junebug
New member
- Joined
- Aug 1, 2015
- Messages
- 7
- Reason
- DX FIBRO
- Diagnosis
- 08/2014
- Country
- US
- State
- Oregon
Hi everybody!
My name is Sierra, I just turned 18, and I've had fibro for about 5-6 years now, but was only finally diagnosed last year. My symptoms are very advanced, to the point where I barely function, and am having trouble holding my job at a fast food restaurant (not because they want to fire me, but because I physically can not handle what they are asking of me).
I have a pretty horrible family life, and I only live with my mother, who is very unsupportive and mentally abusive (my biological father has been physically abusive to me in the past, and I rarely see him). She gets angry when I can't do things that seem simple to her, and doesn't understand that, though she is also very tired after work, she is more capable than I am at just about everything. I can't even go to college this next year because we're so poor and I've had to cut back my hours to 3 days a week at work. I pay for my own groceries and home necessities, but don't pay rent since I live with my mom.
I've recently become horribly depressed from lack of sleep, the extra pain, and not being able to have a healthy social life. My friends, though they try to be more supportive than my mom, are completely struggling to grasp why I can't do normal things with them, and why I only have the energy to see people on days I'm not working at all (and even then...).
I'm not really sure what I'm looking for here besides just a place to come for understanding. Though my pain has always been horrible and steadily progressing over the years, I feel like this depression I've fallen into has really negatively affected me. I've cried every day in the past two weeks over the smallest things, and I rarely let my emotions show that easily. I don't feel in control of myself I know at least sOMEone else will understand!
My name is Sierra, I just turned 18, and I've had fibro for about 5-6 years now, but was only finally diagnosed last year. My symptoms are very advanced, to the point where I barely function, and am having trouble holding my job at a fast food restaurant (not because they want to fire me, but because I physically can not handle what they are asking of me).
I have a pretty horrible family life, and I only live with my mother, who is very unsupportive and mentally abusive (my biological father has been physically abusive to me in the past, and I rarely see him). She gets angry when I can't do things that seem simple to her, and doesn't understand that, though she is also very tired after work, she is more capable than I am at just about everything. I can't even go to college this next year because we're so poor and I've had to cut back my hours to 3 days a week at work. I pay for my own groceries and home necessities, but don't pay rent since I live with my mom.
I've recently become horribly depressed from lack of sleep, the extra pain, and not being able to have a healthy social life. My friends, though they try to be more supportive than my mom, are completely struggling to grasp why I can't do normal things with them, and why I only have the energy to see people on days I'm not working at all (and even then...).
I'm not really sure what I'm looking for here besides just a place to come for understanding. Though my pain has always been horrible and steadily progressing over the years, I feel like this depression I've fallen into has really negatively affected me. I've cried every day in the past two weeks over the smallest things, and I rarely let my emotions show that easily. I don't feel in control of myself I know at least sOMEone else will understand!