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Originally posted by KappaKittyCat
The most frustrating part is that it's an "invisible" disease, so people just dismiss it. It's hard to diagnose, and I was told for 21 years that it was all in my head.
As for me, I'm living with it now. It was a relief finally to get an accurate diagnosis so that I could learn to manage it. I work out daily, try to eat right and get enough sleep, and remember to take my happy pills every day. [/B]
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I know several people with fibromalagia. When you spoke about "invisible disease" and "people just dismissing it" I got sad because I think about so many people I work closely with who suffer from depression and related "disorders". Many of them also have other intertwined "stuff" such as addiction to pain killers, eating disorders, etc. So many people (including people in my field
) just think they are making excuses for themselves and they "should just get over it" especially if they are very young. Awhile back I got a bunch of stuff from an agency that educates young students on up on chronic illnesses & mental illness. I was excited and spoke to several of my teacher friends, including my mom, who is now retired, but was then a teacher. They all told me, "Allison, you have good intentions, but unfortunately we don't have time and the curriculum doesn't allow for us to teach this". I wish there was a way to get this info out to the general public. This is a good thread.