{"id":992,"date":"2019-02-04T20:09:18","date_gmt":"2019-02-04T20:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/familyfitnessfood.com\/?p=992"},"modified":"2019-02-04T20:09:19","modified_gmt":"2019-02-04T20:09:19","slug":"5-routines-for-improving-your-outlook-on-life-when-you-have-a-chronic-illness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/familyfitnessfood.com\/5-routines-for-improving-your-outlook-on-life-when-you-have-a-chronic-illness\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Routines for Improving Your Outlook on Life When You Have a Chronic Illness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Living with a chronic illness can impact more than just your\nbody and mind. It can affect your entire outlook on life. You may not be\ncapable of accomplishing things you had planned, and these realizations can\nreally eat away at your optimism \u2013 if you let them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In truth, chronic illness or not, we all have obstacles.\nSometimes, all it takes is reframing our thoughts to get over the hurdle.\nSometimes, we need to adjust our goals. But either way, we can live a life\nworth living. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are 5 routines that can help you improve your outlook\nwhen you have a chronic illness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Exercise \u2013 When you add exercise to your morning\nroutine, you can improve your mood, sleep, and outlook. It may feel like a\nchore at first, but once you finish your workout, you’ll start feeling the benefits\nof natural endorphins that<\/a> your body releases in response to stress. It\u2019s\nnot a magic cure-all, but you\u2019ll find that it\u2019s much easier to feel optimistic\nabout life when you\u2019re feeling healthier and more energetic. Sitting on the\ncouch isn\u2019t helping anything, so you may as well get up and get moving. <\/li>
  2. Gratitude \u2013 When something is physically wrong,\nit can be difficult to see past the pain or discomfort. But actually, there has\nnever been a better time than now to practice gratitude. When we’re down on our\nluck, people like to tell us that it could always be worse. And while we never\nreally want to hear that advice, it is true. You may not have as much as\nsomeone else, but you have more than another person. It’s up to ourselves to\nmake the most of our situation. You can start by practicing gratitude for the\nthings you have going for you. If you find it difficult, start keeping a daily\njournal of the things you were thankful for on that day. It’ll get easier over\ntime.<\/li>
  3. Take control \u2013 Part of the reason why so many of\nus feel hopelessness with a chronic illness is that hopelessness is practically\nin the name. When a condition is labeled as chronic, that means it’s ongoing.\nAnd when you can’t see an end in sight, how can you have hope for the future?\nBut things really aren’t as hopeless as they may seem. There are people out\nthere who seem to be treating their chronic illnesses with alternative therapies.\nFor example, if you’re struggling with chronic pain, research stem cell clinics.<\/a> Or if you have\nmultiple sclerosis, look\ninto cannabis<\/a>. Spend some time each day researching alternative treatments.<\/li>
  4. Set goals \u2013 If you want to retain some hope for\nthe future, you must believe that you can accomplish something with your life\n(and of course, you can). Considering your current limitations, think about\nwhere you see yourself in 5 years. This time isn\u2019t about making sacrifices as\nmuch as it\u2019s about redefining success. Revisit your goals daily to stay on\ntrack.<\/li>
  5. Start a hobby \u2013 Find a hobby you truly enjoy\ndoing, and you can take your mind away from things like struggles and\npressures, if only temporarily. It\u2019s important to remember that life is about\nmore than working and making money. If we can\u2019t enjoy ourselves along the way,\nwhat\u2019s the point? <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    If you’ve been recently diagnosed with a chronic illness,\nknow that you’re not alone. You may need to rethink your future and your goals,\nbut it may be more amazing than you ever thought possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Living with a chronic illness can impact more than just your body and mind. It can affect your entire outlook on life. You may not be capable of accomplishing things you had planned, and these realizations can really eat away at your optimism \u2013 if you let them. In truth, chronic illness or not, we […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":993,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/familyfitnessfood.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/992"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/familyfitnessfood.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/familyfitnessfood.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familyfitnessfood.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familyfitnessfood.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=992"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/familyfitnessfood.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/992\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familyfitnessfood.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/993"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/familyfitnessfood.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familyfitnessfood.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familyfitnessfood.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}