Chronic Confessions
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A Mountain of Hair
Pulling My Hair because of Trichotillomania As many of you know anxiety and depression shows it self in many ways. Some extreme forms are self harm or drug abuse. I have many forms of dealing with my anxiety and one of the more extreme forms is pulling my hair out.
By Chronic Confessions4 years ago in Psyche
Crippling Anxiety
I know we have touched upon the difference between anxiety and depression and the lovely grey area in-between but today is all about our friend anxiety. Today we are looking to my life living with unmanaged anxiety. Anxiety affects many people in many ways and for me it is ADHD tendencies. I become unfocused and unable to sit still. I become very fidgety and sensory dependent.
By Chronic Confessions4 years ago in Psyche
Unopened Letters to Mom
Dear mom, Why haven’t you answered my letters its been over 15 years? I have so many questions. I just don’t understand. Did I do something to upset you? You said I will see you in a couple days and its been over 15 years. No calls no explanation.
By Chronic Confessions4 years ago in Families
A Tattoo to Cover the Pain
My friends would always ask me “ Brittany why are you wearing a long sleeves its 80 out?” and my reply would always be “ Oh you know me always cold” and quickly change the conversation. Little did even my best of friends know that I was hiding a long history of abuse that they would never understand the depth of and that I would never admit to.
By Chronic Confessions4 years ago in Humans
Brain Fog
Constant living in a cloud. The one things they don't tell you about Chronic Pain and Fibromyalgia is about the brain fog. Forgetting conversations, forgetting what i went to the store for. But its bigger than that. Early morning I drop my daughter off at my grandmothers for child care on my way to work and most mornings I will have to text my grandmother to make sure I actually dropped my daughter off. It is terrifying that you can't remember the small details but the bigger things such as that are so much more important. I have a hard time while working not remember what people tell me to do and have to write every little thing down.
By Chronic Confessions4 years ago in Psyche
Relationships After Abuse
Abuse doesn't start right away and it doesn't start 10/10 it starts as 1/10 and slowly works its way after the fish is hooked. It starts with little comments like " oh your going out in that?" or " that was dumb" seemingly harmless comments and comments that ill be forgotten within a couple of days. The comments will slowly turn into " you look ugly today" then to " Your such an stupid idiot". Which one time comments like this from someone you went to high school with is one thing but totally different from the person who says they love you 5 minutes later.
By Chronic Confessions4 years ago in Psyche
Relationship with Fibromyalgia
I think we can all agree that relationships are hard but adding any sort or illness or injury can add a lot of stress on the relationship. Finding someone who is completely supportive can be hard especially having fibromyalgia because it is not visible and it's hard to believe what you can't see.
By Chronic Confessions4 years ago in Humans
23 and Fibro
Most girls at their 23 birthday are out with their friends clubbing and having a great time. I was at home in with a heating pad wanting the day to be over.. Most girls are putting make up on and doing their hair every day I struggle just to brush my hair and throw on some mascara.. Most girls make plans for their weekend I have to wait till the weekend to make plans that go around my pain schedule.
By Chronic Confessions4 years ago in Psyche