Edibles Archives | Emily Suess
Medical marijuana edibles help relieve anxiety, pain and nausea associated with my chronic illnesses, including brain cancer.| Emily Suess
Medical marijuana edibles help relieve anxiety, pain and nausea associated with my chronic illnesses, including brain cancer.| Emily Suess
Emily Suess, CZT blogs about her personal experience with cancer, mental health, and IBS. She reviews books about anxiety, medical marijuana edibles and Zentangle.| Emily Suess
Who You Gonna Believe: Chapter 5 Based on a true story. For all his many, many faults, Rodney wasn’t really a drinker. He told me he’d been drunk once or twice while at IU but that being drunk hadn’t really taken. “I remember sitting at a bar in Bloomington. My nose was tingling, and I […] The post Back Home Again in Indiana appeared first on Emily Suess.| Emily Suess
Earlier this week I picked up my custom ankle foot orthosis (AFO). It’s not miraculously making me walk like I used to because I was bedridden for too long. But it has already made a huge difference in how much less energy I spend trying to get around. When I had the appointment Wednesday to […] The post My AFO is Punk AF appeared first on Emily Suess.| Emily Suess
A few days ago I had a massive panic attack. Trying to think of something that would help me snap out of it, I asked Dan to “tell me you love me.” The “I love you” I got back was so begrudgingly given that even in the midst of a panic attack I couldn’t help […] The post Untitled appeared first on Emily Suess.| Emily Suess
Why Delaying Care For Minor Injuries Can Lead To Major Health Issues| Emily Suess
Even injuries that seem small, such as sprains, cuts, or bruises, can have significant consequences for individuals with chronic illnesses or disabilities. Conditions like diabetes, autoimmune disorders, or limited mobility can reduce the body’s ability to heal efficiently. A minor injury that might resolve quickly in a healthy individual can become infected or worsen over […]| Emily Suess
When I worked for John Green, a concept in one of his books really hit me, and nearly twenty years later, I'm still thinking about it.| Emily Suess
When it seemed things might be getting serious, I told Rodney I’d choose my dog, Taubensee, over him if it came down to it.| Emily Suess
Who You Gonna Believe: Chapter 4 Based on a true story. “I’m starving,” Rodney complained. “How long can one pizza take?” He angrily punched buttons on the TV remote and stopped flipping channels when he found a rerun of Seinfeld. It was the episode where Kramer tries to operate his own movie phone service. When […] The post Suicide Is Painless appeared first on Emily Suess.| Emily Suess
Though they’re sometimes ridiculed on the Internet, I’m about to buy my first pair of Crocs. My AFO is not meant to be worn without shoes, and I don’t have what I need. Right now I have a pair of Skechers slip-ons, but they’re too tight for me to get on easily over the brace. […] The post My First Crocs appeared first on Emily Suess.| Emily Suess
Emily Suess is a blogger, writer, Certified Zentangle Teacher, YouTube creator, and brain cancer survivor.| Emily Suess
Why Behavioral And Physical Health Should Be Treated Together| Emily Suess
Moving With Limited Mobility: Tips For A Safer And Less Stressful Transition| Emily Suess
Relocating is challenging when mobility is restricted due to disability or chronic illness. Plan ahead to reducse physical strain.| Emily Suess
I want to give myself a pat on the back for making it to physical therapy Wednesday. I didn't want to go. In fact, I was ready to cancel.| Emily Suess
“Are you freakin’ done with this now?” That’s what I got from Dan after telling him I was anxious about tomorrow. The full exchange went something like this: “Do you love me?” “Of course I love you, ya dick.” “That doesn’t help. Calling me names.” “Of course I love you. Is that better?” “…” He […]| Emily Suess
Cancer survivorship. Living with a brain tumor (grade 2 astrocytoma) on my brainstem after chemotherapy and radiation. Diagnosed in 2017.| Emily Suess
Big blog of happy things that have happened to me lately. Writing about edibles, accessibility, voting, and Pecan Snickers.| Emily Suess
Living with chronic illness means managing symptoms that vary day to day. Eating a colorful diet may offer real support.| Emily Suess
In sixth grade science class, we were sitting at our assigned tables watching a video about Galápagos tortoises. Or we were supposed to be anyway. Brad and I were playing football with one of those origami footballs. I don’t know which one of us folded it anymore, but we were giggling and having fun and […]| Emily Suess
Sometimes I chastise myself for overthinking things, especially when it comes to anxious thoughts. However, I’ve realized that no one else is going to analyze this stuff for me. I do self-guided therapy because of the expense (financial and otherwise) of traditional therapy. So thinking about things deeply is to dwell in the belly of […]| Emily Suess
Yes, that's a Napoleon Dynamite reference. Yes, I'm one of like three people on the planet who thinks that movie is hilarious.| Emily Suess
Monday's dentist visit to get a temporary crown was hard on me. I'm just now getting around to writing about it, though.| Emily Suess
Hey, if the folks at CNN can call everything breaking news, so can I. This is where I write about everything that doesn't fit neatly into another category.| Emily Suess
My personal experience with sever anxiety, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and panic attacks. I blog about my self-guidef therapy tools.| Emily Suess
I'm sipping probiotic tea after an IBS flare that hurt my abdomen significantly enough to launch me into another panic attack.| Emily Suess
When I was a kid, my parents often did things themselves to save money. I read self-help books about panic attacks and anxiety.| Emily Suess
I'm contemplating yesterday's doctor appointment while Brandi Carlile and Elton John's "Swing for the Fences" plays in my head.| Emily Suess
I started Lexapro instead of Xanax for anxiety. Xanax made me feel groggy, and the sluggishness that accompanied it was not helping.| Emily Suess
I've been on 5mg Lexapro for GAD and panic attacks less than 12 hours---that's right, one pill---and I feel like I have myself back.| Emily Suess
Learn how to make crock pot cannabutter. A slow cooker recipe from a frugal medical cannabis patient with chronic pain.| Emily Suess
While navigating chronic illness in 2017, I was diagnosed with a brain stem tumor (a diffuse astrocytoma) after presenting with neurological symptoms.| Emily Suess
I couldn't sleep last night. Had insomnia the last two nights, really, but it was severe last night. I was awake at 3:00 a.m.| Emily Suess
I was misdiagnosed with fibromyalgia in 2014 before I found out I had a WHO Grade 2 Diffuse Astrocytoma on my brain stem. I blogged the whole way from battling for an accurate diagnosis to brain surgery to chemotherapy and radiation.| Emily Suess
Unwinding Anxiety in practice is something I have to do when the opportunity presents itself. There's no cramming for this life test.| Emily Suess
My personal story of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and my review of Unwinding Anxiety by Judson Brewer.| Emily Suess
I want to be clear when I talk about meditation for anxiety, I'm talking about MY anxiety. Your mileage may vary.| Emily Suess
