It is no secret that IBD has caused me a lot of emotional issues over the years. Therefore, it probably won’t come as a huge surprise to know that I have seen a therapist on and off for a while. I was seeing a psychiatrist who also did talk therapy for about six years and […]
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Day 21: Mental Health and IBD
Mental health is the topic on tap for day 21 of National Health Blog Post Month and oh how IBD and mental health overlap! I have talked a good amount on my blog about the impact my struggle with ulcerative colitis took on my emotional health but for this post, I am going to try […]
IBD and Guilt
When you are diagnosed with any type of chronic illness or something that requires you to need to be taken care of, guilt often comes with the territory. For me, I started feeling this way about four years after I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. The four years following my diagnosis were spent in the […]