By Arthritis Foundation Content Team
Guided imagery (a mind-body technique also known as visualization) is a well-recognized and scientifically validated way to relieve pain, stress, anxiety and depression.
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New ideas for living well, even if our health is less than ideal.
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Living a self-determined life doesn’t mean that you have to quit your job or move countries or make any other radical changes, it’s all about the small steps.
With each diagnosis, knowing her life hung in the balance, she was “stunned, then anguished” and astonished by “how much energy it takes to get from the bad news to actually starting on the return path to health.”
If you have suddenly been put into the role of caregiver, what should you do—and how can you stay strong while you do it?
When romantic partners are caregivers.
Keep these tips in mind when you’re trying to maintain a healthy relationship while one or both of you are living with chronic illness.
Here are a few tips to help guide you in supporting a loved one with a lifelong, debilitating illness.
Learn how to give patients and their families the support they need.
Caregivers should take advantage of resources and supportive services to safeguard their own health. Remember that a caregiver can’t provide proper care if their own health is compromised.
Understand life with chronic illness in a way that’s never been explained before, using Christine Miserandino’s “Spoon Theory.”