Rachel Gabriel

3.5+years of Long Covid. Painting helps me heal. Formerly a BAFTA-winning writer and producer for TV and digital. Human of Barbara the dwarf hamster.

[Rachel Gabriel @RGabrielArt]

@ThePOTSPostman It could be fatigue in the eye muscles? 🤷‍♀️ I get eye pain when I’m over tired and have to shut my eyes to rest them. It’s like my body’s battery doesn’t have enough to power them some days

[Rachel Gabriel @RGabrielArt]

@Vince_Noir77 @CounsellingSam @JrRawnsley I’ve only had covid once (January 2020) - before any Covid vaccine existed. So vaccine injury is impossible in my case. If I was sitting on my ass and enjoying it, you could claim hypochondria but I can assure you I’m getting nothing positive from being denied the life I want

[Graham Linehan @Glinner]

Oh my God she absolutely knocks it out of the park.

[Sam Long Covid Since March 2020 @CounsellingSam]

Please check out this amazing #LongCovid video, featuring Northern Ireland's own @baldypidge and his daughter Rosie ❤️

[Rachel Gabriel @RGabrielArt]

@PhoebsBo I understand the feeling. Everything you miss is so heightened when you’re finally in it again - colours, nature etc Congratulations

[Rachel Gabriel @RGabrielArt]

@SawyerBlatz Yeah, I’ve been going since Jan 2020. I do believe we’re not too far from a cure because scientists understand the mechanisms. My worry is that some of us may have been damaged beyond repair.

[Dame Sa 🐝 3.5% @LongCovidHell]

Love this guy! 🤩

I bet he’d implement #CleanAir policies in a heartbeat!

Look at the uncomfortable dude next to him… 😆

Now he can’t ever say, “oh but I didn’t know!”

You did know. It’s right there on tv!

Time is ticking for these minimising politicians…⏱️

#LongCovid

[Rachel Gabriel @RGabrielArt]

Finished…and sold same day! It’s called “There is a light that never goes out” after the Smiths lyric. The present may be looking a bit turbulent, but there are calmer periods just ahead (tho still a bit dark), and most importantly there is a light ahead that never goes out.

[Rachel Gabriel @RGabrielArt]

@JenESmith @katie_lovejoy @netflix Just watched the film and I really enjoyed it! It’s got a lot more emotional depth than the average romcom and thank god the English guy is relatively normal and doesn’t live in a castle! Romcoms aren’t my thing but this was great and a refreshing spin

[ًlara @c0wboylikeryder]

therapist: winona ryder as bjork isn’t real. she cant hurt you

winona ryder as bjork:
https://t.co/3HPtfVFUGC

[Rachel Gabriel @RGabrielArt]

This sounds brilliant

[IJ | mwen pa sòt online @aChildOf2Worlds]

“Curfew is the thought-provoking new show that explores an alternative reality where men aren't allowed out after dark”

https://t.co/gRTSK7KMTP

[Rachel Gabriel @RGabrielArt]

@Vince_Noir77 @CounsellingSam @JrRawnsley Wow what an utter twat 😂

[Rachel Gabriel @RGabrielArt]

@ThePOTSPostman really recommend this free art taster course. I did it last year. you can catch up easily in your own time then the 3-month full paid course starts soon after. It’s more than just art. It’s soul-restoring and the tutor herself lives with pain https://t.co/eBBZEFUisd

[Rachel Gabriel @RGabrielArt]

@ThePOTSPostman Painting really helps me. The more time you can spend lost in a creative activity you enjoy, the more your body is in ‘flow’ and that’s great for calming the nervous system and sending signals that you are safe and happy

[Rachel Gabriel @RGabrielArt]

@TicketsOnX @coupdecoeur @ThePOTSPostman @GillianHSapia Indeed

[Rachel Gabriel @RGabrielArt]

@ThePOTSPostman @GillianHSapia I can’t regulate temperature also, and my occupational therapist recommended doing a cold shower instead. And if that’s too much, splashing cold water on your face first thing in the morning also works too apparently. It’s just about giving the body a bit of a shock.

[Rachel Gabriel @RGabrielArt]

@ruthalecki Have you had the call from DWP yet? Just wondering what kind of questions they ask?

[Serena @Serena_Partrick]

"UN Women should support the work of women for women’s rights, not tell women that they need to place their concerns secondary to a newly declared group whose main aim is to claim women’s rights for men." https://t.co/CEmY1OtIfo

[Rachel Gabriel @RGabrielArt]

@livenonaprayer @AlisaValdesRod1 No - it will thin the blood further.

[Sharron Davies HoL MBE @sharrond62]

So we ban Lance Armstrong for taking drugs which will give him a small but important advantage over his male rivals because it’s cheating but we let 51 year old male Valentina Petrillo have a huge advantage with no issue at all against female athletes! Why is this being allowed?