If you’re struggling with chronic illness, mental or physical, it can often be difficult to understand, manage, or even just get through day by day. Here are some of my favorite resources my conditions that you can find below.
Please consult your physician before trying any remedies you may find listed in the articles below, or if you are experiencing new or worsening symptoms with your condition. If you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 immediately or go to the nearest emergency room.
I hope that you can find them to be helpful! Do you have a resource that you like that I don’t have listed? Leave me a message or post it in the comments! I’d love to add it to the list.
Anemia
- American Society of Hemotology
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Text “HOME” to 741741 when in a crisis situation to be connected with a trained volunteer at the Crisis Text Line
- If you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 immediately.
Bulimia Nervosa
- National Eating Disorders Association
- Project HEAL Treatment Grants
- Project HEAL Communities of HEALing
- Connect with a recovery mentor or find a support group near you
- National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders
- ANAD Request a Grocery Buddy
- ANAD Request a Recovery Mentor
- NEDA Helpline: (800) 931-2237
- Monday – Thursday from 9 AM – 9 PM ET
- Friday from 9 AM – 5 PM ET
- Text “NEDA” to 741741 when in a crisis situation to be connected with a trained volunteer at the Crisis Text Line
- If you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 immediately.
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- American College of Gastroenterology
- Text “HOME” to 741741 when in a crisis situation to be connected with a trained volunteer at the Crisis Text Line
- If you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 immediately.
Illness Anxiety Disorder (Hypochondriasis)
- Cleveland Clinic
- Text “HOME” to 741741 when in a crisis situation to be connected with a trained volunteer at the Crisis Text Line
- If you believe you are genuinely experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 immediately.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome – Mixed (IBS – M)
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- AboutIBS
- Text “HOME” to 741741 when in a crisis situation to be connected with a trained volunteer at the Crisis Text Line
- If you believe you are genuinely experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 immediately.
Major Depressive Disorder
- National Institute of Mental Health
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
- Available 24/7
- Call 1(800)273-8255
- Text “HOME” to 741741 when in a crisis situation to be connected with a trained volunteer at the Crisis Text Line
- If you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 immediately.
POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome)
- Cleveland Clinic
- Dysautonomia International
- Salty Meals and Snacks
- Text “HOME” to 741741 when in a crisis situation to be connected with a trained volunteer at the Crisis Text Line
- If you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 immediately.
Scapulothoracic Syndrome (Snapping Scapula Syndrome)
- Houston Methodist
- National Library of Medicine
- NCBI: Chronic Pain Treatment
- Chronic Pain Treatment Options
- Text “HOME” to 741741 when in a crisis situation to be connected with a trained volunteer at the Crisis Text Line
- If you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 immediately.
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Cleveland Clinic
- Ortho Info from the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
- NCBI: Chronic Pain Treatment
- Chronic Pain Treatment Options
- Text “HOME” to 741741 when in a crisis situation to be connected with a trained volunteer at the Crisis Text Line
- If you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 immediately.
I will reiterate this one more time, but if you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 immediately or go to the nearest emergency room. I hope you have found this to be somewhat helpful!
Sincerely,
Casey
