When Time Was My Only FriendWhen I was going to doctor’s appointments for thyroid eye disease (TED) from 2018 to 2021, the options for combating the symptoms...reactionscomments
What Is the Social Health Network?Like our other Health Union condition communities, the Social Health Network brings people together to drive unique and impactful conversations about health...reactionscomments
How Meditation Helped Me With TEDWhy am I doing this? Sitting for ten minutes is way too long! It’s practically an eternity!! Who decided ten minutes was...reactions1comment
Using Meditation for Stress Relief With Thyroid Eye DiseaseMeditation is an ancient practice that began thousands of years ago. It originally was used as part of a person’s spiritual practice...reactionscomments
Bringing Awareness to Thyroid Eye Disease: Our Inaugural TED Awareness Week 2022The third week of November is Thyroid Eye Disease Awareness Week! From double vision to dry and painful eyes to uncomfortable eye...reactionscomments
My Letter to Thyroid Eye Disease (TED)You crept into my life in 2017, no introduction, no common friend, no invite...but there you were. On and off throughout my...reactionscomments
My Mental Health is Number OneI know I have talked previously about mental health, thyroid disease, and thyroid eye disease (TED), but thought I would take a...reactionscomments
Finding Patience in the MiseryGood for the future, annoying for the present. This is the motto I have been repeating in my head as I go...reactionscomments
Strategies for Coping with a Rare Disease like Thyroid Eye DiseaseWhen you are diagnosed with a rare disease, you might feel overwhelmed about what to expect. Because few people have thyroid eye...reactionscomments
New AdventuresStarting a new adventure is always the best. It is exciting and fun. On the other hand, it can also be extremely...reactionscomments
How TED Impacted My Mental HealthI have always had anxiety. Since I was a kid, I had always worried about all the big and small details of...reactionscomments
Telling Your Story May Be Good for Your Health“While writing about my health issues has not cured them, it has helped me develop better coping skills and even contributed to...reactionscomments
Reminders of TEDThe other day, I experienced a really bad migraine. It was so bad that I had to lie down in my bed...reactionscomments
Tips For Staying Connected While Dealing With TEDOur need for staying connected to other human beings, and a strong social support network, is a must for good health, just...reactionscomments
Questions I Had About TED After I Was Diagnosed (Part 2)After the initial shock of my thyroid eye disease (TED) diagnosis wore off, I still had a lot of questions. These questions...reactionscomments
Whatever You Do, SHOW UP!I was recently invited to a bridal shower. I was also recently diagnosed with thyroid eye disease (TED). For me, these two...reactions4comments
Is There an Ideal Bedtime?Is there such a thing as an ideal bedtime? Or is there an optimal quantity and quality of sleep that each person...reactionscomments
Questions I Had About TED When I Was Initially Diagnosed (Part 1)When I was initially diagnosed with thyroid eye disease (TED), I was overwhelmed. There was a lot of significant change happening all...reactionscomments
You've Decided You Want to See a Therapist . . . Now What?Editor’s Note: This article originally was written by Katelyn Harlow and shared by our partner site Cystic-Fibrosis.com. It was a cool, dreary...reactionscomments
Going Through the Motions of EmotionFrom October 2018 to March 2020, I was in a constant state of worry over my eyes. Being worried was nothing new...reactions1comment
