One of the ways I deal with anything upsetting is to learn as much as I can about it. When I have to deal with any kind of illness or injury, I research it. I figure I might as well share the information I’ve gathered with others, although I do so with the caveat that I’ve never had any kind of related training other than learning enough terminology and related information to do medical transcription, process health insurance claims, and get through a medical communications class. Oh! I also took first aid training to be a Girl Scout leader!
Anyway, these articles are about my experience with each of these disorders and what I learned about them.