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 - Page 4

4 Tips for Surviving Christmas with MS
5 mins
article
Kat Naish

4 Tips for Surviving Christmas with MS

3 Ways to Deal with Relationship Anxiety
4 mins
article
Sarah Bailey

3 Ways to Deal with Relationship Anxiety

4 Ways to Nurture Relationships after a Cancer Diagnosis
4 mins
article
Alice-May Purkiss

4 Ways to Nurture Relationships after a Cancer Diagnosis

 How the Pandemic Fuels My Compulsive Social Media Usage
4 mins
article
Megan Potts

How the Pandemic Fuels My Compulsive Social Media Usage

5 Ways to Get Your Migraines Taken Seriously
4 mins
article
Sarah Alexander-Georgeson

5 Ways to Get Your Migraines Taken Seriously

Losing (and Finding) Friendships with Chronic Migraine
4 mins
article
Ciara O'Rourke

Losing (and Finding) Friendships with Chronic Migraine

Navigating ‘Toxic Positivity’ with Chronic Illness
4 mins
article
Barbara Stensland

Navigating ‘Toxic Positivity’ with Chronic Illness

How My Children Feel about Family Life with a Chronically Ill Parent
12 mins
article
Laura McKee

How My Children Feel about Family Life with a Chronically Ill Parent

4 Breakthroughs I Had During a Global Crisis
5 mins
article
Megan Potts

4 Breakthroughs I Had During a Global Crisis

7 Ways to Handle Unwanted Advice on COPD
5 mins
article
Barbara Moore

7 Ways to Handle Unwanted Advice on COPD

5 Ways to Distract Yourself in Difficult Times
4 mins
article
Sarah Alexander-Georgeson

5 Ways to Distract Yourself in Difficult Times

6 Ways to Cope When Illness Confines You Indoors
4 mins
article
Barbara Stensland

6 Ways to Cope When Illness Confines You Indoors

4 Things I Need from My Friends During a Mental Health Setback
5 mins
article
Megan Potts

4 Things I Need from My Friends During a Mental Health Setback

How to Handle Social Media with Depression and Anxiety
4 mins
article
Sarah Bailey

How to Handle Social Media with Depression and Anxiety

COVID-19: Managing your Mental Health
1 min
article

COVID-19: Managing your Mental Health

My First Year of Motherhood: Looking Back on My Mental Health Challenges
5 mins
article
Megan Potts

My First Year of Motherhood: Looking Back on My Mental Health Challenges

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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