Absolutely exhausted yesterday. 3 weeks trying to increase activity levels and regain some fitness, it’s becoming more important to listen to any body signals. I was supposed to get out and train, but I felt too anxious. Anxious from being overtired not scared. It’s a classic feeling associated with #chronicfatigue #potssyndrome and, for me, #ehlersdanlossyndrome . It’s my body going into fight or flight at the thought of activity. Can you imagine a constant fight or flight response, which we would use for serious threats being used by my body on a daily basis? But she spoke, I tried my best to rearrange my training sessions and listened. I didn’t want to but I know what can happen if I train when I’m feeling a little exhausted. If I’m lucky, I pay for it the next day - not an option as I have my day job that needs me. If I’m not, I would have been unwell after a couple of climbs, or worse, done something silly and caused an injury. I hate how I planned to get a strength training session in and lots of climbing but my scale of success had to be changed. I am thankful i wasn’t incapacitated. I worked, got through paperwork, did some of my meal prep and had a small walk. That’s still a success. Had I had a full crash, I would have had to take a sick day and might have left my bed by 5pm feeling awful but forcing myself to try. Living with chronic illness is sometimes a daily frustration but it provides valuable lessons in patience and learning to adapt around our bodies that don’t function right. The changes in weather aren’t helping as my hydration levels seem to be off. Provided my energy levels hold today (and they still don’t feel great but they feel a bit better) I’ll be training tonight, if not, then at least climbing for fun. Thanks @claireccphotography for the shot at @thecastleclimbingcentre @ehlersdanlosuk @chronicloveclub @thetiredgirlsociety @lovewhatmatters #chronicillness #chronicpain #exhausted #paraclimbing #paraclimber #frustrated #upsanddowns #listentoyourself #listentoyourbody #listentoyourgut #selfcarefirst #selfcarematters #dowhatyoucan #bepatient #babysteps #takeiteasy #slowandsteady #upset #lifelessons #notstrongenough #tryagain
Truth. It’s days like today. Days in pain, days in frustration, days in upset because, no matter how much self-control and discipline, medical issues get in your way. It’s days like today when you have a choice, try and find a better tomorrow or don’t. I choose to try. Every single day. #fridaywisdom #wisdom #chronicillness #chronicfatigue #chronicpain #potssyndrome #ehlersdanlossyndrome #cancersurvivor #nervepain #sleepdeprived #exhausted #frustrated #warrior #inittowinit #babysteps #onestepatatime #bethechange #changemaker #paraclimber #climbergirl #adversity #challenge #faceyourself #keepimproving #amputeegirl #luckyfin #upset #crohnsdisease #fridaymotivation #toughtimes @ehlersdanlosuk @muslimgirl @browngirlsclimb
For those of you who know me, I struggle with silence. I’m genuinely uncomfortable with silence in my space and so compensate by talking :) this podcast by @stevexoh was a great experience. In that time, I learned to listen to my environment and felt calm. Have a listen! Link in bio! ・・・
Sound of Silence episode 35 is out now featuring special guest Anoushé Husain (@anoushehusain). Anoushé is a paraclimber, speaker and charity ambassador who is a role model for overcoming adversity. She is a cancer survivor, living with five diagnosed syndromes and was born missing her right arm below the elbow. She was named Sports Personality of the Year at the 2017 Asian Achievement Awards and was the winner of the Helen Rollanson Award for inspiration at the Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year awards. She’s now aiming for a place on Team GB. Recorded in St James’s Park, London
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Listen on #iTunes #Spotify or via www.soundofsilence.org.uk (Link in biog)
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#podcast #podcasting #podcastersofinstagram #soundofsilence #silence #outofmycomfortzone #stjamespark #london #chatterbox #quiettime #meditation #silenceisgolden #climbergirl #luckyfinproject #cancersurvivor #ehlersdanlossyndrome #paraclimber #rolemodel #bethechange #trysomethingnew
My left leg and I don’t really get along with each other very well, well, not yet and it’s totally getting better. My left leg is actually strong but I struggle recruiting the right muscles at the right time. So here’s an exercise my coach made for me in training last week to see if we can get that leg to wake up a bit. I gotta say, the number of exercises my coach has made up for me in the last 3 years is crazy. Needing to adapt around #ehlersdanlossyndrome has been and is a real pain. With EDS the body finds the easiest way to do things even if that means not actually using the muscles designed for the job. That creates muscle imbalances, injuries, chronic pain and fatigue and the awful realisation when you try and do a move in isolation, you actually can’t. Climbing has been the only sport that has helped me realise what I’m not using right and how to start correcting it. @thecastleclimbingcentre @ehlersdanlosuk #climbergirl #climbingislife #climbingismypassion #physio #rehab #exercises #training #adaptiveathlete #adaptivesports @paraclimbinglondon #paraclimber #paraclimbing #strength #mobility #luckyfin #cancersurvivor #findaway #keepongoing #tuesdaymotivation #potssyndrome #chronicillness #chronicpain #chronicfatigue #hypermobilitysyndrome #fitmuslimah #muscleactivation
