Migraine and Missing Out: Dealing with the Losses

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

89 Stress 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

4 Everyday Behaviours that Made My Depression Worse
4 mins
article
Bryce Evans

4 Everyday Behaviours that Made My Depression Worse

How I Stopped Migraine from Getting in the Way of My Career
6 mins
article
Ciara O'Rourke

How I Stopped Migraine from Getting in the Way of My Career

MS Anxiety: Overcoming Fear while Staying Safe
4 mins
article
Kat Naish

MS Anxiety: Overcoming Fear while Staying Safe

Skipping a Beat: Knowing When My Heart Needs TLC
3 mins
article
Willeke van Eeckhoutte

Skipping a Beat: Knowing When My Heart Needs TLC

Will My Kids Have Asthma? How I Manage the Uncertainty
3 mins
article
Michelle Rivas

Will My Kids Have Asthma? How I Manage the Uncertainty

How to Move House the Asthma-Friendly Way
4 mins
article
Beki Tovey

How to Move House the Asthma-Friendly Way

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

Losing Each Other when Caregiving as a Family
6 mins
article

Losing Each Other when Caregiving as a Family

Winning at the Workplace, Despite Cystic Fibrosis
4 mins
article
Tim Wotton

Winning at the Workplace, Despite Cystic Fibrosis

Not All in Your Head: MS, Medical Trauma, and PTSD
4 mins
article
Willeke van Eeckhoutte

Not All in Your Head: MS, Medical Trauma, and PTSD

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

5 Ways to Escape the Toxic Misery of Perfectionism

How a Bathing Ritual Can Help You De-Stress with MS
6 mins
article
Birgit Bauer

How a Bathing Ritual Can Help You De-Stress with MS

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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