Agoraphobia

I can barely remember the day it started or maybe I have evolved into some kind of numb punching bag. After 15 years of chronic pain and immobility I am forced to take pain pills ever day. If you can ride this journey without it changing the chemical make up of your brain my hat is off to you. The stigma of taking antidepressants and being on pain pills is something you never shake when we live in a society of ableism any deformities are considered a handicap.

This is why I feel like a fraud my mental and physical wellness are being propped up by medications the real me is probably lost and always will be. However if I don't take the antidepressants my agoraphobia and depression comes back like a freight train. If I don't take the pain medication I can't walk even with braces and my blood pressure (more pills) will go through the roof. I'm stuck on this ride until my last breath because there is no cure for my rare muscle disease each day counts as being upright and not bed ridden my worst fear.#MentalHealth #MDD #OCD #MuscularDystrophy #PeripheralNeuropathy #Disability #alodynia #Hyperalgesia #DegenerativeDiscDisease

It's been a hard week over here but I still have so much to be thankful for.

Tell me *THREE* things in the comments you're thankful for today!
#Addiction #PTSD #MentalHealth #BipolarDisorder #BipolarDepression #Agoraphobia #Anxiety #AnorexiaNervosa #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #CeliacDisease #Cancers #Depression #Epilepsy #Selfharm #Schizophrenia #SuicidalThoughts #ADHD #Autism

This is something I've come across a few times now. It's worth thinking on for a few minutes.
Which line is your favorite?
#Addiction #Anorexia #Agoraphobia #MentalHealth #Anxiety #ADHD #AutismSpectrumDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BipolarDepression #PTSD #Schizophrenia #Lupus #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #Cancers #Grief #Schizophrenia #sjogrens #Selfharm #EhlersDanlosSyndrome

Setting Boundaries can be hard, but sometimes setting boundaries with ourselves is even harder. What's a boundary you can set with yourself today?
#Addiction #AnorexiaNervosa #MentalHealth #Agoraphobia #Anxiety #Autism #ADHD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BipolarDepression #PTSD #Schizophrenia #Lupus #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #CeliacDisease #Suicide #ChildLoss #Grief #Cancers

One tradition I love doing is getting a pumpkin in fall (real or fake) and adding things we are thankful for to it every day.

What would you add to the pumpkin if you could write something on it today?
#Addiction #AnorexiaNervosa #Agoraphobia #MentalHealth #AutismSpectrumDisorder #ADHD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BipolarDepression #MentalHealth #PTSD #Schizophrenia #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #Lupus #CeliacDisease #Grief #SjogrensSyndrome #Cancer #Depression #SuicidalThoughts

Mid week pick me up. I hope this is encouraging to you!
#Addiction #AnorexiaNervosa #Anxiety #Agoraphobia #Autism #ADHD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #MentalHealth #PTSD #Schizophrenia #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #Lupus #CeliacDisease #Grief #Lupus #SjogrensSyndrome #Cancers #SuicidalThoughts

This cute graphic helps explain that when we name our emotion, it helps us feel better!
How can you use this tip?
#Addiction #Anorexia #Agoraphobia #Anxiety #AutismSpectrum #ADHD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BipolarDepression #MentalHealth #PTSD #Schizophrenia #Lupus #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #CeliacDisease #Lupus #POTS #SjogrensSyndrome #Cancers #SuicidalThoughts

I have cerebral-palsy, migraines, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, sjogrens disease, major depression, general anxiety disorder, PTSD, CPTSD, agoraphobia and dissociation.

Messy lives can still be beautiful and are often the most interesting- and I'd add inspiring.
#Addiction #AnorexiaNervosa #Agoraphobia #Autism #ADHD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #MentalHealth #PTSD #Schizophrenia #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #Lupus #CeliacDisease #Grief #Cancer #Migraine #POTS #Selfharm #SuicidalThoughts

Sometimes, feeling thankful feels nearly impossible. What if we could make gratitude a habit?
This is an idea I wanted to try. I'm inviting you along 😊 #Addiction #AnorexiaNervosa #MentalHealth #Anxiety #AutismSpectrumDisorder #Agoraphobia #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BipolarDisorder #PTSD #Schizophrenia #Lupus #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #CeliacDisease #Grief #Lupus #AutonomicDysfunction #Cancers #SuicidalThoughts #Selfharm