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Stickman Communications @stickmancomms.bsky.social · 10h

It's so frustrating when ppl think 'Fatigue' and 'Tired' are the same! These cards are a great way of giving people the information in a way that seems to be more easily understood. From www.stickmancommunications.co.uk/category/all...

This fatigue card shows a stickman chained to the sofa. It says "I have a condition which causes fatigue - debilitating exhaustion that can affect mobility, strength, memory, concentration, speech, digestion and more. Symptom levels vary a lot. Recovering from doing too much can take days or weeks. I may look fine even when I'm not. I may need to do things differently. Living with this is my normal."

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Stickman Communications @stickmancomms.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I hear you! I hate those dilemmas. Really hope you guess right!

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Stickman Communications @stickmancomms.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

It's one of the few categories I've tried sorting through for the new shop page - I've tried to add all the potentially relevant products to the page, then you can filter it by topic (e.g. assistance dogs, or fatigue etc) and by product type (e.g. downloads, or keyring cards).

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Stickman Communications @stickmancomms.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

On my website I have a lot of resources around hypermobility - from cards to help others understand our symptoms and needs, to things to help us pace and self manage, to disability parking stickers and more! www.stickmancommunications.co.uk/category/hyp...

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Stickman Communications @stickmancomms.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

😁 I definitely have problem solving built into my genes!

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Stickman Communications @stickmancomms.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Good point. In the end I opted to call the category "Other: symptoms and management". And you can filter it by topic and product type to narrow it down to what you are looking for.

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Stickman Communications @stickmancomms.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

In the end I opted for 'Other: symptoms and management. (although I can change it again if this ends up not working.)

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Stickman Communications @stickmancomms.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

(Thinking this because sometimes people contact me about a condition that I don't have a condition explanation card for, but, for example, all the pain or fatigue category may be relevant)

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Stickman Communications @stickmancomms.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

on the list of conditions - and on it put all of the cards that don't specify a condition, which people can then filter by topic (i.e. symptom or management strategy) and product type.

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Stickman Communications @stickmancomms.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Yes, I am still in my Pyjamas. I have also just finished the core work in updating my webshop, and redirecting all the old pages to the new page! It's not perfect, but should be a lot easier to find what you want now. One question I have is: Should I create an 'Other conditions' category

White woman with glasses and a broad smile, giving a thumbs up - in front of a laptop that shows a page of stickman communications website. (in the background you can also see a gym ball, and a picture on the wall.)

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Stickman Communications @stickmancomms.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I’m currently in a phase of: ‘lightly cooked apple, cinamon and raisins, with natural yoghurt and nuts. For breakfast or snacking.

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Stickman Communications @stickmancomms.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

You are welcome. I’m glad it’s helpful.

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Stickman Communications @stickmancomms.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Definitely very hard to work out on our own! I’ve had help from a sports massage/personal trainer who I’ve been able to run my alternatives past - and his agreement gave me the confidence to continue and formalise the variability.

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Stickman Communications @stickmancomms.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

My health has been very variable recently, so my exercise routine has been inconsistent, constantly changing because of my symptoms. So I thought I'd share some of the ways I adapt my exercise routine around my body needs. #Hypemobility #PoTS #EDS www.stickmancommunications.co.uk/post/exercis...

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Exercising in the way my hypermobile body needs

Sharing how I, with hypermobility and PoTS, adapt my exercise routine around my symptoms and capability.

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Stickman Communications @stickmancomms.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

If you have strategies for dealing with brain fog that you find helpful, please share them! (Note: everyone is different, so the same strategies won't work for everyone. Anything shared here should be taken as 'might be helpful for some people, won't be helpful for some people)

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Stickman Communications @stickmancomms.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

understanding instructions and so much more. And for those of us who live with it, life has to be full of strategies - from scripted 'can we have this conversation later' phrases to always writing everything down and setting reminders so there's less chance of forgetting.

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Stickman Communications @stickmancomms.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

From the outside people with brain fog often look fine - so it is easily misunderstood as: lack of care, laziness, disinterested-ness, not trying etc. But in reality, brain fog can make life really tough - it can affect remembering things, making decisions, thinking things through,

Card that says card, with a plain border and a zombie stickman with cotton wool thought bubble. "Warning: Severe brain fog. currently in 'Zombie-with-head-full-of-cotton-wool' mode. I may struggle to remember or understand what I'm told, or to make myself understood. If it isn't an emergency please try later."

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Stickman Communications @stickmancomms.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

With hidden disabilities, people can often try to ‘encourage’ us by refusing to take no for an answer. Without realising it they can undermine important self management decisions. This card provides a way to help other people to understand that we we say no for a reason – it’s not a random -

This ‘No for a reason’ card says:

"When I say no, it’s because I’ve considered the options and consequences.
Please respect my decision. If you don’t understand it, there may be factors you aren’t fully aware of." It has a stickman holding old fashioned hanging scales. One side labeled 'benefit' with a small green sack in. The other side labeled 'cost' - with a much larger purple sack, and words: increased symptoms, worsened health, inability to do other tasks.

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Stickman Communications @stickmancomms.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Oof. Eye pain is horrible. Really hope it resolves ASAP

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Stickman Communications @stickmancomms.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Please note that my office is closed this week, so order placed this week will be posted on Monday 5th October. (I will still be doing some work online though)

View across an estuary with the sun just rising about the hills the far side.

