1). Depression
2). PTSD
3). Anxiety
My mental health gets triggered when I’m experiencing
my chronic illness “flares.”
The pain severity of my Fibromyalgia gets very intense.
Weather, foods (allergies/intolerances) , stress and environmental toxics.
4). Hashimoto
5). Fibromyalgia
6). Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria
7). Idiopathic Angioedema
8). Atopic dermatitis
9). Asthma
10). Gluten sensitivity
11). Allergic to latex, COFLEX wrap and elastic.
By far my autoimmune medical Illnesses constantly
flare and keep me seeking knowledge to be my own
practitioner.
I’ve learned over these years of being misdiagnosed, experiencing medical mismanagement and medical
gaslighting. Most people that “live” with illnesses are
more knowledgeable than healthcare workers and mental
health providers.
Providers read books attempting to gain insight which is
not the same as experiencing illnesses first hand and
living with them everyday. I constantly have to be my
best advocate because the systems are set up to push
pharmaceuticals for everything.
I advocate for providers to be apart of my healthcare team.
I do not seek a dictator rather a partnership based on
boundaries.
I will allow providers to give their opinions but I ask require
documentation and science based evidence.
Then I will research their suggestion and notify them of
my answers....consultation is not consent.
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#SpoonieStrong
Spoons are a visual representation used as a unit of measure to quantify how much energy individuals with disabilities and chronic illnesses have throughout a given day.
1). Depression
2). PTSD
3). Anxiety
4). Hashimoto
5). Fibromyalgia
6). Asthma
7). Atopic dermatitis
8). Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria
9). Hereditary Angioedema (HAE-normal C-1)
10). Gluten sensitivity
11). EpiPen carrier
12). Food allergies, medication allergies and food intolerances. .
13). Alopecia Areata
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