Staying within myself, and living with physical pain
The other night, I went to bed and I slipped out of my body. I was about four feet above myself, looking down at my body beneath the covers, when […]
Category Archives: Trigeminal Neuralgia
Writing for Pain Relief
Writing helps me deal with my trigeminal neuralgia. I don’t know what I would do if I couldn’t write. To me, life would be empty without words. Without writing. Yesterday, […]
Feel the warmth
Last week, I was walking across the campus of Eckerd College, taking part in the Writers in Paradise Conference, when I realized I wasn’t in pain. I was glad I […]
When chronic pain makes you feel alone…
As someone who has had trigeminal neuralgia my entire life, and is experiencing the disorder slowly worsening over time, I often feel hopeless. Helpless. Alone. Hence the reason for online […]
The Stinging Needle: Reflections of Trigeminal Neuralgia
Winter is reaching out for me. I get brave some days, and I like to pretend I don’t have trigeminal neuralgia. I walk confidently down the street in the chill, […]
Somehow I managed to run
When I run, I gently nudge my consciousness into my legs. I push it away from my face and my neck, where the pain creeps up and is usually worse […]
If only I didn’t have to eat
Over the past few months, my expenses have dropped considerably, but because of the huge amount of medical bills I had to put on my credit cards, I’m in serious […]
Was that me, or the drug?
For almost a year, I was on a drug that changed me. I won’t call it medicine. To me, medicine is something that helps treat a disorder or an illness. […]
Drop the doctor, bring on the fresh air
Something that has caused me a lot of discomfort recently is fluorescent lighting. I was frightened to go out, but I did it anyway; I don’t want my TN to […]
Don’t try this at home, kids: Part 3
When I was much younger, in junior high school perhaps, sleepovers at Steph’s house were always a lot of fun. But I often feared waking up in the morning, because […]