Living Well with Arthritis: Self-Care Practices for a Vibrant Life

By Irene S. Roth

Self-care sounds overindulgent. However, it absolutely necessary for a chronically ill person’s overall health and well-being. Most of us grew up believing that the harder we work and the more we do, the more excellent we will become. However, this paradigm no longer works for us. Now that we’re chronically ill, we have to choose to do less. And you will probably find that the less you do, and the more you will reprioritize your life. The more often you add rest and replenishing time into your life, the better we will feel and the more resilient. In the process, you will live the best life you can with whatever chronic illness you are experiencing.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Irene S. Roth
• Release date: Jun 21, 2023
• ISBN: 9798215154328

Irene S. Roth

Irene S. Roth, MA is an academic and freelance writer. She writes academically, for teens and tweens and adults. When she isn't writing, she is teaching. She is also pursuing a Master's of Social Work Degree.

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Living Well with Arthritis: Self-Care Practices for a Vibrant Life

Irene S. Roth

Copyright 2023 Irene S. Roth

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Table of Content

Introduction

1. Remove Yourself from All Media

2. Create a Schedule for Self-Care

3. Become Serious About Making Time For Self-Care

4. Make a List of What you Want to Do

5. Self-Care is not a Selfish Act

6. Start Small

7. Learn to Say No

8. Eat Healthy Food and Watch Your Portions

9. Exercise Five to Six Times a Week

10. Sleep Seven to Eight Hours Every Night

11. Meditate Every Day

12. Do Nothing for Fifteen Minutes a Day

13. Lie Down and Stretch

14. Create Work-Play Balance

15. Take time to Enjoy Life

Conclusion

About the Author

Resources

Introduction

Most individuals with arthritis have a difficult time practicing extreme-self-care. Instead, we just keep going, regardless of how we feel. We push past our limits and energy levels. Chronically ill individuals are getting seriously ill. And some of us are quite young and should be living a vibrant and well-balanced life. Yet, we feel unwell because we keep pushing ourselves and not taking care of ourselves.

This made me think, especially since I lost a few pretty dear friends close to my heart in the last few years. These ladies had so many more years of good living left. Yet, in a few months they were diagnosed with a terminal illness and died. What is happening to us and how did we get so