Managing Fatigue: Sleeping Beauty and the Chronic BeastFatigue is a cruel beast that wreaks havoc in the lives of those of us who live with a chronic illness like...reactions28comments
The Award for Best Actress Goes to…Has your diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis turned you into a seasoned actor or actress? Mine has! Forget acting classes, I have learned...reactionscomments
Why No One Gets Your Psoriatic Arthritis LifeMy life with psoriatic arthritis is like no other. Neither is yours! Yet day after day, we see people comparing their lives...reactions7comments
Fearing A PsA FlareIt didn’t take long for psoriatic arthritis, psoriasis, and fibromyalgia to alter my life. In addition to having to change how I...reactions7comments
How To Pick Myself Up After A FlareIt takes time for my body to bounce back from an extreme flare. Sometimes it takes a few days or weeks to...reactions2comments
Could Exercising Really Reduce My PsA Pain?How many times have you been told that exercising will help reduce the pain you experience from psoriatic arthritis? I lost count...reactions3comments
There’s Nothing Fun About Canceling Plans Because of a FlareFor some strange reason, there are quite a few people who think that those of us who cancel plans due to our...reactionscomments
Misguided Anger: Angry At My Condition, Not My Loved OnesA painful chronic illness like psoriatic arthritis can bring out the witch in even the kindest of people. Pain and fatigue often...reactions7comments
Three Myths about Using a Mobility AidPhysical pain from psoriatic arthritis and my other chronic illnesses forced me to utilize mobility aids for much of my chronic life...reactions6comments
Resisting Resentment: Working Through the Anger on My OwnOne of the many things I was not prepared to deal with after being diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis was the resentment I...reactionscomments
PsA Friendly ExercisesI used to laugh at the notion that exercise could decrease my pain level. However, once I found the forms of exercise...reactionscomments
Ending My Day on a Positive NoteWhat goes through your mind when you are trying to go to sleep? Are you tossing and turning thinking about your pain...reactions2comments
Do Unto Yourself as You Would Do Unto OthersI am sure you have heard the phrase, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” But how often...reactionscomments
The Danger of Waiting to Address Psoriatic PainIt doesn’t matter if you combat chronic pain from psoriatic arthritis naturally, alternatively, or pharmaceutically. Waiting to address pain is a bad...reactionscomments
Don't Dismiss My Psoriatic Pain!I recently went to the emergency room with pain that I could no longer tolerate. Nothing I did was enough. The pain...reactions3comments
Psoriatic Arthritis Perspective: Chronic Life Advice for My ChildrenI wish I didn’t have to share this advice with you, but like me, you have been cursed with chronic pain. Although...reactions1comment
How To Handle Insensitive Remarks With Psoriatic ArthritisI’m always talking about the insensitive remarks people make towards having a chronic illness. Whether it’s being told that we are too...reactions4comments
Before I Could Live With Psoriatic Arthritis, I Had to Mourn the Life I Had Without ItI had no clue what to expect when I was first diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis. Outside of my rheumatologist telling me that...reactionscomments
Everything Takes Longer with Psoriatic ArthritisI often joke that I move at a snail’s pace. The truth is that I really do move slower than my friends...reactions3comments
10 Things I Have Learned From Living with PsAI used to think that the only thing there was to learn from living with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is that it is...reactions1comment
