Summer can be a nightmare for someone with POTS. A lot of people with POTS have heat intolerance, and the hot, humid days can make us feel very ill. It makes my tachycardia so much worse (and it’s really bad to begin with), I feel weak, I sweat (a lot),
In November 2019, I had a severe allergic reaction. Where it came from, I still don’t know. A number of things happened in a short period of time, so there are a few possible culprits. My skin was severely affected, literally from head to toe. Almost every inch of me was
Getting diagnosed with OCD as a young child can feel extremely isolating. Diagnosed at just 8 years old in the early 90s, not many people understood OCD. Between teachers who didn’t (and wouldn’t) help me, and therapists who sometimes felt like they were grasping at straws, it was a real
It seemingly started overnight. I must have been 7 years old, and although I don’t remember everything from the very beginning, I remember enough. It’s been 29 years since my symptoms first appeared, and I’ve learned a lot over the years. I know I had anxiety even before the OCD
