Hypothyroidism (Underactive Thyroid Disease)

I’m in my second week of attending daily 30-minute meditation classes, and I already feel like I’ve learned so much. One major theme my class has been focusing on is “surrender.” To surrender is to let go of the ego and allow yourself to be fully present with the moment as it is.

I keep returning to the question: What does it mean for me to surrender?

When I experience a neurocardiogenic syncope episode, surrendering means accepting and acknowledging what’s happening, without letting it define me.

When I go to a routine eye appointment for pressure checks, surrendering means trusting that I’m doing my part: taking my medication, using my eye drops, and allowing my medical providers to make the best decisions for my care.
I could go on and on.

Surrendering is hard. Our ego loves to get in the way. But for the first time, I truly feel like I’m re-wiring my brain.
#MentalHealth #Anxiety #Glaucoma #Uveitis #Blindness #NeurocardiogenicSyncope #HypothyroidismUnderactiveThyroidDisease

I’m overwhelmed with thoughts, emotionally exhausted, and tired. I spent 1 hour of my 2.5 hour appointment going over only part of my medical history.

During my appointment I was asked if the symptoms I discussed lower my quality of life or inhibit my life. My answer was “Yes, when symptoms are present my quality of life is lowered and inhibits me from doing things that I want to get done during my day”. On top of that I was asked if I have any stress in my life (HAHAHA). I’ve been stressed my whole life, I’ve been chronically ill dealing with eye surgeries, a suppressed immune system, etc for the past 17 years. Oh and on top of that my mom is newly diagnosed with Parkinson’s and vents to me about her health. Oh and my job has a lot of stress lately, we formed a union, difficulties with supervisor, etc. I do my best to limit stress by working out and meditating but that doesn’t seem to be enough.

You know what the doctor said? “Well seems like it’s vasolvagal syncope/neurocardiogenic syncope and you’re already doing everything we’d recommend. You’ll get over this and out grow it. But for some reason if you don’t, you can make another appointment”.

Yes I’m happy my heart is healthy. Yes I’m happy I’m resourceful and know how to listen to my body. But I wish there was something more I could be doing to limit these episodes. I live in fear and anxiety for weeks after an episode wondering why it happened, what could I have done differently so it didn’t happen, and when is it going to happen again? I think any chronically ill person can relate - I just want 365 days of stability, “remission”, and no new medical conditions.

Thanks for letting me rant, I’m going to go take a bath and do my nails to distract me the rest of the day.
#NeurocardiogenicSyncope #HypothyroidismUnderactiveThyroidDisease #MentalHealth #Anxiety #MedicalStress #newdiagnosis

Hi, my name is GwynStone1492. I've been diagnosed with FND, Fibro, osteoarthritis, psoriasis, migraines, osteoporosis, hypothyroidism (post-irradiation hyperthyroidism), asthma, copd, depression, anxiety, ptsd

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Hi, my name is Rae. I'm here because I have a lot of chronic disorders. I’m only 23 and it is almost impossible to live. Every year I get diagnosed with something new. I don’t know anyone like me. I know people who have the individual issues and disorders. But I’ve never met or talked to anyone who struggles with everything. I just want to know more about these things and how to deal with them. I came from nursing but it’s different to be in it. It’s also taken over my whole life to where I cannot work. I pass out consistently. I just need someone who can understand some what.

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Years ago my dad took me to a dietitian and they put me on this weight loss pill called Adipex and it damaged my whole face with deep acne scars even worse when I stopped taking the pill a few years later I gained back more weight than i was before. My highest weight has been 190 pounds. My dad is really bothering me about my weight. I am on Mounjaro right now. I do want to lose all the weight permanently but my face is damaged and I have been to more than one different dermatologist. It looks like there are holes diged into my face. He wanted to put me back on the same weight loss pill that damaged my skin and I had to fight him. It is so annoying because he thinks he knows everything that is why I don’t always listen to him or my mom because I feel like they don’t always have knowledge about stuff even though my dad is well educated; my mom doesn’t have the most education and worked in retail her whole life. I am not even the prettiest girl even when I was 90 pounds; I didn’t like the way I looked. All the really good looking attractive guys always turned me down and never really payed interest me. I have been called ugly so many times.
#CheckInWithMe #MentalHealth #Disability #ADHD #HypothyroidismUnderactiveThyroidDisease #SchizoaffectiveDisorder #Schizophrenia #Depression #Bipolar2 #BipolarDepression #BipolarDisorder #Psychosis #Anxiety #AutismSpectrumDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #ComplexPosttraumaticStressDisorder #Selfharm #SuicidalIdeation #SuicidalThoughts #Suicide #PTSD