Análú Therapy
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Supporting people with chronic illness & anxiety to feel calmer, cope better and reconnect with themselves.
CBT Hypnotherapist with lived experience
• Practical support & validation
🎁 Free Calm Body Reset ↓
www.analutherapy.ie
Sometimes the hardest part of a flare-up isn't the peak of the pain, it’s the invisible hangover left behind.
When doing something completely ordinary takes more out of you than expected, you haven't failed. You don't have to justify needing rest just because your day looked normal to everyone else.
If you need a safe space to talk about the parts of chronic illness we don't say out loud, follow along.
We’re so desperate for someone to tell us there’s a way out of chronic illness.
I understand that. I’ve wanted it too.
But there’s a big difference between offering hope and promising a cure.
Chronic illness is messy. It’s individual. And what helps one person may not help another.
I will never promise you that I can make your illness disappear.
But I will always believe that making life a little easier to carry matters. 🌿
What do you think? Is there a difference between hope and false hope?
Making plans when you live with an unpredictable body is a whole different thing.
Sometimes “I’ll see how I am” is the most honest answer you can give. 🤍
You get so used to your normal that you forget it might not be normal to everyone else.
What’s your normal? 🤍
12/08/2026
I asked AI to turn my life with chronic illness into a painting.
And somehow, looking at it feels like looking at the last 11 years all at once.
The pain. The uncertainty. The treatments. The things I’ve had to grieve. The days where simply showing up was an achievement.
But also the things that kept me going.
My family. ❤️
My work.
My therapy practice.
The people I’ve met along the way.
The things I’ve created from experiences I never would have chosen.
I love that the painting isn’t all dark. Because neither am I.
Chronic illness has changed my life in ways I never wanted it to, but it hasn’t taken away my humour, my curiosity, my love for my family, or my desire to keep building a life that feels like mine.
Some days are hard. Some days are okay.
And I’m still learning how to live here.
This is my normal. 🤍
Some days my brain just … won’t brain. 🫠
Everything feels like an effort, finding words, thinking, processing, concentrating.
If you know, you know. 😂🧠
Sometimes the things we think are “just us” turn out to be part of ME/CFS.
Some of the most exhausting parts of living with ME/CFS aren’t the things people expect.
They’re the everyday tasks that most people do without thinking twice.
Getting ready in the morning isn’t just “getting ready.” It’s constantly weighing up what you have the energy for, what can wait, and what might leave you needing to rest later.
If you live with ME/CFS, what’s one everyday thing that people don’t realise can be completely exhausting?
Some days, getting through the work day takes everything. Because your body and brain have already given you all they had.
If this feels familiar, you’re not alone. 🤍
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