How to talk about your axial SpA (AS) before having sex with someone new
Yes, you can be sexy and disabled. When you slip under the sheets to have sex for the first time with a new partner, it’s normal to have a thousand questions rush through your head. Questions about what they might like, what you like, and the inevitable...
What it’s like to live with ankylosing spondylitis and depression
You might think that living with ankylosing spondylitis is already hard. When you add depression that makes it much harder to deal with. An estimated one-third of people with chronic illness also experience depression. In my case, I became depressed years before I was...
Dating and ankylosing spondylitis
Let me start out by saying that before I had ankylosing spondylitis, dating was already a struggle for me. It only got harder once I was diagnosed with it. In the age of Tinder, Bumble, OkCupid etc., no one really takes the time to try and understand each other, or...
10 Things I want to tell people about my life with ankylosing spondylitis
Sometimes I think that all of us with chronic illnesses feel the same way – I don’t want people around me to think of me as the girl who only talks about her health issues, but at the same time how can I not talk about something that has such a huge impact on my...
How living with ankylosing spondylitis can affect friendships
Let me start out by saying that making friends isn’t the easiest thing in the world. Now, throw in ankylosing spondylitis and you’ve got yourself a situation. But I’m not just talking about making friends in this post, I’m also talking about friendships in general....Join ASone Community
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