Hey. I don’t know how to share this here. I don't know how to "frame" it for Mastodon...

But I want to share it. Because I know other people out there hurt. I know how isolating it is.

So, this isn't snappy & well-packaged. But neither am I. And neither is pain.

I hope this somehow helps someone feel less alone in their pain: https://fromemily.com/open-letter-to-my-body-and-public-apology/

@actuallyautistic

I've been experimenting with colored lights to help with some of my #mecfs symptoms. There is some evidence that green light can help with pain, for example. There is a certain kind of mental pain I get sometimes, and this indigo light color is very soothing. It's as if a shrill noise finally stops. #ChonicIllness #ChronicPain #photosensitivity
What are your thoughts?

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I fell off a plyometric box today while doing pistol squat progressions. It hurt my bad shoulder and my pride. Hurt my shoulder yesterday, too, while leaning forward to reach for something. This frozen shoulder bullshit can go away now, please. At least with the new haircut, putting my CPAP mask on at night is no longer a struggle. It was really hard to pull it on over long hair.

Another thing I've noted: when my shoulder is acting up, I get pain in my hip, knee, and big toe on the same side. I suspect it's because it's throwing off my walking gait.
#FrozenShoulder #AdhesiveCapsulitis #ChronicPain #InvisibleDisability

The medial #PrefrontalCortex (mPFC) is a key brain area for pain sensation & #ChronicPain. This study shows that modulation of a circuit projecting from nucleus reuniens of the thalamus to mPFC improves neural & behavioral indicators of chronic pain in mice @PLOSBiology https://plos.io/4mpMuEj

slept a bit with pooh but woke up from the gall colic pain. it really hurtz. but the headache is gone...making another fennel tea. #tea #pain #chronicpain #winniethepooh #plushies

she made me fennel tea #tea #fennel #chronicpain #cats #catsvspickles #catzilla #plushies

on top of it all got a gall colic too. wtf. #chronicpain #MyBodyIsTryingToKillMe

Unseen, Unheard, Unbreakable: The Truth About Chronic Pain

Unseen, Unheard, Unbreakable: The Truth About Chronic Pain"—An unfiltered look at the silent struggles of chronic pain warriors. Explore the emotional toll, the fight for understanding, and what it truly means to live with pain that never ends. #ChronicPain #PainAdvocate #FibromyalgiaAwareness

http://flutterbuysbycaz.blog/2025/05/20/unseen-unheard-unbreakable-the-truth-about-chronic-pain/

GP’s top supplements includes 1 he says ‘people should take’ https://www.diningandcooking.com/2080599/gps-top-supplements-includes-1-he-says-people-should-take/ ##magnesium #ChronicPain #ChronicPainManagement #CoenzymeQ10 #DietarySupplements #Health(section) #nutrition #Omega3 #supplements

happy cuddles cuz the headaches are almost gone! #chronicpain #cuddles #koala #plushies

#goodmorning ! slept good but still headaches, oh my. #headaches #chronicpain #cats #catsvspickles #catzilla #plushies

henlo in da night. still headaches #headache #chronicpain #cats #catsvspickles #catzilla #comfortitem #stimtoy #actuallyautistic #plushies

How do you “listen to your body” when it’s simultaneously asking for rest & exercise? I’m too tired to exercise but in too much pain to really rest

Truly interested in what others do!! It’s back & neck pain + headaches in my case. Struggling to get through it. #pain #chronicpain #disability

One warm afternoon, Milee, a 46-year-old woman, walked into my clinic. Clutching a small, weathered diary in her hand, she moved with slow, deliberate steps. #chronicaches #chroniclowerbackpain #chronicmyofascialpain #chronicpain #chronicpainmanagement #complexpainregionalsyndrome #crps #crpsdisease #crpspainsyndrome #crpstherapy #crpstreatment #severehippain #severeneckpain

https://priya.health/complex-pain-regional-syndrome/

we had a nap but i still have headaches #nap #headaches #chronicpain #cats #green #catzilla #catsvspickles #plushies

ko-fi.com/polls/What-d... Please help me choose something to focus on for all of my Ko-Fi followers (subscribers and non). I can't choose! #KoFi #SelfCare #HealthCoach #Blog #ContentCreation #CCBiz #CovidAware #MCAS #hEDS #POTS #ChronicPain #MassageTherapy

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16 hours in bed, four of them wide awake, lots of lower back pain, and it is now time for what I call The Getting of the Up. It feels like a huge ask right now, to just make my way downstairs for coffee and a little something to eat. #mecfs #chronicillness #chronicpain #disability #non24 #insomnia

Tinnitus and floaties. Stabbing pains and nausea. I’m never alone.