Claire Eastham

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

Telephobia isn’t a fear of phones as objects; it is performance anxiety related to being on or making a call.

59 Stress Patient Stories

Hemiplegic Migraine Almost Took Over My Life - Until I Made These Lifestyle Changes
4 mins
article
Sarah Alexander-Georgeson

Hemiplegic Migraine Almost Took Over My Life - Until I Made These Lifestyle Changes

Caregiver Time Management – Always a Work in Process
6 mins
article
Marc Lawrence

Caregiver Time Management – Always a Work in Process

What a Mental Health Re-Diagnosis Means to Me
4 mins
article
Sarah Bailey

What a Mental Health Re-Diagnosis Means to Me

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

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

Skipping a Beat: Knowing When My Heart Needs TLC

Why We Need to Say STOP to Social Media Scare Tactics
7 mins
article
Martin Gallagher

Why We Need to Say STOP to Social Media Scare Tactics

Moving to a New Home the Asthma-Friendly Way
4 mins
article
Beki Tovey

Moving to a New Home the Asthma-Friendly Way

How to Help a Loved One through a Panic Attack
4 mins
article
Kat Naish

How to Help a Loved One through a Panic Attack

Is this a Heart Attack? When Panic Attacks Hit Hard
7 mins
article
Claire Eastham

Is this a Heart Attack? When Panic Attacks Hit Hard

4 Caregiving Myths that Stop Us from Asking for Help
4 mins
article
Susanne White

4 Caregiving Myths that Stop Us from Asking for Help

Brain Rebellion: What to Do When Your Mind Works Against You
9 mins
article
Sarah Bailey

Brain Rebellion: What to Do When Your Mind Works Against You

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

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

Being Honest with Each Other about Heart Failure

6 Tips to Manage the Winter Blues
3 mins
article
Birgit Bauer

6 Tips to Manage the Winter Blues

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

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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