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Content note: This article describes experiences with self-harm. If you or a loved one are struggling, consider reading our mental health resources. --- I wanted to write about a sensitive...

Have you ever had someone try to give you advice about lupus? Has anyone said to you, “You should use this product to cure your lupus?” Maybe they said, “Just...

Editor’s note: Content warning – This article includes experiences with self-harm and suicidal thoughts and behavior. What should people with lupus know when they feel like they’ve tried everything in...

Insomnia and night terrors can be the worst things to experience. Also, I suffer from sleep paralysis a lot. When I was a child, I would have the most horrific...

Four years after I was diagnosed with lupus, I stood up from my desk one afternoon and forgot how to walk. My feet and legs didn't hurt; they just remained...

How many times have you had to be rushed to the emergency room due to a lupus situation? You aren’t feeling well and as usual, lupus strikes out of the...

Being in school can be really overwhelming because of the time I get to do the homework and classwork with being a mother. Today I found myself in complete pain...

When we are growing up it is fun to sit and think about what the future will look like. We think about who we will marry, the job/career we will...

Lupus and CREST syndrome are both autoimmune disorders. Getting an accurate diagnosis can be hard because the 2 have several overlapping symptoms. In this article, we will take a look...

I first discovered "The Minimalists," Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus, through a friend. My friend was in the process of paring down his possessions as he packed to move...

A lupus diagnosis can be scary and confusing. Managing lupus can be overwhelming for the newly diagnosed as well as the warriors who have been fighting for years. Unless you...

Three years after I was diagnosed with lupus, I was scrolling through emails on my phone during my lunch break when a picture caught my eye. Beneath the logo of...

Have you ever wondered if you planted a seed how well it would grow? I have often looked at gardens in awe and wished I could create something so bountiful...

The average cost of living with lupus in America is $22,000 and $50,000. The cost of lupus is based on several studies. Yes, there is a cost associated with lupus...

I hope I am not alone when I say that an ovarian cyst can be very painful. Ovarian cysts are fluid-filled sacs or pockets in an ovary or on its...

Learn to identify your flare-ups. What are the signs? When can you tell that there is change within your body? Lupus is a complicated disease that leaves many individuals confused...

I stare up at the IV bag of clear liquid snaking into my arm: "1000mg methylprednisolone," the nurse at my rheumatologist explains. This is the last of 3 emergency infusions...

Coping with loneliness is depressing, especially for me. I have been feeling lonely for some time now. When I am sick, I lose a lot of friends. Then I will...

Before I was diagnosed with lupus, I was never a fan of exercise. In gym class in high school, I was usually the last one out of the locker room...

My chest hurts. I can barely breathe. I feel like I am having a heart attack. How many have had this conversation with themselves? It is one of the scariest...