Tag: writing

Allergy and Mast Cell, Creative Writing, My Story

Piecing it together

Christy Collins

Well, this has certainly been a strange year for me and weird medical problems (may I remind you of my one week of temporary paralysis, following a chiropractor visit back in May). It turns out that, apparently, my last post announcing that I'd been diagnosed with mast cell activation syndrome may have been a bit… Continue reading Piecing it together

Chronic Pain, Creative Writing, Inspiration, My Story, Sacroiliac Joint

The thing I was most embarrassed to write about

Christy Collins

Technically, I suppose it's bad form to brag about how much traffic you've been getting on your blog. However, I feel like it's a little different when a positive message comes with the bragging, so I wanted to share some of my updates with you all. I've come so far from where I was when… Continue reading The thing I was most embarrassed to write about

Central Sensitization, Chronic Pain, Creative Writing, My Story

Being okay with uncertainty

Christy Collins

When I first started this blog, I was angry.  I never wrote about it, because I didn’t want to bring people down, but I was sick and tired of trying to explain my health issues to the people in my life, and feeling like they didn’t believe me. Maybe you can’t see the anger, because… Continue reading Being okay with uncertainty

Central Sensitization, Interesting Articles, My Story, Pain Neurophysiology Education, Pain Science, Treatment Approaches

Shedding light on central sensitization

Christy Collins

Hi everyone!  Hope you're all having a great summer. I just wanted to let you know that I recently added a new section to my blog, to focus on central sensitization. When I began this blog in late 2012, I started out writing about the topics of chronic pain and fibromyalgia, terms which most of my… Continue reading Shedding light on central sensitization