I write about the realities of living with pain, share pain management tips & try to spread awareness. #BackPain #TrigeminalNeuralgia #CoeliacDisease #Scoliosis
Scotland, United Kingdom
Joined November 2018
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#NewBlogPost for #PainAwarenessMonth
This post is about what it's really like to live with pain. It's not just about physical pain. There's much more to it.
@BritishPainSoc @iPainOfficial @IASPpain
What's it Like to Live With Pain despitepain.com/2026/09/01/w… via @DespitePainBlog
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18 Tips For Living With Chronic Illness, Pain & Disability 💜💛❤️💚
invisiblyme.com/18-tips-livi…
#chronicillness #chronicpain #disability #invisibleillness #tips #life #health #blog #blogger #fibromyalgia #chronicfatigue #mecfs #ostomy #migriane #healthcare #spoonielife #spoonie
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Embracing your #chronicillness, #disability or #mentalhealth conditions isn't easy, but it's important.
Full post 👇
instagram.com/p/DcTmOXTDLzw/
#beyourself #inspirational #blogger #fibromyalgia #chronicfatigue #ostomy #spoonie #quotes #inspirationalquotes #life
ALT Pictured quote : White text against a dark background with red roses. It reads “embrace who you are, what you have and what you live with. Own it. You rule your own life so live it your way. No shame, no regret and no apologies for your illness.”
Despite Pain retweeted
"For some people, #kindness does not register as neutral. It carries risk. If you’ve learned that #vulnerability leads to dismissal, if yr needs hv been..minimized, or if rest has been framed as irresponsibility, #compassion can feel destabilizing.": buff.ly/hY6413b
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"I turned to Ian & said how much I wished we cld go there for real. Ian joked, “U can barely walk to the toilet..no way cld u walk round a market.” He wasn’t being cruel..that’s 1 of our #CopingStrategies. We #laugh at life": buff.ly/x1qUjHI by @DespitePainBlog #disabled
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#NewBlogPost about my life with #Scoliosis and how things have changed recently, causing a lot more pain. Sometimes curves aren't in the right places and change lives.
#ScoliosisAwarenessMonth
@SRS_org @ScoliosisTweets @Scoliosis_SR
despitepain.com/2026/06/15/l… via @DespitePainBlog
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"My #YoungAdult years passed by in a blur with most of my good #memories shadowed by #pain. So often I would try to step into my perceived #persona only to have it fall apart, leaving me embarrassed and feeling very much like a fraud": buff.ly/DVdX5Uw #disability
ALT Loss of Identity with Chronic Illness. Plot Twist: Sharpened Self-Worth. (A woman with two different styles within one face — one side is lined with colours, and the other side is shaded with gaudy paint like makeup.)
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"I fear that FND has left an indelible mark on my life that will never leave. And so perhaps more than I anything, I fear that I will never get better." brainlesionandme.com/the-mos… via @serenebutterfly
#FNDAware #FNDAwarenessDay
Despite Pain retweeted
🗞️ New #blogpost : Health #News [ 19/03/26 ] 🗞️
invisiblyme.com/health-news-…
From the #Meningitis B outbreak & #US childhood #vaccine proposals, to the #UK #Covid enquiry & the Scottish Assisted Dying Bill vote.
#blog #blogger #chronicillness #Health #healthcare #NHS #rfk #wellness
Despite Pain retweeted
"They accuse people w #ChronicIllness who stay home all day for being ‘lazy’. That they aren’t trying hard enough, or lack willpower and self-respect, or that we’re letting our ‘ego’ of working a menial #job hold us back": buff.ly/tE5clel #society #ableism #disability
ALT The Stigma of Chronic Illness People Being Too ‘Lazy’ or ‘Proud’ to Work Part-Time Jobs. a chronic voice .com
Despite Pain retweeted
The Chancellor says that we all 'have to do our bit'
As a carer, like thousands of others, I already am, saving you and the country over £445 million per day.
Our ‘bit’
Despite Pain retweeted
#Neuropathic Pain Awareness Month ~ #NERVEmber
Nerve pain can come in many forms. In #November, we try to shine a light on it...and the light is #orange #ChronicIllness #chronicpain despitepain.com/2025/11/02/n… via @DespitePainBlog
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Today I have a guest post by Melissa Reynolds about her experience of living with #chronicpain. She's lived with chronic pain for many years, and has developed a range of coping techniques, many of which she shares in her new book.
despitepain.com/2025/10/21/f… via @DespitePainBlog
Despite Pain retweeted
[New] Did you know that A Chronic Voice is 10 years old? Come check out our fresh new #blog revamp, which we have migrated from #WordPress to Ghost! 👉 buff.ly/bxZbjHB
#WebDevelopment #ChronicIllness #NewWebsite
ALT Did you know that A Chronic Voice is 10 years old? Check out the new website!
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We are appalled at the Government's threats to PIP and the Motability Scheme we are hearing surrounding their upcoming budget.
Balancing their books on the backs of the most marginalised is a political choice, an unconscionable one.
Read Fazilet's blog👇
disabilityrightsuk.org/news/…
ALT Image of £10 and £5 notes with £1 and £2 coins on top
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#invisibledisabilities #invisibledisabilitiesweek #seetheinvisible #benefits @InvDisabilities
You can read the full post here: despitepain.com/2025/10/14/u…
Despite Pain retweeted
Did I decide to lose my career as a nurse? No. Did I decide to have numerous surgeries for pain and disabilities? No. Did I decide to need full time family care? No. Did I decide to live on benefits? No. I am insulted by you @NickFerrariLBC ? Absolutely
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You are what's getting out of control. You are telling lie after lie. Nobody gets Motability for acne. Do you even realise how ridiculous you sound? Have you ever listened to people who go through the application process to get benefits? They are not handed out for nothing. Acne!
Despite Pain retweeted
"The chemist is like the adult version of a candy store where you restock your OTC supplies." - Can you relate to any of these #ChronicPain #memes?: buff.ly/2ITfSns #MondayBlogs #ChronicIllness #spoonie
ALT Chronic Illness Life — Visiting the chemist be like... the adult version of a candy store. (Illustrated pills in all shapes and sizes can be seen against a blurred background of a store.)
