andreapo's blog

Mindfulness/ Pain Management Therapy

I am a 54 year old woman. I am American however am married to a Swede and have been in Sweden for 13 years. After a huge slump in my pain curve i became depressed quite severely in 2014. I have a condition and progressive disease process called degenerative disk disease and as I began perimenopausal symptoms around 50, life became unbearable in a variety of ways. I have a systemic form of arthritis and although it has been referred to as "reactive arthritis", my symptoms can mimic Rheumatoid Arthritis and gout.