Becoming Bed-Ridden
Experiencing symptoms of invisible illnesses like Fibromyalgia, M.E. (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis), and FND (Functional Neurological Disorder)
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Shehla Ali
- May 11
- 2 min
Making Invisible Conditions Visible
Making Invisible Conditions Visible
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Shehla Ali
- May 9
- 2 min
Mental Health Awareness Week
Mental health awareness week 2023
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Shehla Ali
- Apr 30
- 2 min
Comparison and Invisible Conditions
Comparing oneself to others can be a difficult and emotional challenge when facing long-term illnesses. It's important to remember that...
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Shehla Ali
- Apr 29
- 1 min
ChatGPT apology about invisible illnesses
I ask ChatGPT to help me with writing posts about invisible illnesses especially when I am bed-bound. Today it couldn't but wrote this...
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Shehla Ali
- Apr 7
- 2 min
ChatGPT & My Misdiagnosis
I asked ChatGPT why I was misdiagnosed, here is what it said. The misdiagnosis of illnesses in women of colour as opposed to men around...
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Shehla Ali
- Feb 23
- 2 min
Starting Again ;
***Trigger Warning*** Mental Health Being here is enough. But as each day goes by I feel more anxious before going to sleep and then numb...
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Shehla Ali
- Feb 16
- 2 min
Dissolving: Can Chronic Illnesses ever get better?
Trigger Warning: Mental Health, Symptoms of Illnesses. I know I am capable of love, I know that. But I feel like I am dissolving. I know...
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Shehla Ali
- Feb 14
- 2 min
Bringing Hobbies Home
Those Damn Old Hobbies I’m not the most interesting person. Scratch that, I have hobbies, had hobbies, i’m salvaging my old hobbies...
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Shehla Ali
- Feb 9
- 1 min
50 Episodes of A Spoonful of Recovery
I began A Spoonful of Recovery when I was bed-bound and just about accepting my long-term illnesses. I recorded on my phone how I felt...
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Yaya Shah
- Feb 7
- 3 min
The Real Me
Disclaimer: I am no expert, all I can speak about are my experiences, my insights and my coping mechanisms. I’m sharing what I have found...
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Shehla Ali
- Jan 31
- 2 min
Becoming unseen with an invisible illness
The day I was given a diagnosis for FND and a link to a website, my Neurologist said that I should just go figure it out. “It’s not...
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Shehla Ali
- Jan 16
- 3 min
Travelling Solo with a Chronic Illness
Travelling solo had become a part of my life, identity and had a huge impact on who I am today. I had a scratching map I would look...
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Shehla Ali
- Jan 10
- 3 min
Running a Business with Invisible Illnesses
I have no future, I am useless, I am worthless. A few of the words I used to describe myself and my contribution to society. I had been...
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Shehla Ali
- Jan 2
- 2 min
Ableism and Hidden Disabilities
Trigger Warning: Ableism, Disability and Discrimination. Ableism is a term that I have become familiar with over the years. Since...
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