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  • Days I Feel Like I had Enough

    Mellyssa A. Diggs / Owner of Ai-Konic Graphics

    November 6, 2023
    Mental Health
    anxiety, chronic fatigue, chronicillness, depression, endthestigma, fibromyalgia, Mental Health, mentalhealth, mentalillness
    Days I Feel Like I had Enough

    There are days. Sometimes many days. I feel angry 😠I feel unheardI feel unseen. It’s difficult and I’m trying to process all my thoughts at once. I love my fiancĆ©. Which gives me a bigger sense of hope. However, empathy is what so many lack especially for others. I get it but when will I…

  • Symptoms I get from Anxiety and Depression no one see at all

    Mellyssa A. Diggs / Owner of Ai-Konic Graphics

    October 30, 2023
    Mental Health
    anxiety, anxiety disorder, anxietyhabits, chronic fatigue, chronicillness, depression, endthestigma, fibromyalgia, Invisible Illness, Mental Health, mentalhealth, mentalillness
    Symptoms I get from Anxiety and Depression no one see at all

    1. Hypnotic jerks – jerking awake as I fall asleep 2. Electric shock sensations through your head 3. Extreme wave of dizziness 4. Shooting pain 5. Numbness/tingling sensations throughout my body 6. A sudden wave of nausea 7. A disturbing intrusive thought(s) 8. A sudden intense muscle twitch/spasm 9. Ears ringing and ear pressure 10.…

  • I’m Tired of Having to Explain my Mental Health and Chronic Pain to People

    Mellyssa A. Diggs / Owner of Ai-Konic Graphics

    October 25, 2023
    Mental Health
    anxiety, Chronic Pain, chronicillness, depression, fibromyalgia, health, Invisible Illness, mentalhealth, mentalillness
    I’m Tired of Having to Explain my Mental Health and Chronic Pain to People

    Most people have the general ideal what ā€œphysical painā€ is or what ā€œdisabledā€ is and what it looks like. However, if it is not immediately obvious for others to see the it’s invisible or don’t exist. The real truth is that illnesses come in different shapes and forms and they aren’t always visible on the…

  • A story you don’t normally hear

    Mellyssa A. Diggs / Owner of Ai-Konic Graphics

    September 25, 2023
    Mental Health
    anxiety, anxiety disorder, chronic fatigue, chronicillness, depression, endthestigma, fibromyalgia, Mental Health, mentalhealth, mentalillness, overthinking, Social Anxiety, Suicideawareness
    A story you don’t normally hear

    I was always called ugly and unattractive. I was told I would never make it (as a woman). I was told that I was weird and crazy to want to be a graphic designer and artist as my career. I was always bullied for everything. Picked on and singled out. Even was bullied for wearing…

  • I don’t say suffer for attention of pity

    Mellyssa A. Diggs / Owner of Ai-Konic Graphics

    September 13, 2023
    Mental Health
    Chronic Pain, chronicillness, fibromyalgia, Invisible Illness, Lady Gaga
    I don’t say suffer for attention of pity

    I use the word ā€œsufferā€ not for pity or attention and have been told I’m dramatic and making it up. I’ve been a fighter no matter what I’ve been going through. I use suffer not only because chronic pain and unknown autoimmune disorder changed perspective on things but it keeps me from being and living…

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