Chronically Nikki
@chronicallynikki.bsky.social
#Chronicpain blogger at Chronicallynikki.com. #fibromyalgia/#migraine/#vertigo
How can I tell you
I’m not doing well with this smile on my face. Laughter in my eyes.
And jokes on my lips #Depression #mentalhealth
I’m not doing well with this smile on my face. Laughter in my eyes.
And jokes on my lips #Depression #mentalhealth
November 14, 2025 at 4:34 AM
How can I tell you
I’m not doing well with this smile on my face. Laughter in my eyes.
And jokes on my lips #Depression #mentalhealth
I’m not doing well with this smile on my face. Laughter in my eyes.
And jokes on my lips #Depression #mentalhealth
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Many thanks to Melissa at @teamfibro (Fibromyalgia National Health Organization) for featuring my journey with #fibromyalgia. Read it:
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supportfibromyalgia.org/fibromyalgia...
❓What is the most important piece of advice you would give to someone newly diagnosed with Fibromyalgia?
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supportfibromyalgia.org/fibromyalgia...
❓What is the most important piece of advice you would give to someone newly diagnosed with Fibromyalgia?
November 11, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Many thanks to Melissa at @teamfibro (Fibromyalgia National Health Organization) for featuring my journey with #fibromyalgia. Read it:
🔗
supportfibromyalgia.org/fibromyalgia...
❓What is the most important piece of advice you would give to someone newly diagnosed with Fibromyalgia?
🔗
supportfibromyalgia.org/fibromyalgia...
❓What is the most important piece of advice you would give to someone newly diagnosed with Fibromyalgia?
November 10, 2025 at 10:46 PM
With chronic illness our stoic nature
and our resilience
often mask
a lot of the battle we endure
#chronicillness
and our resilience
often mask
a lot of the battle we endure
#chronicillness
November 8, 2025 at 9:19 PM
With chronic illness our stoic nature
and our resilience
often mask
a lot of the battle we endure
#chronicillness
and our resilience
often mask
a lot of the battle we endure
#chronicillness
#depression
Not every depression is seen.
Some is hidden behind jokes, and smiles and laughter.
Not all depression is the same.
Not every depression is seen.
Some is hidden behind jokes, and smiles and laughter.
Not all depression is the same.
November 8, 2025 at 6:04 AM
#depression
Not every depression is seen.
Some is hidden behind jokes, and smiles and laughter.
Not all depression is the same.
Not every depression is seen.
Some is hidden behind jokes, and smiles and laughter.
Not all depression is the same.
Reposted by Chronically Nikki
What people think PTSD is
👉 Not being able to move on after a traumatic event
❗What #PTSD actually is
MANY THINGS YOU NEVER REALIZE until you start addressing it.
Credit: @what.is.mental.illness
#MySeveralWorlds #MentalHealthMatters
👉 Not being able to move on after a traumatic event
❗What #PTSD actually is
MANY THINGS YOU NEVER REALIZE until you start addressing it.
Credit: @what.is.mental.illness
#MySeveralWorlds #MentalHealthMatters
November 8, 2025 at 3:46 AM
What people think PTSD is
👉 Not being able to move on after a traumatic event
❗What #PTSD actually is
MANY THINGS YOU NEVER REALIZE until you start addressing it.
Credit: @what.is.mental.illness
#MySeveralWorlds #MentalHealthMatters
👉 Not being able to move on after a traumatic event
❗What #PTSD actually is
MANY THINGS YOU NEVER REALIZE until you start addressing it.
Credit: @what.is.mental.illness
#MySeveralWorlds #MentalHealthMatters
#chronicpain and suffering chronicallynikki.com/2025/01/17/c...
Chronic pain and Suffering
I have read the book ‘Everything is F*cked: A book about hope‘ which was quite intriguing, by Mark Manson. Parts of me got me thinking about the nature of suffering. And meaning in the nature of su…
chronicallynikki.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:55 AM
#chronicpain and suffering chronicallynikki.com/2025/01/17/c...
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"We often tell ourselves or others to be strong. Instead of instilling inspiration... it becomes another standard we have to meet. You don’t have to be strong all the time. One small step forward is still a powerful act." Via @achronicvoice.com
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www.achronicvoice.com/2018/05/13/y...
#ChronicPain
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www.achronicvoice.com/2018/05/13/y...
#ChronicPain
You Don't Have to be Strong, Just a Little Stronger Than Before
Sometimes telling ourselves to be brave invokes fear. Here's why you don't have to be strong, just a little stronger than before.
www.achronicvoice.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:56 AM
"We often tell ourselves or others to be strong. Instead of instilling inspiration... it becomes another standard we have to meet. You don’t have to be strong all the time. One small step forward is still a powerful act." Via @achronicvoice.com
🔗
www.achronicvoice.com/2018/05/13/y...
#ChronicPain
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www.achronicvoice.com/2018/05/13/y...
