Hi All! In honor of it being Fibro Awareness month, I felt like laying some facts about fibromyalgia and gaslighting. More common than you think and even the smart ones fall for our brains tricks.
First off, fibromyalgia is like the ninja of chronic illnesses—it’s stealthy, it’s everywhere, and it hits you when you out of the blue. One day you’re fine, and the next, you feel like you’ve been hit by a truck made of exhaustion and pain.
Oh, and let’s talk about the diagnosis game. Picture yourself as a contestant on a really crappy game show where the prize is knowing why your body hates you. Your doctor throws every test in the book at you, from blood work to MRIs, all while you’re sitting there thinking, “Can we speed this up? My body feels like it’s been through a wood chipper.” Every new med comes with a side effect that you have to chase with another pill, its a cycle.
And here’s a fun fact: fibromyalgia isn’t just about pain. Nope, it’s a whole package deal. You get fatigue that makes you feel like you’ve run a marathon on zero sleep, brain fog descends to wreak havoc, and sleep problems that make you envy a cat’s ability to nap anywhere, anytime.
But wait, there’s more! Fibromyalgia loves company. It’s best buds with conditions like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), migraines, and depression, because why deal with one pain in the butt when you can have a whole party of them?
Picture this: you’re dealing with this condition called fibromyalgia, where you’re in pain all over, tired as hell, and your brain feels like it’s stuck in a fog. But here’s the kicker: there’s no fancy test that says, “Yep, you’ve got fibromyalgia!” So, you’re left playing a guessing game with your doctor, ruling out everything else under the sun.
Now, imagine dealing with all that uncertainty. You start wondering, “Am I just making this up? Is my body punking me?” Do you know how many times in a day I try and tell myself that I don’t hurt? It’s like gaslighting yourself—convincing yourself that maybe the pain is all in your head because there’s no lab result to back it up.
And let’s not forget the joy of visiting the doctor’s office. You pour your heart out about how much you hurt, how tired you are, and how your brain feels like it’s on vacation. You bring witnesses, you show how you’ve logged all the symptoms. But instead of a pat on the back, you get a shrug and a “Well, your tests look fine.” or ‘Well that’s a common symptom of Fibro’
So, yeah, it’s a real treat trying to convince yourself and others that what you’re going through is legit when there’s no shiny test result to prove it. Its why they call it an invisible illness. But fibromyalgia is as real as it gets, even if the medical world hasn’t quite caught up yet.
Thats it for tonight guys, take care of yourself and each other
WannaBeNormal 