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⌈ Secret Post #2729 ⌋

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[killer is dead]

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[Lackadaisy]

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[Joe Trohman, Fall Out Boy]

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[Yowamushi Pedal]

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[How To Train Your Dragon 2]

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[A Game of Thrones]

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[Fruit's Basket]

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[Community]

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[Rythian, a.k.a Joakim Hellstrand]

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[The Devil Wears Prada]

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[Night Court]

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That my chronic pain is all in my head. Actually had a nurse at my work's Occupational Health department ask me once if maybe I thought it was psychological.

Yes, being so sensitive that brushing against something can sometimes give me bruises, someone smacking my arm or back playfully feels like being punched, or even just staying in one position to long causes pain when I try and move is all in my head.

Wow, so wait: there's an actual physical manifestation (the bruising), and they still think it's all in your head? Man, you must be a fucking wizard to be able to will bruises onto yourself.

Anyway, I'm not a doctor or anything, but my mother has fibromyalgia, and she has the exact same symptoms that you describe. Have you ever considered getting checked out for it? She's been on meds and doing physical therapy since she was diagnosed, and both have helped a lot.

Haha, funnily enough I actually FINALLY got that diagnosis the year before last (after five years of hell and being asked by ER doctors when it was so bad I couldn't walk if I was sure I hadn't just pulled a muscle...).

The sad part was, that nurse said that about it being psychosomatic AS I'm giving her paperwork from my family doctor/rheumotologist to be put on modified scheduling (so that they couldn't schedule me more than five consecutive days because that's pretty much my limit).

So she was telling me it was in my head even while faced with evidence that it clearly wasn't. ¬.¬;

And yeah, I find physio helps a lot, as does basically just keeping myself in check, not pushing myself even if I feel guilty for not doing ~all the things~. Has your mum tried acupuncture? My phsyiotherapist said he's had people show results with that, but I'm a bit too chicken to try it. XD

Honestly, though, even if it was psychological, it should still be taken seriously, in my opinion It may be 'all in someone's head', but well... who you are is all in your head, too. The brain is a very, very important organ, and just because your brain is simulating the pain rather than reacting to stimuli from the rest of the body isn't going to make it any easier on the sufferer or their mental state and long term health than actual physical pain.

The treatments will be very different, sure, but I still think it's very important to treat both!

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