Triggers C Archives - Going beyond coping

Anger is only one letter short of danger

Adapting / Happiness / Introspection / Live and Learn / Narcolepsy

January 20, 2019

5 Rules for Arguing with Narcolepsy

5 Rules for arguing with narcolepsy As you know, I’m not a doctor – or a mental health professional – I call myself a coping advocate because that’s what I believe in the most,...

Adapting / Fibromyalgia / Introspection / Live and Learn / Narcolepsy / Sjogrens

April 28, 2018

Killing the Monkey in Your Mind aka Clearing Your Thoughts

Monkey Mind is when your thoughts are so consuming, it feels like the thought Monkeys are running the show. A lot of people with chronic illness have a hard time meditating and therefore can...

Adapting / Musing

April 26, 2017

Adapting – Erased mom – the muddy water is yours

I managed to kill the monkey in my mind a little over a year ago. I used to over analyze everything. And, I mean everything… Even, my grocery list. I’ll do a separate post...

Fibromyalgia / Happiness / Musing / Narcolepsy / Random

April 2, 2017

Going beyond coping – anger – wet blanket syndrome

You mad bro? Wet blanket syndrome. Most people experience it at one point or another but with the constant (quality of) sleep deprivation, people with narcolepsy or constant pain can be ‘afflicted’ more often. Say...

Live and Learn / Musing / Narcolepsy

April 1, 2017

Narcolepsy – why happy matters

Sure, you can say happy matters but, why does it matter? Narcolepsy is a disease/disorder/illness fueled by emotions. Many of us hear from our doctors, “Oh, you’re just depressed.” Um, of course we are,...

Happiness / Musing / Narcolepsy

March 31, 2017

Narcolepsy – going beyond coping with cataplexy

One of my cataplexy triggers is irrational situations. After meds failed I had to dig deeper into it in my own head. Seeing things from a different perspective doesn’t eliminate my cataplexy but it...

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