When you are running on empty and need to recharge…. I was diagnosed 3 years ago, its be a rollercoaster, there have be times I thought I’d been beat and somehow found some inner strength I didn’t know I had just to keep going. Recently I have been feeling completely drained, like I’m just running…
Author: thedailytrotter
Diagnosed with Crohns March 2017, love gaming & writing and anything remotely nerdy.
Quantifying Self Worth
How do you quantify self worth? The short answer is you can’t. We live in a society where our need to be validated can have such an impact on our self worth.
You are your harshest critic
I’m writing this one on the back of a harsh couples of weeks, plagued with pain and a flare as well as being super busy at work (don’t get me wrong I am thankful that I can work). It can be easy to lose sight of what’s important when you are in the thick of…
Life Rules & Inspirational Quotes
The first rule of fight club is……
War & Peace – The Flare Up
Dealing with Flare ups
Now you’re just somebody that I used to know
Having a chronic condition and knowing that it isn’t ever going to go away can be a hard pill to swallow. For a long time I was in denial after my diagnosis, I didn’t ignore it but I did ask my consultant and IBD nurses a few times if they had made a mistake and…
Can’t hide the feelings – being more open
I find it hard to open up about my feelings, I may tell people I have Crohn’s but I’m just not that honest about how I’m feeling most of the time. I come from a family where we didn’t really talk about things, about how we felt & things that were going on, and I…
