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this is me: part 1
this is a post i have been mulling over for a while. there are some things that are difficult to talk about at the best of times, but become even more difficult in the context of pregnancy and...
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this is me: part 2
having the conditions that i outlined in part one of this series of posts means that i have to approach life quite differently than most other people i know. they’re chronic conditions, so rather than...
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this is me: part 3
it’s taken me a while to get around to writing this third and final instalment in this series of posts (see also: part 1 and part 2). i have been mulling over it a lot, and wondering what needs to be...
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not just tired
parenting a newborn has really highlighted the difference between regular tiredness and cfs tiredness for me. s and i have both been feeling like we’ve been travelling really well so far. arty is a...
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parenting with chronic illness: how i’m travelling
before arty was born i wrote a series of blog posts about what it was like to have chronic fatigue syndrome, anxiety/panic disorder, and depression. the point was to be open about what i was bringing...
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what is chronic fatigue syndrome?
it’s sleeping off one leaden blanket of fatigue for every two that drape themselves over you. it’s being embarrassed to answer your friends when they ask how you are, because there’s no honest way to...
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When I knew
Like many people, I’ve had a complicated relationship with my body for a very long time. Years of chronic illness taught me to see my body as something that would hinder my plans rather than...
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A list is a bridge (an analogy with flying monkeys)
As I’ve discussed in the past, I have reasonably serious anxiety and depression. I generally manage these pretty well with the help of hugely supportive family and friends, a brilliant therapist, and...
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Letting the stork go
Cycle two is over, and Twoby hasn’t eventuated. I’ve got some complicated feelings about this. I started doing home pregnancy tests from the earliest possible stage this month, and each time I watched...
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New labels
I am Essie. I struggle with the symptoms of depression, broad spectrum generalised anxiety, and chronic fatigue. These labels have gone a long way to explaining what it’s like to live in this...
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