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  How to Be Your Own Best Advocate With Long COVID

  themighty.com - Feisty Runner

  NewOne of the most valuable lessons I’ve learned this past year during my battle with long COVID and pericarditis is that if we want to get answers …

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  15 hours ago

  Stop Pitting Mental Illness and Physical Disability Against Each Other

  themighty.com - Carly Fox

  New“We need to make getting mental illness accommodations as easy as getting physical disability accommodations.” The first time I heard this, I was …

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  17 hours ago

  5 Ways to Effectively Deal With Addiction Cravings and Avoid Relapses

  themighty.com - Andy Macia

  NewDuring your recovery from a drug or alcohol addiction, you have one overriding goal — just one. It’s a simple goal, too, but to achieve it, you …

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  17 hours ago

  When Caregivers Comment on My Weight as Someone With Cerebral Palsy

  themighty.com - Larissa Martin

  NewI am a person with a disability. I have cerebral palsy and am an amputee as well as being a wheelchair user. I also have an intellectual …

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  1 day ago

  Learning to Love My Body in a Swimsuit as a Woman With Poland Syndrome

  themighty.com - Megan Glosson

  NewAs a woman who lives in a larger body, I already have a love-hate relationship with my appearance to say the least. However, when you add in the …

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  3 Kinds of Bad Symptom Days I Have in Life With Fibromyalgia

  themighty.com - Ashley Nestler MSW

  NewHaving fibromyalgia often feels like I am living without knowing how I will feel from day to day. I struggle with so many different symptoms that …