by Joel Nelson | Jun 8, 2021 | Chronic Illness and Mental Health, My Arthritis Story
It’s been some time since I wrote anything that wasn’t a poem or a social media post. And that’s telling in itself. I’ve been struggling over the last few weeks with what I can only assume is depression. There is no rhyme or reason to it. I...
by Joel Nelson | Mar 31, 2021 | Chronic Illness and Mental Health, My Arthritis Story, Pain Management Series
If all good stories should have a beginning, middle and end, then I suppose a bad one simply has a start and a stop. This story does, anyway, and it is an unfortunate story at that. In this article, I talk about the ‘one-two’ of chronic illness. The double...
by Joel Nelson | Nov 1, 2020 | Chronic Illness and Mental Health
This article was first published by Scope in April 2020 About the author My name is Joel, and I have lived with arthritis most of my life. Starting with a juvenile form when I was 11 years old and Psoriatic Arthritis in my 20’s. In 2019, I created my blog,...
by Joel Nelson | Oct 19, 2020 | Chronic Illness and Mental Health
Recently, I completed 16 weeks of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). I began therapy physically broken and mentally strained. Today, I continue on this path alone, with a sense of trepidation but renewed reserves of hope. Equipped with the tools to protect my mental...
by Joel Nelson | Oct 12, 2020 | Chronic Illness and Mental Health, Most Read
How my mental health and chronic illness are intertwined In a year that presents an obvious event in which to discuss on what could be the most important World Mental Health Day ever, I wish to tell a story that offers an escape from Coronavirus, pandemics and lack of...
by Joel Nelson | Jul 16, 2020 | Chronic Illness and Mental Health, My Arthritis Story
Note: Undertones of this article are based upon the work of Brian Fallon in his song ’21 Days’. I will post the lyrics at the bottom of this article so that all credit is given to him where I have used excerpts in the title and headings. His music really...
