This is a guest post from a fellow Fibromyalgia Warrior. Vicki tells us her journey with her mental health issues. In addition, we learn how hard it is to get diagnosed when you have fibromyalgia and then get appropriate treatment. Vicki tells us how the trauma in her life has exasperated her fibromyalgia and other […]
Endometriosis and Fibromyalgia Symptoms: Amanda’s Story
How many of us fighting fibromyalgia are also fighting endometriosis? What is that like and how do we deal with it? Amanda Pratt LCSW, CPLC, has so graciously answered my questions about her endometriosis and fibromyalgia symptoms. Amanda gives us some amazing advice and tips on dealing with endometriosis symptoms. This post contains affiliate links, […]
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 […]
How Food Changed My Life |Guest Post
This guest post is very timely as I start my new anti-inflammatory diet (elimination diet) for the next six weeks. I have tried so many different medications for my Fibromyalgia, IBS, endometriosis and arthritis pain. It is now time to turn to my diet and see what can be changed. This is where Leah and […]
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 […]