What to do to keep sane with a chronic illnes - Begin Within Today

Hi There..... Are you going insane from all this Corona madness? Or are you trying to keep sane?

You know, I was trying to keep sane long before all hell broke loose. That’s because I am different. No, just kidding, I am not that different from everybody else. The only difference between most of you and me is maybe my chronic illness. 😊

Some have a hard time understanding why I can’t go to work, but blogging isn’t an issue. It’s not just the pain I cope with daily, but also concentration problems because of the pain from my chronic health conditions. 😔

I can’t make my blog posts working a few hours in a row. Let me rephrase that, I can't do anything for a few hours in a row period. I have to break everything up into short time spans. 😞

Some days I am more productive than others, depending on how well I slept and how severe the pain is. Being able to write though gives me the feeling I can still accomplish things. Like I am still worth something and my chronic illness doesn't make me into a total wreck. 😃

If you would like to know more about my chronic illness you could start by reading this blog post. Don't forget to come back after. 😁

https://seadbeady.blogspot.com/2020/09/my-chronic-illness-and-last-reviews-for.html

That reminds me of how mean I was when I was a teenager, but I wasn’t alone. Our grandmother was always whining about the many things wrong with her. Lucky people without a back, that’s what she always said. She would always complain about the pain in her back. And now I have the same problem as she did. The difference was that she loved to talk about it. If you named a certain disease, you could bet your bottom dollar she had been ill from it too. 😏

I realize now that it isn’t nice but me and both my sisters would laugh at her behind her back. We cooked up a plan to trick her. On our next visit, we were going to tell her a story about a friend that had been ill. Nothing mischievous about that, except that we invented the disease this so-called friend was suffering from. We were giggling in advance already. 😁

I don’t recall which of us 3 told her the story, but what I can tell you is that our trick worked. We had a hard time trying to keep a serious face. Yes, we did still have some decency not to laugh at her right in her face. Must be because she pampered all her grandkids. I have a lot of fond childhood memories about her too. 😍

That is one reason I rarely talk about my chronic illness to my loved ones. I know they would listen without a doubt, but I just don’t want to bore them. There is always this voice in the back of my head ‘not too much, don’t nag’. Oh my, I just told you I hear voices. 🙉

Just skip this paragraph. Pretend I didn't write it. 😱

Maybe it's best to change the subject and tell you about this wonderful daily healing journal I received from Begin Within Today in return for my honest opinion.

https://www.beginwithintoday.com/begin-within-journal/pinkspiral

This is what her website says about this journal.

Begin Within Today is about Therapy, Life Coaching and Resources meet you, and or your loved one(s) exactly where you or they are, which is in perfect and divine timing. 

As an organization, they are rooted in a foundation of respect, sensitivity, compassion, and understanding, using a holistic approach. 

They believe healing begins from within, focused on the abundant strengths and resources you already have. 

They hope their journals and services empower and support you to find confidence, freedom, balance, joy, peace, independence, and clarity from within.

That sounds like a great place to start 'from within'. 😊

The woman behind this journal, Patricia (Christina) Kantzavelos, specializes in chronic health conditions and trauma, which she understands first hand. 

Chronic medical conditions (i.e. diabetes, dysautonomia, EDS, Lyme disease, Hashimoto’s, mast cell activation syndrome, vasculitis, sickle cell disease, mold illness, etc.) often come with significant challenges, like fear, anxiety, medical PTDS, and may interfere with relationships and daily function. 

She uses various holistic evidence-based treatment modalities and practice-based evidence, contingent on each person’s needs and goals, with an added focus on mindfulness techniques, positive psychology, and strengths-based therapy.

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I have just started working with this journal, but it looks like a handy tool for anyone with chronic illness. It makes you pay attention to every detail of your day, and it could provide great insight. 

It helps you find the link between what you ate or did, the medication you took, your vitals, and the effect it has on you. The journal lets you write how you feel, your frustrations, successes, and where you think you failed. There even is a small space on what you like about your body. I am all in for body-positivity.

It's a great way to make you feel better about yourself. And that is so important because you really don't want to get depressed. I have been there, and it's not where you want to end up, believe me. 

This journal doesn't only look wonderful, but it’s ECO-FRIENDLY, and last but not least a portion of this journal's sales gets donated to an organization that promotes advocacy, research, and resources to/for the chronic illness community.

Hope you like my blog post.....Until next time.....Have a great day 

Renata (Seadbeady) 

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My chronic illness and Last Reviews for the JouwBox edition 10

Hi There..... Would you like to learn more about my chronic illness and the new gift box I received?

