![]() However, believing you can magically think yourself well can complicate your recovery when you feel pressured to deny your reality and pretend that you’ve improved when your body aches like a truck ran over it. ![]() ![]() If you are a fellow spoonie, no doubt you have heard your share of advice to “just think positive.” Such advice is well-meant - and science does indicate that optimistic attitudes improve health outcomes. I also deem it kind because toxic positivity is anything but nice. Why am I confessing all of this to you now? One, it is true, and I feel necessary because I value transparency and honesty. It’s not to make people feel worse if certain methods fail them.Īs such, I want to emphasize the positive in my work - but I also want to keep it real. My mission is to present science-based information through the lens of someone who is also a patient, not an impartial clinician in a lab coat. Here’s the thing, folks - there are infinite variations in the human body, and while certain allopathic and holistic approaches may work for most, they don’t work for everybody. That said, I never want to give people the impression that I’m some genius guru or that the methods that help me manage my conditions will work for everyone. If I can share useful information and techniques that help people ease their physical and mental pain, my mission on earth is complete. I do what I do because I have suffered, and I want to spare others similar misery. As a health blogger and guide, I walk a fine line. I have to start this post with a confession of sorts, dear readers.
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