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Becoming Lost During a Flare: Revisiting Acceptance

Becoming Lost During a Flare Blog Post

During my recent foray into revisiting my old posts, I came across this post from five years ago. In the post, I talk about the importance of acceptance when learning to live with a chronic illness.  It also made me reflect on my current decline in some of the symptoms I experience because of FND. [embed]https://twitter.com/serenebutterfly/status/1041669618371362817[/embed] Once again, the trembling in the legs has worsened. Significantly worsened in fact. The Saga of Pain and Trembling Legs Every day, my legs have felt incredibly unstable and weak,...

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Acceptance: It’s not about giving up but living life despite chronic illness

In 1969, the Swiss American psychiatrist Elizabeth Kübler-Ross published her groundbreaking book called 'On Death and Dying'.  In the book, she introduced the now famous 'Five Stages of Grief'.  Her theory suggested that there are five stages of adjustment after a loss, which are: Denial Anger Bargaining Depression Acceptance The theory described the five stages of grief concerning the mourning of a loved one.  However, these five stages have also been used to describe many areas that involve a loss. These five stages of...

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