere I plan to be. Those who don’t get it never will and are not worth my time.

It’s tough, it’s frustrating, but it’s life. It’s my life, and the life of many, many other ladies out there.

If you know how this feels and would be willing to share your story as a guest Diva, please drop me a line.

 

Life, but not as you know it.

Posted on: Friday, September 2, 2011

Life...not as you know it

This little post is to share with you all how saddening, maddening, frustrating, painful and tiring it is living with endometriosis and it’s associated entourage of symptoms.

Every few weeks the pain gets so much that my body hits a wall of exhaustion and chronic fatigue sets it. I don’t just mean tiredness like you have after a big night out, or even the wall of foggy sleep deprivation I felt when the twins were still night feeding.  No, this is a tiredness that makes my very bones ache. My glands come up, I feel sick with tiredness, my pain reaches a whole new level of attacking every nerve, sinew and muscle. My head aches, my whole body feels battered. Shattered. Broken. Read More >

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