I have been unemployed for nearly a year now and the longer I am unemployed the more devalued I feel and the more devalued I am becoming as a potential employee. Losing my job because of my illness has completely devalued me as a person. I feel like I have gone from a heavy old… Continue reading Devalued
There are 3 things I value most in any relationship, friendship or acquaintance that I have and that is loyalty, honesty and respect. As long as I can remember I have always had these 3 values deeply rooted inside me. My family taught me respect. I learned about loyalty and honesty the hard way. Ask… Continue reading Loyalty, Honesty and Respect
With everything, I have been through the past 4 years I know I have reached rock bottom. It has become a familiar place, a safe haven even. It's not often I feel sorry for myself I don't like to visit self-pity and I never envy other people's good health and fortune. Rock bottom is somewhere… Continue reading When you reach rock bottom is there any way back up?
Slowly slowly, bit by bit I have lost many things over time since I became ill. I can't blame the illness for it ALL but what I can say is something this major and life-changing has affected me as a person. What person wouldn't be affected? It's not fair, but as my parents always told… Continue reading The true cost of my illness – What I’ve lost.
I am just back from holiday. But it feels like I am back from 4 weeks of trekking in the foothills of the Himalayas. I was dreading going on holiday, I always do...... well ever since I became unwell. before I became unwell travelling was my greatest passion. But this illness has taken that passion… Continue reading Holidays – The aftermath
Orkney Fibromyalgia Sufferer 