| View Larger Image | Sick and Tired of Feeling Sick and Tired: Living with Invisible Chronic Illness, Second Edition | Paperbackby Paul J. Donoghue (Author), Mary Elizabeth Siegel (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | W. W. Norton & Company | | Page Count: | 304 Pages | | Publication Date: | July 01, 2000 | | Sales Rank: | 532,819nd |
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Product Description
Unlike a leg in a cast, invisible chronic illness (ICI) has no observable symptoms. Consequently, people who suffer from chronic fatigue, chronic pain, and many other miseries often endure not only the ailment but dismissive and negative reactions from others. Since its first publication, Sick and Tired of Feeling Sick and Tired has offered hope and coping strategies to thousands of people who suffer from ICI. Paul Donoghue and Mary Siegel teach their readers how to rethink how they themselves view their illness and how to communicate with loved ones and doctors in a way that meets their needs. The authors' understanding makes readers feel they have been heard for the first time. For this edition, the authors include a new introduction drawing on the experiences of the many people who have responded to the book and to their lectures and television appearances. They expand the definition of ICI to include other ailments such as depression, addiction, and obsessive-compulsive disorders. They bring the resource material, including Web sites, up to the present, and they offer fresh insights on four topics that often emerge: guilt, how ICI affects the family, meaningfulness, and defining acceptance. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 23 reviews)
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BOOK DELIVERED QUICKLY GREAT CONDITION THANKS by Julie L. Hayes (RICHMOND,VA)  5 Stars
August 31, 2009
BOOK DELIVERED QUICKLY GREAT CONDITION ...A GOOD BOOK FOR EVERYONE WHO IS TAKING CARE SOMEONE WITH A DISABILITY OR IF YOU SUFFER FROM ANY OF THE DISEASE MENTIONED IN THIS BOOK. FOR EXAMPLE, MS, CHRONIC FATIGUE, FIBROMALGIA, LUPUS, LYME DISEASE, CHARCOT,TOOTH, THIS BOOK TELLS IT LIKE IT IS. WHAT THE VICTIMS OF AN INVISIBLE DISEASE GO THROUGH ON A DAILY BASIS,
THANKS
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Excellent resource! by Anne Belle (Kansas) 5 Stars
July 10, 2008
As someone who suffers with more than one ICI, I found this book to be both a comfort and a help. While some of the medical descriptions are slightly out of date, the confirmation and understanding of the emotions that are an integral part of the ICI experience are right on target. While the chapters about treatment and therapy are not as detailed as I would have liked, they did offer a good starting place for me to talk with my doctor about practical steps I could take to improve my quality of living. A couple chapters reminded me of "Psychology 101," but the majority of the material was worth the read.
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Sound Advice by Mathilde A. Hungerford 5 Stars
January 11, 2007
This book is an excellent combination of concrete examples and reflective thought about what it means to be constantly ill. Filled with specific stories of individuals and their struggles, it also has a section on more constructive steps one can take to interact more fruitfully with ones friends, family and society in general. It does a good job of helping one to be feel understood without allowing self pity to be the dominant emotion.
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Start their New Year with this book by S. Vasseur (Charlotte, NC) 5 Stars
December 27, 2006
A friend recommended this book to me when I got sick, and I'm so grateful he did. I've been sick for two years, but I know I'm not alone or crazy.
Now one of my family members has finally agreed to read this book. I plan to start her New Year with it.
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Comforted and Informed Instead of Sick and Tired by Ashley Schinella (Connecticut Shoreline, USA) 5 Stars
April 29, 2006
Dr. Donaghue and Dr. Siegel have given us a gem of a book! By drawing on their own personal experiences as well as the experiences of their patients, they have presented a through and comforting introduction to living with chronic illness.
After months of living with my own invisible illness, I finally read this book and by chapter 2 I could not put it down. I have dog-eared and highlighted, circled and starred. I have made sure my parents and friends have read sections. It is like glimpsing into my own mind. They anticipated and answered all of my worries, frustrations, annoyances, and fears. They offered practical, sympathetic advice on how to deal with the difficulty of living with an invisible illness.
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