๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐?
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Your disease does NOT define you. If you have diabetes, Crohns, psoriasis or any other ailment itโs not just about taking pills. You need to keep your stress levels in check! Constant worrying can actually mess with your immune system, digestion, and sleep, leaving you feeling even worse!๐ท
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I get it that keeping your cool is not easy to do. Believe me I see it in the ER daily! But here are some coping mechanism that will certainly make it a lot easier.
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๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐. Youโre gonna be seeing your physician quite a bit. Having a good relationship with your provider is a stress reliever
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๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐. If I had to pick one thing to focus on during your journey it would be your nutrition. Since Iโm a strong believer that food can cure you or poison you.
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๐๐ผโโ๏ธ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐. Walking, biking, swimming. Whatever it is itโs certain to relieve your stress and lift your mood!
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๐๐ผโโ๏ธ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ. Yes your family and friends are there for you but it can be isolating when they donโt understand what youโre going through. Connecting with others who share your diagnosis (or a similar one) can help you feel less aloneโand maybe even give you a fresh perspective on the issues youโre dealing with.
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๐๐ผโโ๏ธ ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐! Learn a new instrument, take a photography course, keep a journal.
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๐๐ผโโ๏ธ ๐๐๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ. Coming to terms with the fact that this is your new normal can be quite liberating. Your body may not be as strong as it once was and accepting that and learning how to live with it is being kind and compassionate to yourself.
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I hope this helps many of you realize that a disease is not a prison sentence. I wish I had more time at work to discuss all of this in more depth with my patients but thatโs the beauty of instagram!
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Also Iโm FULLY aware Iโm channeling Mrs. Maisel in this photo!!
