Zebra Pig

  • 042213-1111

    Return thee to the Earth and know the eternal joy of Now. Take pleasure with in the flower’s scent and the coolness of the waters. From these simple things, you will know the Greater Divine. Read ⇢

  • Self-Honesty

    When you have chronic illness, it becomes important to carefully self-evaluate and self-regulate. No one else can tell you if you should be resting or if you should be moving. No one else can really know if you are offering up excuses or if you are really having a bad pain day.… Read ⇢

  • Resilience

    Ability to recover readily from illness, depression, adversity, or the like. -Dictionary.com RESELIENCE The elusive creature that every mental health provider tells their patient that they should strive to achieve. But what is it? Feels a little bit like a unicorn. Something of a myth that people imagine and hope… Read ⇢

  • No Reason

    I find it frustrating when people expect there to be a rational reason behind my compulsions. If it was rational it wouldn’t be OCD. I do it because my brain says so. And I pick my battles. If it isn’t something that gets in the way, I let it be.… Read ⇢

  • Discovering My Zebra Stripes

    May is EDS awareness month and they have asked us to share our diagnosis story. So, this is mine. I’ve had symptoms all my life that I reported to my parents as a child and then to doctors as an adult. I kept being told nothing was wrong with me.… Read ⇢

  • What is Ethics?

    Ethics is the portion of philosophical thought that considers what is right and wrong. Ethics is broken down into 3 categories: Metaethics, Normative Ethics and Applied Ethics. Metaethics is abstract and related to a wide range of more specific practical questions. Such as “What is truth?” Normative ethics is the… Read ⇢

  • BOAR ~ PIG

    Boar —Golden bristles, friend of Freyr,Expose the traps laid for my feetBy cunning aggressors secretly.Join with me in the total defeat. Read ⇢

  • I’m Never Too Old for Anything!

    I don’t think that you can ever get too old for anything! Once you decide you’re too old, you’re giving up and letting the joys of life slip away. I still wear goofy socks and silly hats. I dye my hair crazy colors and collect stuffed pigs. I still sleep… Read ⇢

  • The Original Unity

    “Maybe the devil is just a man like me. Maybe he’s many men; all men maybe.”Galilee, by Clive Barker Read ⇢

Meet the blog host, Zebra Pig.

A neurodivergent, chronic illness gaming nerd and nurse. Talking about all things in the medical and chronic illness world. Telling my story and giving my perspective.