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Where is Hope? She is so quiet today.

At 6 it was sexual abuse
At 12 it was type 1 diabetes
At 14 it was IBS
At 16 it was PCOS
At 17 they took my gallbladder
At 18 It was Anxiety/Depression
At 20 It became agoraphobia with panic
At 21 Chronic pain began
At 23 it was Migraines
At 24 it was GERD and reflux
At 25 it was kidney stones
At 27 It was fibromyalgia
At 29 it was CFS
At 31 it was balance/vertigo issues
At 32 it was IC
At 34 it became PPPD

I turned 36 two weeks ago and spent it in the ER and still don't know what happened.

Today I am depressed, discouraged, and desperate for some hope.

I'm Christian and I have been praying for answers.

So I thought I'd lay my burdens here and see if you Mighty Warriors have anything to share with me.

I wish you all the best in your own battles as well.

#DiabetesType1
#PolycysticOvarySyndrome
#IrritableBowelSyndromeIBS
#Anxiety
#Agoraphobia
#Depression
#GastroesophagealRefluxDisease
#ChronicPain
#ChronicFatigueSyndrome
#Fibromyalgia
#InterstitialCystitis
#PersistentPosturalPerceptualDizziness
#Migraine

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Medication Question 💊

I’m currently on four medications to help my bipolar disorder mainly. I take two nightly meds which help me sleep tremendously and I’m on Lamictal and Latuda during the day. My moods still are all over the place. My sleep schedule has slightly changed (by a few hours) and I do take the medication at slightly different hours as well but only by a couple of hours difference tops. Maybe I’m sleeping too much? Sleeping less is what usually triggers my mania. During the week, I can be depressive, anxious, I was derealizing last week and this week I’ve felt a little uppity as in manic. I’m a bit stressed over not working currently but I feel more stressed at the idea of going back to work and feeling this way. I used to smoke weed to calm me down but I’m afraid of addiction and I can’t function the entire day on weed. Any advice? I may see my psychiatrist next week and I can report the symptoms. I have PCOS and I know that contributes to low mood so I am going to the doctor for that this week. Thanks for reading my post!

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Beautiful Days :)

The last couple of days have been amazing. My mood has been so much better and I’m beginning to feel like life is enjoyable again. Is it the weather? The sun making an appearance finally, reminding us that spring too will be here in a little while? It definitely helps. On beautiful days like these I go for short walks and practice mindfulness to stay in the moment. While not much has been going on externally, dealing with health issues like PCOS every day has an effect on mood. But I hope to find a solution for that soon. I’m just extremely grateful for days as radiant as these where I want to hug the earth and for an improved mood that has me smiling. It’s the little things in life. #PolycysticOvarySyndrome #MentalHealth

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I'm proud of you

Hey, friends. Here is a picture of my hiking boots. I took a trip to a local rock beach and splashed around a bit in the mouth of a creek. I felt happy, and even if my week has been much less than happy so far, I'm holding on to the fact that I felt happy a few days ago. And I will feel happy again.

Some really empowering words that I don't hear often enough are, "I'm proud of you." Although I don't feel like I deserve to hear these words, I need them. So I wanted to share them with you. Wherever you are in your health journey, whatever progress you've made this week, whatever your struggle looks like right now... I am proud of you.

All the best, friends. :) #Arthritis #AutismSpectrumDisorder #ChronicFatigue #MentalHealth #PolycysticOvarySyndrome

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Hi everyone.

My name is Alexis I'm 26 years old.
I'm new here and I joined to make friends and feel less left out I have many chronic conditions... Asthma, bipolar 1, Pica, anxiety, atopycal dermatitis, IBS, fatty liver disease, Hay fever and pcos.
I love drawing, writing stories, I love a lot animation in 2d and learning stories and I'm good at baking.
My first language is not English but Spanish.

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