... and the pun is intended... Isn't it a bummer to develop a condition that is (seemingly) unknown to 80% of the medical profession and ignored by the other 20%? When I went to see my GP (Note: that's a "general practitioner " in Oz, the UK and probably across the Commonwealth. I guess in the US … Continue reading An Unnerving Start to my Medical Journey with TN.
Category: The Thinking Cap
Ruminations, ramblings and the psychology of living with TN
How are you?…
"How are you?" ... is a question I've been having heaps of trouble handling. How does one respond? For a few weeks I tried replying to this casual question in detail - and wound up getting myself in trouble or misunderstood, which made me rethink my human interactions. So here's what I'm staying with for … Continue reading How are you?…
Music as Pain insulation.
I've been formulating this post for a few days. It stayed nebulous in my mind - and then a few mornings ago I carried a couple to Melbourne airport in my Uber. Andrew and Jo, (both!) play bassoon and were off to Vienna to take part in a music festival with an orchestral group from … Continue reading Music as Pain insulation.
Spike
Meet Spike, the Pit Bull who has adopted me. No, he's not the slavering, teeth-baring beast that the media loves to portray. I guess I love dogs too much to buy into that. He is the quintessential Pit: Silent, watchful and deadly. Single-minded in his role in my new life, to keep me in line, … Continue reading Spike
Fatigue
About a week ago - which was a couple of weeks into my current series (I'm still trying to find right nomenclature for this thing and its aspects/forms) I realised around one midday that I was absolutely wasted. I barely made it to the couch before crashing. It was unusual: Sure, I am a bad … Continue reading Fatigue
On reframing Pain…
My life suddenly has a calendar that goes BTn and ATn. A few days into this, I was overwhelmed. When you wake up in the darkness in a world of pain and the thought rushes in like a burst sewer, that this is how it is going to be for the rest of your life... … Continue reading On reframing Pain…
Not Only When I Laugh... 