Antics and ramblings of a twenty something

Hi, Again, as always, thank you for taking the time to read this blog. It means a lot. Today I want to talk about something I've discussed many times on here over the past three years. I don't want to talk about how the condition affects me emotionally in human terms, but how it affects the body. This is because as a twenty one year old in 2019 I see many changes in society that I think are brilliant. Open Mindedness to mental health conditions, more awareness of the spectrum that is sexuality and awareness in general about topics that even ten years ago may have been considered a "taboo". However, the condition I'm about to talk about is a physical condition with physical and very debilitating symptoms and I feel its a condition with very little awareness. "Disautonomia" or "Autonomic Disfunction" is a condition in which the autonomic nervous system does not work properly. This Autonomic nervous system is a component of the "per...

Hello! I hope this post finds you really really well, and not ankle deep in snow after the heavy snow overnight. Whilst we haven’t had a real covering in the small town I call home, some of my friends at Universities have posted me pictures of amazing looking snowmen ⛄️ so I’m glad all is right in the world. I met a lovely friend yesterday for coffee and she asked if I’d written a blog in a while, after beginning a writing group locally. I said that I hadn’t for a bit, other than attempting to write short comedy scripts in my spare time (something that I’ve never really done before but fancied doing!). Then low and behold I suddenly find something I want to write about. The last few months have been hard at times with my chronic condition but also very hard mentally. I was struggling accepting my limitations or sometimes even feeling “worthy” enough to belong to certain groups if I felt I couldn’t participate. After seeking help through councilling and medication I am happy to re...