It is mental illness awareness month and I always like to post a bit about it because of all the stigma surrounding that makes it
Tag: depression
Thinking about depression and fibromyalgia
About 20% of people with chronic pain also have depression or anxiety. And 30-40% with fibromyalgia have depression at some time. Depression and pain have
Mental illness: stigma thoughts
There was recently a campaign for mental illness awareness called #BellLetsTalk. And most people love this campaign because Bell, the company promoting it in Canada,
Research shows Fibromyalgia and migraine can worsen depression
And I am, like, a damn case study for this. Given I had Fibromyalgia first, then chronic migraine, and then depression. That depression near killed
Survival mode and migraine: When hell endures
There are times when living with Migraine, Cluster, or other headache disorders feels like hell. Everything goes wrong and it feels like our misery will
Depression: Do Not med shame me
If you want to tick me off… post this or one of the similar ones out there. Depression medication shaming is a thing. By far
Depression is more than emotion
My mood is suffering with this loss of functionality right now. And I am trying to manage this sinking sensation I am having best I
Depression stigma: Taking medication
This has been on my mind lately because I have seen in it several places and it really grinds my gears, as they say. I
Illness perception and fibromyalgia
Poor Illness Perceptions Are a Risk Factor for Depressive and Anxious Symptomatology in Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Longitudinal Cohort Study study published online November 1st, 2017 in Frontiers
Depression Matters: Some really, real questions I can answer.
Okay, shoot. What are your depression questions So what type of Depression do you have? Good question. So I have Major Depressive Disorder. Diagnosed when
Anxiety, depression, and migraines
Anxiety and depression are both comorbid with migraines. The study in Headache looked at 588 patients. They were attending and outpatient headache clinic and it
When pain brings with it depression
1 in 5 people will develop a mental illness in their lifetime. And you know chronic pain increases those odds. Hell, with fibromyalgia we are
How common is mental illness really?
1 in 5 people has a mental illness. That is the statistic we know. And that is quite a lot given the stigma that is
When hidden depression become open
I was diagnosed with depression associated with chronic pain and then later with Major Depressive Disorder a bit back. I am currently on Abilify, due
