ANS and fight-or-flight

3-4 solid tools for tough times

by Isy
June 8, 2019June 8, 2019
2 Comments
activity, ANS and fight-or-flight, basics, brain care, CRPS knock-on effects, martial & internal arts, radical presence/radical acceptance, reiki/meditation, self-care, what works

(If you’re looking for my housing-search info, go here for the latest with all the tables, and here for the one before that 🙂 )… Read More »3-4 solid tools for tough times

3rd panel of triptych: The action of deciding

by Isy
March 11, 2019March 11, 2019
adaptation, ANS and fight-or-flight, basics, brain care, critical thinking, home-hunt, humor, perspective, radical presence/radical acceptance, reiki/meditation, self-care

This is the third panel of the triptych. It took awhile to write. You’ll see why soon. First panel: my pre-CRPS decision mechanism broke, but… Read More »3rd panel of triptych: The action of deciding

All. That. Love.

by Isy
August 20, 2018August 21, 2018
3 Comments
ANS and fight-or-flight, loved ones, mortality, perspective, radical presence/radical acceptance

Straight into Coping Mode. From letter to my doctor Dear Dr. S, Big stress here: my partner and caretaker went off the rails and has… Read More »All. That. Love.

Aw, nuts!

by Isy
March 5, 2017March 5, 2017
1 Comment
ANS and fight-or-flight, basics, brain care, CRPS knock-on effects, food allergies, imp-possible, loved ones, neurogastroenterology, nutrition, radical presence/radical acceptance, self-care

While I was mulling the constancy of nausea and yuckiness, looking for a reason more useful than “it’s winter”, I realized I had relentless cascades… Read More »Aw, nuts!

On trauma in central nervous system sensitization* & dysautonomia

by Isy
February 25, 2017February 25, 2017
ANS and fight-or-flight, basics, brain care, CRPS knock-on effects, imp-possible, loved ones, radical presence/radical acceptance, self-care

I’ve been mulling this for years and occasionally blog it on a case-by-case basis: Handling bereavement (with digressions): https://livinganyway.com/wp/2014/03/08/threads-on-the-loom-bereavement-and-crps/ An anxiety toolkit I came up with for myself: https://livinganyway.com/wp/2016/01/27/handling-anxiety-and-its-obnoxious-little-friends/… Read More »On trauma in central nervous system sensitization* & dysautonomia

The third toughest job

by Isy
May 24, 2016May 24, 2016
2 Comments
activity, ANS and fight-or-flight, CRPS knock-on effects, home-hunt, imp-possible, loved ones, self-care

While I’ve been absent from the blogosphere, I’ve been pushing the rock of life further uphill. I’m cautiously optimisitc about getting it to the top… Read More »The third toughest job

Fixing the brakes

by Isy
March 19, 2016
activity, adaptation, ANS and fight-or-flight, basics, brain care, CRPS knock-on effects, imp-possible, loved ones, martial & internal arts, nutrition, perspective, reiki/meditation, self-care, what works

Interesting week here. A dear friend is embroiled in one of those ghastly legal tangles where the vultures are rigged to win. I’m the key… Read More »Fixing the brakes

Fragile Egg Syndrome

by Isy
February 13, 2016March 14, 2016
6 Comments
adaptation, ANS and fight-or-flight, care team, CRPS knock-on effects, documentation, radical presence/radical acceptance, self-care

Chronic pain patients are often called Difficult Patients, when the casual cruelty and reflexive contempt of medicine and the ignorance of other people grates too… Read More »Fragile Egg Syndrome

Handling anxiety and its obnoxious little friends

by Isy
January 27, 2016February 6, 2016
5 Comments
ANS and fight-or-flight, biofeedback, brain care, CRPS knock-on effects, legislation, loved ones, perspective, radical presence/radical acceptance, self-care

In CRPS and dysautonomia, several parts of the brain get under- or over-enthusiastic (or both, unpredictably.) It’s easy to oversimplify, but even more confusing; each… Read More »Handling anxiety and its obnoxious little friends

To fail myself is to fail others, and doesn’t that suck!

by Isy
December 21, 2015December 21, 2015
2 Comments
ANS and fight-or-flight, basics, brain care, critical thinking, CRPS knock-on effects, loved ones, martial & internal arts, perspective, reiki/meditation, self-care

My desk setup is nonexistent and much of it still buried in unpacking. I wish I’d been writing some of the wonderful blog ideas that… Read More »To fail myself is to fail others, and doesn’t that suck!