#central sensitization

[anxious-and-in-pain]

it’s okay to do things that make your symptoms worse (as long as you’ll stay safe)

every once in a while you need to eat something yummy. or go on a walk. or a trip to the zoo. take a hot shower. cry your eyes out. dance. listen to music. draw for way to long. write. laugh. sit in a cafe with a friend. paint your nails. dye your hair. go on a run. pet a cat

sometimes you need to do things that are cathartic or make yourself feel alive. sometimes you need the reminder of why you’re fighting so hard to stay alive

this is your reminder that just because it makes your symptoms worse, it isn’t always the wrong thing to do. there can be value in these actions

[somniphobicfox]

My aunt called me for a family outing, and I refused because my pain was reaching higher levels and I knew it was flaring up and I just wanted to go to bed. I told her about it, and she goes "I'm tired as well, aren't I going out? I'm so much older than you, I'm still going out with all of you- "

I'm disabled.

I pleaded with my mom to convince her - I was feeling terrible. My pain was sooooooo high I was in tears. And to make matters worse, she told "if you're not coming, then we're not going as well." I felt so terrible.

EVERYBODY told me to suck it up and come along. A cousin was even so sure of why I was hurting, and blamed me for my pain. Told me that I should've listened to her and not done x and that's why I'm in pain.

I'm disabled. I have chronic pain.

And my own mother gave in to peer pressure and I was surrounded by ableists convincing me, blackmailing me to go along with them just so that they don't have to face the guilt of leaving someone behind. It was one of the worst days of my life.

I ended up going, and I cried that night because I was in so much pain. I had been on a bumpy car ride while my arm was flaring up.

Able-bodied people, if you're reading this — please understand that when a disabled person tells you to go somewhere without them, just go. Telling them that you would stay would only make them feel more terrible. And also, believe disabled people when they say they're hurting. PLEASE. Its the one thing we ask of you.

[seppukart]

I don't know who needs to read this, but you are ALLOWED to feel tired. It is not a prize reserved only for people "deserving" of it, and it will never mean that you are a lazy or a bad person.

[a-fox-studies]

November 3, 2023 • Friday

Heyo! Today consisted of 3 and a half hours of physics, and a shit load of joint pain :D

I had to use a shower chair today, and decided I would push my internalized ableism off a very steep cliff. Sometimes I need to remind myself that using disability aids is not necessarily a bad thing.

Things I did today:

Reviewed Physics Module 1

Three and a half hours of focus session, one and a half of that spent with @studaxy in vc

Rested for two hours.

🎧 - Naani Koni — Harris Jayaraj

[clown-bitchh]

can someone explain centeral sensitization/ central sensitization of pain to me? im not finding much about it that i can understand :/

[walkthevalley]

Necklace #1: chrysocolla with obsidian, quartz, and selenite

Primary use: chronic pain, especially that worsened by negative emotional influence and/or overstimulation (see also "central sensitization)

Chrysocolla is known for assisting chronic pain patients with pain levels, thought to be due to the rich presence of copper which is famous among rheumatics for musculoskeletal support, and among Chinese medicine practitioners for channeling and strengthening of Chi.

Obsidian, also known to some as volcanic glass, is famous around the globe for its energy-transmuting properties and grounding from negative influence. The application for central sensitization is the blocking and deflection of harmful energetic frequencies which overload the nervous system, keep the fight-or-flight response locked in the "on" position, and close an endless loop of overstimulation and pain.

Clear quartz is known as the master crystal because not only is its piezoelectric frequency an all-purpose balancing frequency, it also amplifies the piezoelectric frequency of other crystals. Think of it as a "driver" for other crystals.

Selenite is widely regarded as a sort of Energizer battery for other crystals, needing next to no charging in and of itself. It too is a sort of amplifier for other crystals, but its main purpose is typically extending the life of piezoelectric charge, meaning the user has to charge the necklace less frequently. Selenite also has energetic cleansing properties, meaning that because its frequency is so strong and so high, lower-frequency charge is overtaken and other stones (and the wearer) are "cleansed" from the harmful resonance.

[helenwhiteart-blog]

Fibromyalgia in review

Last night, I watched a webinar replay from the Fascia and Chronic Pain Rescue Summit presented by Dr Roger Murphree that was a really good overview of fibromyalgia and the link with central sensitisation and facia pain. It’s still available online if you want to sign up (basic access to the summit is free and the speakers change every day). It pretty much condensed a lot of what I’ve come to…

[sorryicantquitequeeryou]

Drain-y VonRazmataz at your service! If you need me I will be hiding in my bed trying to decide how to spend my spoons tomorrow even though when I wake I will just do whatever until they're all gone, or who knows... maybe I'll overdraw! What fun!

