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I went to see my dad and his wife yesterday and I'm frustrated again. I have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia for over two years now. I was talking to my dad about how bad of a week it has been, and my step mom walks in my room and says, "since when do you have fibromyalgia?" I remember clearly...

Hello, my name is Justin and im a 22 year old who's been dealing with chronic pain for the last 3 years. I woke up with a headache and back pain that never went away. I have extreme pain in between my shoulder blades, neck, and i get terrible headaches. I've had every test done under the sun...

hi my name is todd and i am a 39yr old male and i am going on 6yrs being diagnosed and i have been searching for info and help to cope as i get older everything seems to be getting worse. i understand i am not old but have been dealing/hiding all this for some time and now that it is getting...

Diagnosed a little while ago but still fighting to accept it. This level of disabling pain and fatigue just doesn't fit my picture of me. I keep thinking it will go away soon or I will get a magic pill and I will jump back into life. I am really resenting it. I don't want to accept it because...

Hello, I'm just trying to figure out how fibro works. Yesterday I was in so much pain that I almost couldn't handle it. The pain was all over with it being worse in my lower back and hips. I was probably cruzing along with a 7 level of pain. I went and got a very painful massage in the...

I got diagnosed in the past week, but I've had severe symptoms since October. I'm considering going on disability. I used to work ~38 hours a week but I had to quit because of the pain and fatigue. I'm only 19 and I'm stuck at my parents house. I can't work but would like some semblance of...

I get so tired of never being understood by anyone My doctors my counselor my wife sure as hell not my family And support net or life Everyone is learn your limits or listen to your body etc to much to list wife I just don't understand this or that Try living from school age till late 20s...

Hey everyone, Question, I know everyone usually has a set of symptoms for awhile and then sometimes it changes to something else that hurts but do any of you experience symptoms that change drastically from day to day? Yesterday I was just stiff all over, the day before that I was fine except...

Hi guys, I am on long term disability right now, but my human resource department at work also does follow ups with me on a monthly basis. Does anyone else deal with this or suffer from anxiety as a result? I find it so stressful to be asked about my expected return to work date, or if I have...

Hi, nice to meet you... I'm Exhausted. First Contact Back in 2007 I was working an emotionally taxing counseling job, that I loved, but for a shy and introverted, sensitive person it was probably too much. I must have gotten burned out and it was at this time that I first noticed feeling "not...