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I have terrible insomnia. I’ve spent hours of my life lying awake in bed late at night/early morning, praying for sleep. Patients suffering from chronic pain often find their problems are compounded by insomnia and sleeping disorders. The term “insomnia” includes all types of sleeping problems, such as difficulty falling asleep, difficulty staying asleep, and waking up earlier than desired.…

Our thoughts are our own creation. They are a part of us and are not generated externally. Siddartha Gautama once said “We are what we think. All that we are arises from our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.” But we live in a world where everything is in constant flux and we often have no control over…

Shame is an unpleasant self-conscious emotion typically associated with a negative evaluation of the self, withdrawal motivations, and feelings of distress, exposure, mistrust, powerlessness, and worthlessness. I’ve dealt with a lot of shame these past 3 years since I developed Avascular Necrosis in both my hips due to my Sickle Cell. I had a left hip replacement 2 years ago…

It’s 2020 and yet when you tell someone you are vegan you still get puzzled looks sometimes. And if not “awesome yeah me too” their reply is “wow really? I don’t think I could. Why are you vegan?” I can’t describe how much I despise that question ‘why are you vegan?’. Because factory farms are horrific places where animals aren’t…

I simultaneously felt pain and relief when I first uttered the words “I have Sickle Cell and I am ashamed”. It was sort of liberating. For the last couple of years I couldn’t quite put my finger on the pressure I was feeling. I was frustrated. I was sick frequently and my health (or lack thereof) was preventing me from…