[jaideepkhanduja]

Understanding Chronic Pain: How Your Brain Can Overreact and Cause Long-Term Pain

Pain is a subjective experience, and it can be influenced by numerous factors such as genetics, environment, and emotions. While pain is a natural response of the body to potential damage or injury, it can also become chronic and last for months or even years. Chronic pain is a complex condition that affects millions of people worldwide and can be extremely debilitating, impacting their quality…

[matchbet-allofthetime]

Do y'all think Reiko paints his face with the black paint both to be intimidating, but ALSO because he's got eyes that are so light they're not blue, but SILVER? Like in-game his eyes aren't even light blue. They're fucking SILVER.

Do y'all think he paints black around his eyes simply so he can block out some of the light?? Mf has NO pigmentation in his eyes whatsoever, and I just KNOW he's got sensitive eyes.

The black is the counterbalance to how blinding everything is, especially in a city where he's a soldier, and everyone wears armour or blinding jewelry the sun reflects off of.

Like he has to do it to mitigate the light, but this ALSO would suggest he can see freakishly well in the dark (I know if you saw him in the dead of night, with a small light shining right in his face, his eyes would reflect like beacons and it'd be terrifying as hell)

[bumblingbabooshka]

Tired of seeing “Neelix is racist” takes - if we can forgive Mccoy’s “Green blooded freak” ass then we can grant Neelix amnesty

[anxious-and-in-pain]

trying to breathe through it but “it” is just my life

[somniphobicfox]

I am passionate about Rubik's cubes when I was younger. I used to solve all kinds of puzzles right from the 2x2 cube to the 6x6, upto 10 different puzzles.

Central sensitization hit 6 years ago, and my left arm turned weak.

I am passionate about writing, I used to fill so many notebooks with short stories, chapters from novels I had in my head.

Chronic pain prevented all that.

I am passionate about coding, and I want to become an app developer/freelancer/bot developer — I need to practice code

My weak fingers gave up.

My hands are bound behind a pillar with my dreams an inch away from me. And this is the case for so many other cripple punks. Don't ask us why we're grumpy all the time, don't accuse us of being lazy, don't say we're using our disabilities as an excuse.

Because sometimes, we're tired of living when our ambitions seem close to unattainable.

[seppukart]

Babygirl my brain is creating so many physical aches unexplainable by modern medicine

[a-fox-studies]

A rant about my health and recent life updates:

I recently got diagnosed with fibromyalgia. My symptoms got worse and worse and I was unable to focus on anything. Over the course of my life I have give up many of my dreams because of my disability. And now I gave up another one — doing a second degree.

Some of you may know that I had been doing two undergrad courses but as my health became worse I had to drop Bachelor of Science. Now I'm only focus on my Computer Applications degree.

Internalized ableism is something I struggle with on a daily basis even after 6 years of fibro. It was so hard for me to convince myself that I am quitting because I cannot manage to do both with the limited energy I have, and not because I am lazy. It is hard to live life to the fullest with a disability, and grief is a big part of it. I was grieving myself and my lost health for so long, it took an even bigger toll on me and pain which had first increased, became even more worse. So I took some time off from social media and eveyrthing, to collect myself, reduce my anxiety and deal with my emotions correctly instead of putting on the mask of humour and other coping mechanisms to run away from my emotions.

So this studyblr is no longer a mathblr and phyblr. I'll only be studying computer applications and working on self-learning other programming fields. I'm going to miss physics terribly but, sometimes life isn't always sunshine and rainbows.

To all my fellow disabled people, you are valid and loved, and please don't give in to internalized ableism. You know what's best for your body. We've got this <3

[honeyteef]

another post of the clown rambling / boundary setting / dni ?!?! wowee, ,,,

anyways !!! the clowns legally blind / has vision issues, if your blog is ; 01. bright / hard to look at (colorful blogs like his are ok,, he means like bright ass cyan everywhere, clashing colors, very light pink or gray over white, etc ) , 02. contains too many fonts (text fonts) 03. an unreadable / hard 2 read tq w no translation (number = letters, s to z, etc) , then he will probably soft or hard block, or something .

he notices that the general Tumblr space he is in there's a lot of times where some of the blogs he sees aren't very good at prioritizing accessibility over aesthetic on your profiles ,,

sorry 'milklambangelicdoll coquette angelcore dollkin' I cannot read your light as fuck grey text over a white and pastel pink background... sorry 'gnarp gnarp irl fictkin spacecore duck lover' I cannot understand your homestuckie s to z , letters to numbers typing quirk </3

felt like speaking his truth , currently scheduling posts for tomorrow morning && the week in general, hoping to finally get around to reblogging some Palestine stuff especially