brain fog

How many of you have had to quit school due to chronic health problems?

WARNING ⚠️ the rest of this post is lengthy!!!

I have been working on my bachelors in community health through online courses (one class at a time) for the past seven years. A few months prior to beginning my degree program I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia following a car wreck that required a neck fusion surgery. From there my chronic illness diagnoses have continued to accumulate. I now have chronic migraine, endometriosis, interstitial cystitis, chronic fatigue, degenerative disc disease, tinnitus, IBS, C-PTSD, and a long list of food and environmental allergies. I have 2 sons and 2 daughters. My youngest son (15yr) has serious ADHD. Both of my daughters (21yr & 20yr) have long lists of chronic health conditions. They live with me and probably will for their whole lives due to the impact of the disability that their issues cause. Neither girl can drive either. The oldest has Asperger’s, fibromyalgia, Ehlers Danlos, ADHD, C-PTSD, severe anxiety, depression, Eosinophilic Esophagitis, IBS, mild Ulcerative Colitis, numerous food allergies and possible Borderline Personality Disorder. The youngest has Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Dysautonomia, C-PTSD, depression, anxiety, disordered eating, restless legs, Eosinophilic Esophagitis, constant skin picking, and numerous food allergies. All three of us girls and my youngest boy has severe sleeping problems. Me and both my girls have applied for and been turned down for disability. Up until 2022 I had been a stay-at-home, homeschooling mom. At the beginning of 2022 me and my 2 girls and youngest son ( oldest son is in college and pretty much living on his own) loaded up and left my narcissistic abusive husband of 16 yrs. and began to start over in a tiny apartment in a small town with me re-entering the work force and starting a full time job in retail and officially divorcing him at the end of that year. My youngest daughter has since tried to commit suicide twice and my oldest has had several mental breaks that were extremely hard to deal with. Throughout the whole time I have continued with my school classes. Determined to finish what I started. However, my health has continued to decline from all my illnesses and the stress of my life and it is taking a toll on my cognitive abilities. I took a 8 month break from my classes but have started back recently and I’m struggling to keep up with the assignments and not learning as I know I should be. I only have 6 classes left, that will take me the next year to complete due to the schedule I’m following, but my body, mind and finances seem to be making it extremely hard for me to keep going. I’m really considering quitting, but feel like I would be a real failure if I didn’t finish it.
If you read all this……Thank you! 🙂 #ChronicFatigue
#Fibromyalgia
# Migraine
#IBS
#InterstitialCystitis
#ChronicPain
#EhlersDanlos
#c -PTSD
#Autism
#Anxiety
#Depression
##BrainFog

Hi, my name is BeautifulPain. I'm here because I have Neuromyeltis Optica (NMOSD) Family of Multiple Sclerosis & MOG, I was misdiagnosed so many times and for a long time with Fibromyalgia, for almost 8+/- years my Neurologist said, I have lesions behind my left eye on my brain, neck and spinal cord, It's a rare Disease its affects your whole nervous system & I am in Chronic Pain everyday (It drives me insane) affects my sight and my mobility, I have brain fogg & fatigue every day, I have flare ups and bad days and relapses that cause then new lesions but I cope I have to, I still work as a Hairstylist full time, and I have a 2 year old and a wife, would be great if we can create more awareness for Neuromyeltis Optica, I receive IV treatments and my chronic medication, anyone out there with Neuromyelitis Optica?

#MightyTogether #MultipleSclerosis #createawareness #NeuromyelitisOptica #painwarrior #RareDisease #ChronicFatigue #BrainFog

I work in an office setting at a University. It's my first career-like job I've ever had. My boss is fantastic, so are my co-workers, and I like the work I do.

However, I work with finances and student's accounts, and I find my pain and fatigue affecting my attendance too often, and my attendance is dragging my team down. Also my brain fog is affecting my work.

I need ideas for keeping a job with chronic illness. Ideas for a kit of chronic illness stuff to bring to work for pain, brain fog, etc that have helped you in your life... ideas for pacing yourself with chores and taking care of yourself and animals... how to successfully fight brain fog with notes or any other means...

Just things that have helped in your chronic illness journies. Thanks 💜

#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #ChronicFatigue #BrainFog #ChronicPain

It’s 6am ish where I live and been taking meds for pain and insomnia but nothing is working. I’m in agony. I’m really exhausted but my back muscles wouldn’t stop aching and spasming. Anyone out there? Idk what else to do. This happens all too often and i feel defeated. #Painsomnia #Insomnia #fibroflare #BrainFog #ChronicFatigue #Pain #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis

Does brain fog disrupt your reading and writing? 🤗 #BrainFog
It is so frustrating!!