Love

 love is an emotion that can be experienced when the symptoms are right.
Any emotion , high or low can effect you in different ways. 

Anxiety can sabotage a relationship.

www.google.com/amp/s/amp.uk.businessinsider.com/fear-of-intimacy-2017-9

Medication

Medical marijuana is far more effective at treating symptoms of fibromyalgia than any of the three prescription drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat the disorder.

Food for thought

The food we eat can help 

Or hurt you. 

Emotionally strong

Cannabis helps cognitive decline

Chronic, low-dose treatment with THC or cannabis extracts could be a potential strategy to slow down or even reverse cognitive decline in the elderly.

www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4484818/Elderly-people-smoke-POT-prevent-memory-loss.html

Emotional rollercoaster

Chronic illness itself can change the biochemical makeup of the mood control center in the brain. In addition, frustrations such as the following can affect a person’s mood and lead to depression and/or anxiety:

• the wait/search for a diagnosis
• inability to work and feel productive
• change in family dynamics
• loss of social interactions and isolation
• financial stress
• the struggle to deal with symptoms and perform simple daily tasks

Those with chronic illness often feel a great loss. It is not unusual to experience some or all of the stages of grief (i.e. denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance). They grieve for the life they once lived. They grieve for the life they must endure now. They grieve for the life they dreamed of having.

Many people with chronic illness also feel very isolated. Even though they crave social interactions, their symptoms may make it very difficult and at times impossible to talk on the phone or type an email or Facebook post.

Not a vacation

Those who are not able to work due to chronic illness are not “on vacation.” They are instead, struggling every day to do simple tasks: getting out of bed, getting dressed, making a meal, bathing, etc. They are often homebound, too sick to leave their homes except for doctor appointments.

Lab test are not everything

Take notes

Your medical records

Send all records to 1 Dr.  They make a great filing cabinet! When you go to new Dr just have new Dr request records.

Not addressing depression

Depression is common among those dealing with chronic pain. In fact, those suffering from fibromyalgia are up to three times more likely to have depression.

Pain and depression

Codepency

invisible illness

Stress

Patients use cannabis for symptoms of PTSD, anxiety disorders, depression, ADHD, bipolar disorder, chronic pain, insomnia, opiate dependence, and even schizophrenia.

Medication that works

Cannabis patients with psychiatric disorders use cannabis and report improvement in their symptoms.

Snide comments

Allowing others to control the way you think, feel, or behave gives them power over you. And you certainly don’t want to let negative, snarky comments to influence how you feel about yourself or what type of day you’re going to have.

Happy with your self

Love

Stay mentally healthy

Happiness