Category: IBD
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The infinite loop
“Stress and anxiety are known to compound the effects of colitis or make a flare more likely to occur, so now I’m anxious about my anxiety giving me colitis trouble…”
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
“So maybe there’s this phenomenon where to experience life at its fullest, you have to experience the full extent of both good and bad things. I’ve met plenty of people who lack empathy for those with chronic illnesses because they seemingly can’t relate having never experienced it themselves, coincidentally these are the same people who seem to not have a very fulfilled outlook on life.”
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Training for the Annapurna Circuit
A run-down and discussion of my training for the upcoming Annapurna Circuit fundraising trek, with considerations for those with chronic illness.
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Being more than your career and illness
“For 3 years of my life I’ve had nothing to say to people outside of work and colitis. Work and colitis aren’t my identity. I am more than this.”
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Harry never met Sally
I explore why “When Harry met Sally” is flawed through personal experiences with life, dating and ulcerative colitis.