tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827037574571244529.post5938351053073111943..comments2023-05-17T11:25:16.556-07:00Comments on The Thing With Feathers: Scared of the Stigma of Being Mentally Ill...??Susannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04706238776151154062noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827037574571244529.post-81324717935156643832013-04-17T08:15:40.500-07:002013-04-17T08:15:40.500-07:00Friends can help each other. A true friend is some...Friends can help each other. A true friend is someone who lets you have total freedom to be yourself - and especially to feel. Or, not feel. Whatever you happen to be feeling at the moment is fine with them. That's what real love amounts to - letting a person be what he really is.<br />Man and Van Vauxhallhttp://www.manandvanmover.co.uk/man-and-van-vauxhall.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827037574571244529.post-19467995484361254872012-05-17T16:28:18.567-07:002012-05-17T16:28:18.567-07:00I have had a condition called Fibromyalgia (which ...I have had a condition called Fibromyalgia (which has been linked to ME) for 16yrs. I am 62yrs old and my life ended when I was 45yrs old.Up till then I was a triathlete- running,cycling,swimming.The July of that year I did my last triathlon. In Sept.I felt very tired, and had pains in my feet. Thought I had overtrained. Things started to get worse, pains increased.Doctors just gave me anti-depressants. I said I'm not depressed I just want to know what is wrong so I can fix it and get on with my life!I loved life - loved skiing,am artist-painted pictures, designed and made all my own clothes. Does this sound like a person who wants to be ill??? Well I've deteriated over the years, am now in a wheelchair. THE BIGGEST STRESS I HAVE ENDURED IS THE REACTION PEOPLE HAVE WHEN THEY ASK WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU? WHEN I SAY FIBROMYALGIA. I have now given up trying to explain. I just say it is a rare condition which they will not have heard of and I feel too ill to talk about it. It has broken up my family. My husband who is still very active is tearing out his hair trying to help me. Doctors 'I SPIT on THEM' I have had little or no help or understanding. Mentally I still want to ski down a hill and feel the breeze in my hair! Physically my body has completely let me down. Depressed - YES I AM NOW!!!!! 'NOT' ACKNOWLEDGING THAT AN ILLNESS EXISTS IS THE WORST ILLNESS YOU CAN SUFFER FROM!<br />Bless all of you who have to put up with this.<br />PS: I have also ceased to believe in God - what deity would curse a person with this<br />Lesley from ScotlandAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827037574571244529.post-50033453467351250702011-12-07T12:03:46.816-08:002011-12-07T12:03:46.816-08:00Thanks all of you. It's so lovely to hear that...Thanks all of you. It's so lovely to hear that this post made a small impact. :) Makes it all worth it!!<br /><br />Anon : I'm so, so sorry about how you'd being treated!!!! I really am stunned by the stupidity of your doctor!!!! Have you considered switching doctors? I know it takes so much energy to fight for what you need, and it's so unfair that we have to do that... But those symptoms could be indicative of something quite serious so it's really quite dangerous not to have done tests to find the cause! I really hope you find a solution - keep in touch and let me know if you make any progress ok hon? XxxSusannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04706238776151154062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827037574571244529.post-52945887783519094522011-12-07T04:35:34.833-08:002011-12-07T04:35:34.833-08:00Great post. I have ME, and have been bleeding from...Great post. I have ME, and have been bleeding from everywhere down below for about 2 years and they're not doing enough about it because of my "CFS" diagnosis. The pain is excruciating. even high dose morphine doesnt help. but they just leave me at home to rot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827037574571244529.post-53678481396216375092011-10-26T07:35:06.255-07:002011-10-26T07:35:06.255-07:00Fantastic, Susannah. Shared! -JocelynFantastic, Susannah. Shared! -JocelynNo Poster Girlhttp://www.nopostergirl.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827037574571244529.post-13905833620169671532011-10-26T03:06:19.001-07:002011-10-26T03:06:19.001-07:00You've put it so much better than I could.You've put it so much better than I could.Sparkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10137193006104957059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827037574571244529.post-81044965428540971242011-10-26T01:12:50.153-07:002011-10-26T01:12:50.153-07:00Thanks this is a great blog xThanks this is a great blog xtheonlyfluffyonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15420286469396896536noreply@blogger.com