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Hi, I'm Christy! I'm an aspiring physical therapist sharing what I've learned about health, fitness, and overcoming chronic pain.

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*The heat* I’ll be honest with you, I haven’t been dealing very well with the heat this summer. 🌞 That’s one symptom of fibromyalgia, or central sensitization (both terms refer to how the body can easily be overwhelmed by various stimuli). It’s almost embarrassing, how sensitive I am. I was trying to get away with just one air conditioner for my apartment— you know, as people do. To save 💰. But things are never so simple with central sensitization. Where someone else might just feel like their apartment is too hot, I’ve felt like I’ve been hit with a ton of bricks. I was honestly getting really upset about this until I remembered to do what I always do: slow down. Take a deep breath. Remember there is a name for what I’m experiencing, and that I always feel better when I try to learn about it. So I went back to my favorite video on central sensitization from Dr. Sletten at the Mayo Clinic. ✨ It’s really great because outlines some of the various symptoms and processes that our bodies use to keep things in balance— and that he symptoms of fibro/central sensitization occur when those systems go into hyperdrive. And he reminds us that there are doctors out there who know it’s absolutely NOT all in our heads. It’s a very empowering talk/video— check out the link in my blog post for more! #chronicillness #chronicpain #spoonie #fibromyalgia #fibro #invisibleillness #pain #fibromyalgia #butyoudontlooksick #physio #physicaltherapy #blogger #blog #anxiety #mentalhealth #health #healing #nervoussystem

Really liked this quote ✨🙏 One of the things I’m trying to do with my blog: put a story to the science. ✨ #chronicillness #chronicpain #spoonie #fibromyalgia #fibro #centralsensitization #css #invisibleillness #butyoudontlooksick #pain #story #storyteller #creativewriting #physicaltherapy #pt #physio #physiotherapy

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