num_pages: 208
description: An important antidote to the dogmatic kale and vitamins tone of most self-help literature.Alexa Tsoulis-Reay senior writer New York magazinePopular blogger Ilana Jacqueline offers smart and savvy advice humor and practical tips for living with an invisible chronic illness. Do you live with a chronic debilitating yet invisible condition? You may feel isolated out of step judged lonely or misunderstoodand thats on top of dealing with the symptoms of your actual illness. Take heart. You are not alone although sometimes it can feel that way. Written by a blogger who suffers from an invisible chronic illness Surviving and Thriving with an Invisible Chronic Illness offers peer-to-peer support to help you stay sane be your own advocate and get back to living your life. This compelling guide is written for anyone suffering with an illness no one can seesuch as postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) fibromyalgia multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) Lyme disease lupus dysautonomia or even multiple sclerosis (MP). This book will tell you everything you need to know about living with a complicated invisible conditionfrom how to balance sex dating and relationships to handling work and school with unavoidable absences. Youll also learn to navigate judg-y or skeptical relatives and strangers andmost importantlymanage your medical care. Suffering from a chronic illness doesnt mean you cant live an active engaged life. This book will show you how.
language: English
title: Surviving and Thriving with an Invisible Chronic Illness: How to Stay Sane and Live One Step Ahead of Your Symptoms
publisher: New Harbinger Publications