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Hi

I am 45 years old, I like to read, and trying out all things in the arts and crafts area.

I live DID and C-PTSD as a result of highly organised and transgenerational severe abuse throughout childhood and adolesence.

Also diabetes 1 since I was a kid, fibromyalgia for as long as I can remember but diagnosed when I was 35, osteoarthritis in knees and hips diagnosed at the same time, and a few years after I developed psoriatic arthritis (no, that did not make either the diagnosis or the symptoms of fibro go away, and you're not the first to ask as this can just be confusing)

So I am used to living with fatigue, pain, nausea, thd fun package of 'self-regulation' that comes with diabetes type 1. And chaos, hypervigilence, etcetera in the mental department. I've long made my peace with that and try to make tomorrow a little better by coping well today (and then there's those days...)

But last Autumn I got a covid-19 infection and developed post covid/long corona. I have been told by thd medics that my autonomous nerve system has been affected by the virus during the acute infection state. That leads to different symptoms for everyone, fatigue being the most prevalent.

In my case the symptoms are that mild exercise or stress can cause severe illness that may last from hours to days (pem), palpitations when I stand for more than 10 seconds (oi/pots, shortness of breath, nausea and digestive problems, muscle tension and spasms, problems expressing myself, problems with concentration, coordination, memory, focus, language processing and reading. And of course the fatigue which is FAR worse than I am used to.

I feel powerless and lost.

I hope to find some peers here who know what I'm going through.

#Diabetes #Fibromyalgia #PsoriaticArthritis #DissociativeIdentityDisorder #DID #PTSD #PTS #CPTSD #postcovid #long_corona #Fatigue #PEM #post_exertational_malaise #POTS #BrainInjury #pais #post_acute_infection_syndromes

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I would be happy for the rest of my life if I lost all this unwanted weight and kept it off forever. I am overweight currently.

My doctor says I need to lose weight because I have fatty liver and it’s for health benefits. I would be so happy and it would mean the absolute world to me if I got down to my weight goal and remained that way forever. Nobody wants to be fat unless if you are stupid. I really do hope I lose all this unwanted weight and keep it off permanently. Please don’t comment stupid stuff saying like you are beautiful the way you are. It doesn’t help and I would be so happy if I lost all this unwanted weight, keep it off forever, and never be fat ever again. Any weight loss tips and weight loss advice?

#Obesity #Diabetes #CheckInWithMe #CheerMeOn #Disability #MentalHealth #ChronicIllness #DiabetesType1 #DiabetesType2 #PTSD #ComplexPosttraumaticStressDisorder #Trauma #PostTraumaticStressDisorder #Depression #Bipolar2Disorder #BipolarDepression #BipolarDisorder #GeneralizedAnxietyDisorder #Anxiety #Psychosis #SchizoaffectiveDisorder #Schizophrenia #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #AutismSpectrumDisorder #Autism

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Gratitude

I have been sober for over four years now and I am so grateful today to have my family back in my life. Three of those four years I was institutionalized and prior to that I was in and out of active addiction for a long time not really respecting my family or myself because of the things I did in active addiction, plus I am a T1D and have been for 30 years now. I am so grateful to be alive today and I am not really sure how, but here I am. I am grateful. Thank you!

#Gratitude #Addiction #Type1Diabetes #institutionalized

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Gratitude

I have been sober for over four years now and I am so grateful today to have my family back in my life. Three of those four years I was institutionalized and prior to that I was in and out of active addiction for a long time not really respecting my family or myself because of the things I did in active addiction, plus I am a T1D and have been for 30 years now. I am so grateful to be alive today and I am not really sure how, but here I am. I am grateful. Thank you!

#Gratitude #Addiction #Type1Diabetes #institutionalized

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When do you stop looking?

I've been chronically ill most of my life. And I've tried A LOT of different things to help or find answers.

But I'm tired.

Worn out.

Exhausted.

Grieved.

I wonder if it's time to stop working so hard to eke out a possibility of feeling better, and just let things be as they are. Live as I am, and let it be enough.

But I'm scared that that's giving up.

Or...is it giving in? Surrendering my denial that this is how it is?

I'd love to know what my Mighty family thinks of this.

#ChronicPain
#Anxiety
#MentalHealth
#DiabetesType1
#ADHD
#PolycysticOvarySyndrome
#Fibromyalgia
#GastroesophagealRefluxDisease
#MTHFRMutation
#Undiagnosed
#Grief
#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis
#AdrenalInsufficiency

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Hello 👋🏼

Hi everyone! I am new to this group. I live with Type 1 diabetes, hypothyroidism, anemia and chronic kidney disease. I also have anxiety as a result of living with these conditions. Consequently I am exhausted most of the time and struggle to accomplish things in my life. Nice to meet everyone and hear everyone’s stories here.

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New kid’s on the block

I’m new. Married with just us and two cats. We live in a travel trailer, while I’m out of work. Recently chased down a bunch of new diagnoses after 5 years.

Lupus, fibromyalgia, degenerative disk disease along with ongoing Type 1 diabetes and anxiety.

I enjoy reading posts and stories on here. More of a lurker than a poster.

Bye.

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I'm new here!

Hi, my name is abbie_jo. I'm here because I have Type 1 Diabetes & I have been dealing with a lot of anxiety surrounding it.
#Diabetes

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I'm new here!

Hi, my name is Thedesignshed1. I'm here because I have severe arthritis in my hands and fybromyalgia, I’m suffered from complex PTSD and live with generalised anxiety disorder. I am a single parent and carer for 3 children with disabilities, my oldest is 19 with autism, ocd, type 1 diabetes, and challenging behaviour, my 17 year old has epilepsy and my 15 year old has autism and global developmental delay. I’m exhausted all the time and find it hard to get any relaxation time, life has got easier over the years but I’m getting older and more tired. I’d like to put the fun back into life and feel like I’m living instead of just existing.

#MightyTogether #Anxiety #Fibromyalgia #PTSD

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