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Toxic Positivity Gaslighting Got Us Like 🙄

I made this meme deliberately non condition specific, because I know too well how often people are quick to wheel out this trope for every conceivable condition—when understanding and support are often the thing we need most from those around us.

Grieving a loved one? ….Time to get over it and focus on the good things in your life.
Mental health issues? …. You need to stop focusing on the negative, and think more positively.
Suffer from insomnia? … Try meditation, and think more positive thoughts before going to bed.
Isolated by your health condition? … At least it’s not x, y, or z (silver lining throw away quip).
Chronic Pain? … You’d feel better if you concentrated less on the pain and more on the positives.
PTSD or Trauma? … You’re too sensitive. You can’t change the past, so why don’t you focus on the good things in your life now? (Trivialisation).

I’m sure there are many more I haven’t thought of—so if you feel comfortable, please share the ways in which you’ve been gaslit by others in the comments 🫶

#MyCondition #ChronicIllness #Grief #MentalHealth #Insomnia #ChronicPain #Migraine #Anxiety #GeneralizedAnxietyDisorder #PTSD #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #Fibromyalgia #ChronicFatigue #DistractMe #Addiction #Selfharm #Trauma #ComplexRegionalPainSyndrome #ChildLoss #ComplexPosttraumaticStressDisorder #MightyTogether

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How has your sleep been so far this week?

Sleep can play a vital role in your health and well-being. Many of us know firsthand that sleep can impact our health, and our health can impact our sleep. And if you’re not sleeping “well” or not getting enough sleep, it can be difficult to focus on anything else. So if you feel up to it, share how you’ve been sleeping this week in the comments – and if you have any tips to share for better sleep, we’d love to hear them!

Mighty staffer @sav_bach will get us started! Admittedly, her sleep has not been great this week, but she recently switched from using the regular alarm app on her phone to Sleep Cycle, which is an app that allows you to select a 30-minute window in which you’d like to be woken up and analyzes your sleep patterns to wake you up in your lightest sleep phase during that window. So far, the app – including the alarm sound, which starts quiet and builds in volume – has been helping her wake up feeling less groggy.

#MightyMinute #CheckInWithMe #Insomnia #MentalHealth #Anxiety #Depression #ChronicPain #ChronicIllness #Disability #RareDisease #ChronicFatigue #Caregiving

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What’s your experience with dream journals or sleep diaries?

Mighties, I’m contemplating whether it would be beneficial for me (or not) to keep some record of my sleep — whether I specifically keep track of my dreams or about my sleep habits in general 🤔… TBD.

Has anyone have experience keeping a dream journal or sleep diary? If so, did you find it helpful?

#Insomnia #ChronicPain
#ChronicIllness #SleepApnea
#Depression #BipolarDepression
#Anxiety #MentalHealth #Disability #MultipleSclerosis #CheckInWithMe

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Do folks ever feel like you're on a totally different life schedule to everyone else?

Like some friends have started having children or gotten engaged. Or they've been promoted...

(You're beyond happy for them)

...You're also moving up, but it's just achingly slowly and at times quite lonely...

So you stop wanting to answer questions, like: 'How's life going these days?'😄

Because you know, the person likely doesn't want to actually hear that you're *STILL* doing your course and are awaiting blood test results for yet another frustrating & debilitating symptom 🤪

As you can tell very excited for my next age milestone 🙃

#Fibromyalgia #ChronicPain #ChronicFatigue #BackPain #FunctionalNeurologicalDisorder #IrritableBowelSyndromeIBS #MentalHealth #Depression #Anxiety #Insomnia #Asthma #AgoraphobiaWithoutHistoryOfPanicDisorder

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