#ChronicPain
*Tries new medication*
Me: Huh. I think it’s working
Brain: It is working
Body: How about some extreme side effects?
Me: Damn it!
#chronicillness
Me: Huh. I think it’s working
Brain: It is working
Body: How about some extreme side effects?
Me: Damn it!
#chronicillness
November 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
*Tries new medication*
Me: Huh. I think it’s working
Brain: It is working
Body: How about some extreme side effects?
Me: Damn it!
#chronicillness
Me: Huh. I think it’s working
Brain: It is working
Body: How about some extreme side effects?
Me: Damn it!
#chronicillness
Chronic sucks the energy right out of my life #Chronicillness
November 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Chronic sucks the energy right out of my life #Chronicillness
November 4, 2025 at 8:44 PM
November 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
November 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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"the absence of a #reaction doesn’t mean the absence of impact. Sometimes people #read and don’t respond. Sometimes the timing is off. And sometimes, yes, the #algorithm just ghosts you for no reason.": buff.ly/q4v96jH
via vocal .media
#writers #WritingTips
via vocal .media
#writers #WritingTips
Why I Keep Writing Even When No One’s Reading (Yet)
And Why I Will Continue to Do So
buff.ly
November 3, 2025 at 11:30 PM
"the absence of a #reaction doesn’t mean the absence of impact. Sometimes people #read and don’t respond. Sometimes the timing is off. And sometimes, yes, the #algorithm just ghosts you for no reason.": buff.ly/q4v96jH
via vocal .media
#writers #WritingTips
via vocal .media
#writers #WritingTips
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The Surprising Thing About Chronic Pain buff.ly/2Lvfo5n I’ve lived w. #ChronicIllness for 20 years & have gone through flares that are so disabling that I imagine this is what hell feels like. IMO, one cannot deal w. #ChronicPain when they’re defeated mentally.
@achronicvoice.com
@achronicvoice.com
buff.ly
November 3, 2025 at 4:42 AM
The Surprising Thing About Chronic Pain buff.ly/2Lvfo5n I’ve lived w. #ChronicIllness for 20 years & have gone through flares that are so disabling that I imagine this is what hell feels like. IMO, one cannot deal w. #ChronicPain when they’re defeated mentally.
@achronicvoice.com
@achronicvoice.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Sometimes
It takes a lot
to just exist.
Everything we do
Is just so much effort
and
consequences
#chronicpain #chronicillness
It takes a lot
to just exist.
Everything we do
Is just so much effort
and
consequences
#chronicpain #chronicillness
November 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Sometimes
It takes a lot
to just exist.
Everything we do
Is just so much effort
and
consequences
#chronicpain #chronicillness
It takes a lot
to just exist.
Everything we do
Is just so much effort
and
consequences
#chronicpain #chronicillness
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“Overthinkers often keep #thinking long after they've decided how to respond. The hidden reason: they're trying to #control the outcome, not just their #decision.”: buff.ly/NhXrxcj
from @psychologytoday.com
#overthinking #MentalHealth
from @psychologytoday.com
#overthinking #MentalHealth
7 Ways to Cope with Uncertainty
Self-talk phrases can help you manage the unknowns.
buff.ly
November 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
“Overthinkers often keep #thinking long after they've decided how to respond. The hidden reason: they're trying to #control the outcome, not just their #decision.”: buff.ly/NhXrxcj
from @psychologytoday.com
#overthinking #MentalHealth
from @psychologytoday.com
#overthinking #MentalHealth
Feeling positive emotions in pain #chronicpain brainlessblogger.ca/2025/11/02/f...
Feeling positive emotions in pain
If you’re happy and you know it, you’re not in pain? Not really. Not exactly. Not entirely. It certainly seems like a belief one would have. Pain does seem to hold a certain rather unpl…
brainlessblogger.ca
November 3, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Feeling positive emotions in pain #chronicpain brainlessblogger.ca/2025/11/02/f...
Remember when you lose your job
due to illness,
It wasn’t who you were,
you were more than that.
#chronicillness
due to illness,
It wasn’t who you were,
you were more than that.
#chronicillness
November 3, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Remember when you lose your job
due to illness,
It wasn’t who you were,
you were more than that.
#chronicillness
due to illness,
It wasn’t who you were,
you were more than that.
#chronicillness
October 29, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I’M NOT GOING TO LIE,
I’D RATHER BE SLEEPING.
THIS AWAKE BUSSINESS
IS DIFFICULT.
#Insomnia #Chronicillness
I’D RATHER BE SLEEPING.
THIS AWAKE BUSSINESS
IS DIFFICULT.
#Insomnia #Chronicillness
October 22, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I’M NOT GOING TO LIE,
I’D RATHER BE SLEEPING.
THIS AWAKE BUSSINESS
IS DIFFICULT.
#Insomnia #Chronicillness
I’D RATHER BE SLEEPING.
THIS AWAKE BUSSINESS
IS DIFFICULT.
#Insomnia #Chronicillness