Did you know that every September is Happy Cat Month?  😍

I am a huge cat lover..... They are so darn cuddly and cute..... It’s actually very hard for me, I cannot keep one at the moment..... Well, it’s a long story actually..... We moved 4 years ago to an apartment due to my chronic illness..... My cartilage is of very poor quality….. As a result, it is breaking down bit by bit all over my body 😟

Momentarily, I already have a hip and knee prosthesis on my right side….. But my left knee is giving me more and more problems every day now too….. Wish I could say that this was my only problem….. The disks in my back spine are slowly degenerating too….. And those of my neck were more than happy to join in on the fun 😜

Ooh no, I still haven’t finished….. My shoulders are becoming more blocked and more painful….. Probably a result of walking on crutches a lot in the last few years….. And then there are my wrists and thumbs pains….. Mostly because of some abnormal bone depositions….. I have those in different places all over my body….. I suppose they also wanted to join in on the fun 😜

Can you imagine that some people envy me….. Just because I am not working anymore 😲

What they don’t see is how many painkillers I have to take in daily…… They get me through an average day….. But there are limits to what my body can do….. And if I cross those limits, I will have to pay for it….. The result is that I have to cope with 2 or 3 days of severe pain….. Sometimes I even can’t straighten my back anymore….. And then I haven’t told you about my muscles yet….. They are fed-up with it and overreact….. Resulting in blockages 😢

You may call me crazy, but I really don’t get what they are jealous of 😵

Great..... Feels good getting that off my chest 

Let's get back to more fun things..... Like reviewing..... I think it's fun 😁

There were still 2 things in my Jouwbox left that I haven't told you about..... If you did not see the previous ones..... Here is a link to them 

https://seadbeady.blogspot.com/2020/08/review-about-jouwbox-edition-10.html

https://seadbeady.blogspot.com/2020/08/tips-on-where-to-find-some-great.html

https://seadbeady.blogspot.com/2020/08/tips-on-where-to-get-some-great.html

https://seadbeady.blogspot.com/2020/09/tips-on-some-handy-products-for.html

The first one still on my list is the Mudmasky Leave-me-on Autumn mask..... What does their website say about this mask..... It's a gel-based and oil-free ultra calming formula..... It rebalances and rehydrates your skin after a hot summer.....The mask reduces sunspots to a minimum after using daily after 2 till 3 weeks..... Without the use of popular bleaching chemicals like hydroquinone..... Fragrance-free

Sounds pretty cool..... Don't you agree 😉

As the name already suggests you can just put it on and leave it..... Still, I really have to read it twice to believe..... As the French say 'Simple come Bonjour' (translated as simple as saying hello)..... No hassle with rinsing it off afterward..... As I was rubbing it in it became rather sticky for a few seconds but that feeling disappeared..... And now my skin is almost as soft as a baby skin..... Did you know that your skin loses a lot of moisture in the summertime..... Especially in a hot summer like we had this year..... It may seem pretty expensive but you don't need much..... So the tube will last for a long time.....To me, this mask is the perfect solution..... As Maira Kalman said 'I truly believe there's always a solution to every problem 😎

The last product to review is the Okinawa minerals from the Health Factory..... What does their website say about these minerals..... They are the basic minerals from nature..... These minerals consist of calcium and magnesium as in the natural ratio of our body of 2 to 1..... They are unique in the sense that they contain 76 essential and ionic minerals and trace elements..... The Health Factory pack their products in high-quality dark violet glass, which only transmits infrared and ultraviolet UVA light.... Resulting in a much longer shelf life and vitalizing..... Following is a list of reasons why everyone should use these minerals

Okinawa minerals have a proven absorbability of 80% within 20 minutes..... A multivitamin contains all vitamins, but not all minerals and trace elements. Therefore, use the minerals daily as a multimineral..... the lack of minerals and trace elements in the farmland was already identified and reported by the US Senate in 1936. Their advice for every American was therefore to replenish minerals and trace elements daily. Eighty years later, it is still not generally known how big the shortages are in the soil, in food, crops, and therefore in humans..... Behavioral problems, learning difficulties, psychological complaints, and disorders are increasingly common and are partly caused by mineral and trace element deficiencies. Deficiencies can already arise in the womb..... It is the purest and most mineral and trace supplement, sourced from Sango Coral from Okinawa, an island near Japan. It is the only coral, of the 2.500 species in the world, whose composition is almost identical to that of human bone. Surgeons around the world even use this coral for bone grafts..... Water to which Okinawa minerals have been added has a pH value of 10 and is, therefore, more deacidifying than fruit and vegetables.

That is quite an extensive list..... Don't you agree 😮

But I can understand why they want to give this much information..... Especially given the fact that most people don't realize that they might be lacking these minerals..... I can't say for sure that I do or don't need them..... I would dare to think not because I have been taking supplements twice a day since my Gastric Bypass..... But I did try them out in a glass of water one day and in a glass of fruit juice the other day..... Here is a picture from my water experiment 😋

Almost looked a bit like milk..... Weirdly it hardly has any taste..... I only tasted the graininess from the substance..... Solving it in fruit juice worked better for me..... It solves well and the fruit juice didn't taste any different as far as I could tell..... I am not that much of a fan of Yoghurt but I am thinking that could work even better.....  😍

Hope you like my blog post.....Until next time.....Have a great day 

Renata (Seadbeady) 

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