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Category Archives: Relationships
Chronic Dating
I’ve been meaning to write this one for quite some time. As a qualified relationship and psychosexual therapist who is also chronically ill who better to write about it! This is mainly based on my experiences with dating whilst stuck … Continue reading
Posted in Chronic Illness and Dating, Relationships
Tagged autonomic dysfunction, Chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic illness, Conditions and Diseases, Dating, disability, dysautonomia, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, fybromyalgia, Health, hypermobility syndrome, illness, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, relationships, Single, single life, virtual dates, virtual dating
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The lurgies got me again.
Just when everything was going so well and I had been bug free for 2 months, I came down with yet another horrid virus on Sat. It was also the day it was very likely I would meet Mr V … Continue reading
Posted in Catching viruses, Ehlers-Danlos, Everyday living, Pain, POTS, POTS/EDS and time of the month, Psychology Courses, Relationships
Tagged autonomic dysfunction, bed, chronic illness, chronic illnesses, Conditions and Diseases, disability dating, dysautonomia, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, fybromyalgia, Health, hypermobility syndrome, illness, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, psychology courses, virtual dating, viruses
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Meeting Mr V?
If you’re a regular reader you’ll know I have been chatting online and texting/phone calls with a man I met online quite some time ago, getting on for a year in fact. He doesn’t seem worried I am chronically ill … Continue reading
Posted in Everyday living, Psychology Courses, Relationships
Tagged autonomic dysfunction, bed, chronic illness, Conditions and Diseases, dysautonomia, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, fybromyalgia, Health, hypermobility syndrome, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, relationships, Single, single life, Stress, virtual dates, virtual dating
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If you’re happy and you know it…
clap your hands! *Stands up and starts clapping manically like a seal* I haven’t gone crazy, don’t worry! I’m just feeling happier, proud of myself and more motivated than I have in a while. I’m still suffering somewhat with this … Continue reading
Posted in Achievements despite being ill, Everyday living, Psychology Courses, Relationships
Tagged autonomic dysfunction, bed, chronic illness, Conditions and Diseases, dysautonomia, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, Health, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, psychology courses, relationships, Second Life, single life, Video game, virtual dates, virtual dating, World of Warcraft
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What else will break down?
Everything seems to be happening to me at once. I ate something with gluten in on Thurs and have had a bad stomach and exhaustion since. Ok, I did accidentally eat it on purpose, oooh you got me, ok then … Continue reading
Posted in Everyday living, Pain, POTS/EDS and time of the month, Relationships
Tagged autonomic dysfunction, bed, chronic illness, Coeliac disease, Conditions and Diseases, disability dating, dysautonomia, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, fybromyalgia, Gluten, Gluten-Free, Gluten-free diet, Health, hypermobility syndrome, illness, Pain, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, POTS, Single, single life, Stress, virtual dates, virtual dating, wow
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and then there was one…
Wow, what a few days it has been! I came right out with it yesterday and told Mr ‘ex, I want you back’ (I’m running out of names for them all!) that it wouldn’t work and he seemed to take … Continue reading
Posted in Achievements despite being ill, Everyday living, Psychology Courses, Relationships
Tagged autonomic dysfunction, bed, chronic illness, Conditions and Diseases, disability dating, dysautonomia, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, fybromyalgia, Health, hypermobility syndrome, illness, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, Psychology, psychology courses, relationships, Second Life, Single, single life, virtual dates, virtual dating
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Men are like buses…
nothing for ages, then three come along at once. Mr V is back chatting away to me like nothing happened, Mr N asked to see me again (and is very keen) but is still unsure of my situation and is … Continue reading
Posted in Everyday living, Psychology Courses, Relationships
Tagged autonomic dysfunction, bed, chronic illness, Conditions and Diseases, disability dating, dysautonomia, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Health, hypermobility syndrome, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, psychology courses, relationships, Second Life, virtual dates, virtual dating
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Meeting Mr N
I am so tired today due to a bad nights sleep, so forgive me if there’s a ton of spelling/grammar mistakes! Well, yesterday I met Mr N! He turned out to be exactly the way he is online, he’s very … Continue reading
Posted in Achievements despite being ill, Everyday living, Relationships
Tagged autonomic dysfunction, bed, chronic illness, Conditions and Diseases, disability dating, dysautonomia, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, fybromyalgia, Health, hypermobility syndrome, illness, kindle, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, POTS, relationships, single life, virtual dates, virtual dating
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Zapping my hairs away!
For someone who is pretty much stuck in one room and a bed all the time, you’d think I wouldn’t bother too much with prettying (is that even a word?) up myself, after all I don’t see a lot of … Continue reading
Posted in Ehlers-Danlos, Everyday living, Pain, POTS, Psychology Courses, Relationships
Tagged autonomic dysfunction, bed, Boots, chronic illness, Conditions and Diseases, disability dating, dysautonomia, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, fybromyalgia, Hair removal, Health, hypermobility syndrome, illness, Laser hair removal, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, POTS, Psychology, psychology courses, relationships, Single, single life, virtual dates, virtual dating
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And a new year begins…
and I hope it’s much better than the last! So far not too bad! I have felt a bit more energised recently and have got stuck in with various things, such as some serious Wow playing, a little bit of … Continue reading
Posted in Achievements despite being ill, Everyday living, Psychology Courses, Relationships
Tagged autonomic dysfunction, bed, chronic illness, Conditions and Diseases, Costochondritis, disability dating, dysautonomia, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, England, fybromyalgia, Health, hypermobility syndrome, illness, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, POTS, Psychology, psychology courses, relationships, Second Life, Single, single life, Value added tax, VAT, virtual dates, virtual dating, wow
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