Hi there!
I'm Shabnam Rakhiba!

My Journey with Chronic Pain

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Let me guess:

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Like myself, you are a Queen battling chronic illness/pain/disability.

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You are wondering whether it’s worth it working with me and whether we will gel.

 I get you.

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I understand your struggles and your daily challenges.

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I understand the tears you try to hide behind smiles.

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I understand the sense of loss; loss of control over your body and life and loss of your old lively self.

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I understand these and much more because I have struggled with these for more than a decade.

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My story is not unique and countless women have gone through the same.

I was a healthy and ambitious young person until the day I woke up with sudden intractable pain.

I spent the next 11 years in the vicious cycle of hope and heartbreak where I relentlessly

attempted to understand why I was in pain and attempted to cure this physical suffering.

Indeed, the emotional pain was as overwhelming as the relentless physical pain as I watched my body refusing to co-operate with me.

It seemed my body had developed a mind of its own and refused to obey me! I’m sure you are intimately familiar with this feeling. 

Nowadays, I manage my condition with a mixture of mindfulness, hypnosis, EFT,

physiotherapy, homeopathy and medication as needed.

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After 11 years of tests, scans and doctor’s appointments, I was diagnosed with endometriosis and fibromyalgia.

I still live with chronic pain which affects my mobility. However, my emotional and physical  suffering has lessened.

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I learned to work with my body and respect its limits and accept the uncomfortable feelings and struggles accompanying health conditions.

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I learned to be creative, innovative and adapt to the unpredictable demands of chronic illness/pain.

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I learned to establish boundaries and insist on being given the space for growth and self-care.

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I learned to live unapologetically.

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And SO CAN YOU!

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