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Stickman Communications @stickmancomms.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Finished the cross stitch - now doing the backstitch (that's the lines added over the top of the cross stitches). So far I've only done the butterfly backstitch and a bit on the white flowers, got a few sprigs, the birds and the bees still to do.

A completed cross stitich of flowers (mostly dahlias, dog roses, and foxgloves) in pinks, res, and whites, wtih foilage, plus 2 robis, 3 bumble bees, and an orange and black butterfly.

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Stickman Communications @stickmancomms.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

i hope it goes as well as possible - and that the inevitable crash is as mild as possible!

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Here's today's column on the astonishing, ongoing mistreatment of people with #ME/CFS. Please spread it far and wide: the only thing which can break the media's wall of indifference is seeing an article about the issue go viral. Thank you. 1/2 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Abandoned, dismissed and gaslighted: there is no excuse for the way ME sufferers have been betrayed | George Monbiot

Changes in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Stickman Communications @stickmancomms.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Did you know that we have many cards for people with anxiety? You can find them all here: www.stickmancommunications.co.uk/category/anx... - and from there you can filter them down by type and topic too, so you can find the relevant ones more easily. This page is new. Let me know if you find bugs!

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Stickman Communications @stickmancomms.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Thanks to auto-correct I just told a colleague that an error was due to me mud licking. Mis-clicking! No mud licking! Sigh. But going to be chuckling about that for a while.

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Stickman Communications @stickmancomms.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Work on the new shop page with improved filters is going well - I think the basic structure is there, so I've made it live on my website. Still got lots to do with putting the right products in each category, but I think it's nicely usable -

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Stickman Communications @stickmancomms.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

If you want to support my work, please share it with your friends, families, support groups etc. It makes a huge difference - and is the main reason I can keep creating my disability resources while managing my #PoTS #Hypermobility etc! stickmancommunications.co.uk

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Stickman Communications @stickmancomms.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

glitches they find so I can try and sort them. (Note: it's an off-the-shelf site, so I can only make changes within the functionality of the site, so it may not be ideal, but I think it will be much simpler than the work-arounds I've used til now.)

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Stickman Communications @stickmancomms.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It's a change that once I start it, there's no going back, and there's so many things that need editing to work in the new system that I'm expecting it to be a bit glitchy until I've got it all sorted. So please bear with - and once I think it's mostly sorted, I'll ask for people to let me know any

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Stickman Communications @stickmancomms.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

by all the product types within the category (physical or download, keyring cards, posters, etc etc.) This should make it much easier to find everything you want without flicking between pages, and reduce how much you have view at once - especially now there are download and physical versions.

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Stickman Communications @stickmancomms.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Over the next week I'm going to be making big changes to the categories on my webshop - once done, you will be able to browse by a topic (e.g. Autism) - and then filter by all the subtopics within that (e.g. hidden disability, information processing, sensory sensitivities, pacing etc) AND -

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Stickman Communications @stickmancomms.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

It's taken a bit longer than planned, but we now have both the 'Pacing Handy Hints' and 'Activity Decision Chart' posters available as downloads from my website! www.stickmancommunications.co.uk/pacing-and-s...

2 A4 posters held in a hand. The detail isn't really readable, but one is green, and titled 'Pacing: getting the best out of life with limited energy. And the other is blue, and titled "To do or not to do? Pacing and activity decision chart.

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Stickman Communications @stickmancomms.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I thought that sounded a really good flavour and wanted to try it - but now I’m disappointed on your behalf!

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Stickman Communications @stickmancomms.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I recently stopped following someone who’s creative work I love and have purchased in the past, because almost all their SM posts are AI generated. It just grates - you have such good creative talents, why not use them instead of the plagiarism machine?

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Stickman Communications @stickmancomms.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

After a much needed few days off, I'm feeling SO much better! But I'm actually still quite highly symptomatic, and will need to be careful otherwise I'll overdo it. So I'm wearing this wristband as a reminder: "Now isn't too bad, but I need to be careful". It helps me not to get carried away -

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Stickman Communications @stickmancomms.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

giving me a better chance of maintaining the improvement instead of crashing again tomorrow. (the other side is red and says "Now is tough, but things will improve") This is the small - I have slim wrists. Lots of these in stock on my website, but only about 2 left of the standard size, so

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Stickman Communications @stickmancomms.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

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Caroline Keep @ka83k.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Black Autism Acceptance and Awareness Day Tomorrow and wanted to highlight founder @ayannasanaa.bsky.social and her wicked podcast ...who you should be following already.... ❤️👏👏👏

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Stickman Communications @stickmancomms.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I hear you! its so hard trying to balance conflicting needs within your own body.

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Stickman Communications @stickmancomms.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I’ve sent some and they arrived. id recommend calling the ward and asking exactly what to put on the address (eg wing, ward, and bed number)

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Stickman Communications @stickmancomms.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

is there anything that if you had help, what could you do that you can’t do now? perhaps going to the gym/swimming, or shopping, or to church etc etc.

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Stickman Communications @stickmancomms.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

(and yes, they can make a huge difference! Some days they can be the difference between eating and not eating for me!)

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Stickman Communications @stickmancomms.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Thank you for the reminder - my disposable cutlery stock needs topping up.

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