The Invisible Fight

The Invisible Fight

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go through these erratic periods full of the most extreme anxiety imaginable to long periods of insomnia, to the calm moments of …. ‘I can do this’. My emotions are like a rollercoaster, with some days thinking I WILL get through it whilst other days are filled with complete despair and very very low, dark thoughts. — location: 179

The trick is to stop just before you think you have had enough! And that’s easier said than done! — location: 581

To get me through having to use the computer for long periods in the day, I used computer glasses that had a yellow tinted lense. They really did take the edge off the brightness and glare of the screen — location: 855

There’s one thing that would take the edge off my vestibular disorder and that was Gin and Tonics! — location: 873

The problem with drinking too much is the next day you will STILL have the hangover from hell plus some! — location: 877

I found that the more I put myself in this busy, hectic environment, the faster my vestibular system adjusted to it and so did my tolerance to what I could handle. — location: 1131

PPPD which means Persistent postural-perceptual dizziness. It’s a common cause of chronic (long-lasting) dizziness. It is usually treatable, especially if it is diagnosed early. Usually, PPPD is triggered by a prolonged episode of vertigo or dizziness. — location: 1150

I have learnt the most important thing too which is to say ‘NO’. I cannot do that today, I am tired. — location: 1844

I know as harsh as it sounds, that cutting people out of my life that put an added strain on me is necessary. I can no longer talk daily on the phone and try to be a ‘good friend’ and offer solutions to other people's drama. I need my own space and I need to conserve my energy. I have a chronic illness, they don’t. — location: 1846

there is NO set drug for migraines until recently, the migraine injection Aimovig. — location: 1878