Staying positive through chronic pain is a topic that I’m all too familiar with. At the end of 2015, I was diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). I had no idea how to handle my physical or mental health at the time, and I quickly fell into depression. *This post contains affiliate links. If you click on the […]
Clawing Out From The Darkness ~ A Story About Depression
Have you ever been so far lost in the darkness of depression that you wonder if you will ever be able to get out? Well, that has been me for a while now. I’m not sure I am totally out yet, but I know I am currently clawing out from the darkness. So, it is […]
How Emotional Therapy Can Benefit Fibromyalgia
I had the great pleasure of meeting Amanda from Imagine Life Therapy on Instagram. As you all know, my subject matter has been focusing on mental health and how it affects our chronic illness. You can go back and read the start of the series called Fibromyalgia & Mental Health. So, I was wondering how […]
Ways To Help A Loved One With Depression
Depression isn’t a choice! If you have depression or know someone that has it, then you probably know this already. A major depressive episode is NOT just feeling sad sometimes, it is deeper than that. When you have depression, life can be a struggle. I want to tell you a little about myself and my […]
Fibromyalgia Symptoms and Mental Health ~ Is There A Connection?
Have you ever looked at a list of Fibromyalgia symptoms? Looking at these two websites you will see both anxiety and depression listed as symptoms. Here are two reputable websites as proof: WebMd and NFMCPA In fact, it seems that fibromyalgia symptoms and mental health are very much linked together. One could say that fibromyalgia […]
Depression
This poem is how it feels to fight mental illness all your life, like I have. Depression is real and this is how it feels. This post contains affiliate links. For more info see my disclosure policy. Depression is real and it isn’t something you have to go through alone. If you are feeling depressed […]