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Why you feel unsafe on the chronic illness journey and how to restore trust in yourself

Why you feel unsafe on the chronic illness journey and how to restore trust in yourself

by Alexa | Dec 19, 2024 | Living with chronic conditions

Have you been on a health journey with Crohn’s, UC, or another chronic diagnosis and resonate with feeling unsafe, unstable, and unpredictable in your own body? It’s less of a common theme and more of a ‘given’ that someone with long-standing...

Hi, I'm Alexa! I'm a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and writer supporting the IBD and autoimmune communities. My remote practice guides individuals through nutrition and lifestyle healing so they can be empowered in their health and not overruled by it!

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Safety is a necessary ingredient to healing. It's Safety is a necessary ingredient to healing. It's also so common that most people healing from chronic issues feel a lack of safety (no surprise there). Ways to reestablish safety ⬇️ 1. Create a support system. This can help in so many ways from problem-solving, listening, reassurance, support at appointments, etc. Simply having people on your team does wonders. 3. Work on your outlook. You may call this creating a "mental diet," reframing, or simply adopting a positive mindset. But it really goes deeper than fleeting thoughts, it is a belief change. Naturally, it's easy to become jaded during a long health journey or assume things about the future based on your past or what others have told you. 3. Connect to yourself. I strongly believe chronic and autoimmune health journeys shine a light on disconnect between person and self, and is a loud invitation to re-familiarize yourself with you. Anything mindfulness-related is a great place to start, as is doing more hobbies or things that your child self loved. 4. Physically healing through diet and play medicine. When you heal, your body starts "behaving normally" again, showing you that there is stability, consistency, and trust. 5. Keep your commitments. Health-related or not, do the things you say you will! If you're not reliable to yourself you'll have a hard time subconsciously believing you're trustworthy. I'd love to hear what this topic of safety and trust has been like in your experience. What has helped? #ibd #guthealing #selfhealer #autoimmune #crohns #chronicillness #ulcerativecolitis #girlinhealing #holistichealth
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