Today in a #Fibromyalgia support group I asked a question regarding getting disability benefits as I am a recent college grad who has several debilitating chronic symptoms and have been having my symptoms #Gaslighted by doctors. I have been looking for work to accommodate me but have not found anything yet.

Here in the group, a woman tried to argue with me that my attitude was not positive enough, that if I focused on my dreams I can work on them and just suffer through it. That I am negative for pointing out the fact that I can’t use my hands somedays on a mouse as my nerves won’t allow it and how wearing required tight clothing like bras make it hard for me to concentrate as it feels like constant burn and bites. She said that we all have to live with “this fibromyalgia thing” and if I am positive and follow my dreams I will be fine.

It is not helpful to look at people from your ability to do things. At some points people are not able to work and when you have zero income it is very hard to work on your dreams when you are facing so many symptoms including brain fog and anxiety.

I have been fighting to get my symptoms looked into so I can get treatment for what I believe is Mast Cell issues as It all came on at one and I react to all foods, especially high histamine ones. It is progressing and I have no proof as they are not true allergies.

Itchy, sore and sick for 6.5 years with a fibromyalgia diagnosis that my specialist uses as an excuse not to look into my itching and putting it off as “just .” The symptoms are getting so bad that I can’t wear bras without suffering, lift my arms up and my nerves pain and shoot, brain issues, chronic fatigue, brain fog, vision issues, stomach and organ pain, daily vometong.. etc etc.