Migraine and Missing Out: Dealing with the Losses

For Anita*, every migraine attack means missing out on life for days at a time.

122 Relationships & Social Patient Stories

Opening Up to Your Partner About Asthma and Intimacy
2 mins
article
Michelle Rivas

Opening Up to Your Partner About Asthma and Intimacy

"Don't Call Me Maybe": 5 Ways to Tackle Phone Anxiety
4 mins
article
Claire Eastham

"Don't Call Me Maybe": 5 Ways to Tackle Phone Anxiety

The Problem with Not Talking about Heart Failure
7 mins
article
Rob Obey

The Problem with Not Talking about Heart Failure

The Impact of Ableist Language on People with Disabilities
6 mins
article
Laura McKee

The Impact of Ableist Language on People with Disabilities

6 Ways to Cope with Social Anxiety this Christmas
5 mins
article
Claire Eastham

6 Ways to Cope with Social Anxiety this Christmas

5 Code Words We Use When We're Feeling Bleak
5 mins
article
Megan Potts

5 Code Words We Use When We're Feeling Bleak

Being Honest with Each Other about Heart Failure
8 mins
article
Rob Obey

Being Honest with Each Other about Heart Failure

5 Ways to Escape the Toxic Misery of Perfectionism
6 mins
article
Claire Eastham

5 Ways to Escape the Toxic Misery of Perfectionism

Say What? How to Nip Unwanted Cancer Advice in the Bud
9 mins
article
Alice-May Purkiss

Say What? How to Nip Unwanted Cancer Advice in the Bud

How Chronic Back Pain Led to Self-Discovery and New Loves
4 mins
article
Megan Potts

How Chronic Back Pain Led to Self-Discovery and New Loves

How I Follow My Purpose, Despite Chronic Pain
4 mins
article
Robert Joyce

How I Follow My Purpose, Despite Chronic Pain

How to Make Caregiving Easier For You and Your Loved One
10 mins
article
Rob Obey

How to Make Caregiving Easier For You and Your Loved One

WRAP: What it is and the Role it Can Have in Recovery
6 mins
article
Megan Potts

WRAP: What it is and the Role it Can Have in Recovery

Why Asthma Has More Links to Emotion than You Think
4 mins
article
Cróna Tansey

Why Asthma Has More Links to Emotion than You Think

Finances, Fumes, and Frost: 3 Ways Asthma Affects My Life
6 mins
article
Cróna Tansey

Finances, Fumes, and Frost: 3 Ways Asthma Affects My Life

Multiple Sclerosis and "Out of the Blue" Anger
3 mins
article
Willeke van Eeckhoutte

Multiple Sclerosis and "Out of the Blue" Anger

About Life Effects

Living with one or more chronic conditions affects your life in so many ways. The only people who really know what you are going through are those who have faced the same challenges for years. With that in mind we have created Life Effects, an initiative shaped by patients, for patients.

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