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Ever Wondered How It Feels?
I know how it feels to want to end it all. To feel like every day is just another battle you don’t have the energy to fight. To lie in bed staring at the ceiling, too tired to move, too numb to cry, too hopeless to even try anymore. This goes beyond chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia…
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The Annoyance Having Fibromyalgia at a Young Age
I get so irritated when people do not believe that having fibromyalgia isn’t a real pain condition. For me, it’s like a mix of anxiety, depression, trauma, fatigue and all the little things and it sends my system into overdrive What hurts more is that when I go through a flare up, I have to…
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“Motivation” is a hard word to get around
Some people think that a lack of motivation is when you miss a gym session one week because you rather have a movie night instead. It may be for some people. However, people with depression like me say we have no motivation…we really mean it. I did have a job at one point but I…
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Experience with an Unknown Chronic Illness
As I lay here at 5:41 am, I think about how much I try to take care of my health. From my late 20’s until now, I have experienced unexplained chronic pain. I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia back in December of 2017. However, on top of that, by the time I hit my early 30’s…
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Big Dreams with Someone with Fibromyalgia
Many of us (including myself) living with chronic illness have big dreams that we’ve downsized due to our health challenges. For instance, you might dream of being a dancer but convince yourself it’s impossible because of the mental and physical demands. Instead, you settle for smaller goals that require just as much effort. This leads…