May is Fibromyalgia Awareness Month, and as someone who lives with this complicated condition, I thought it would be nice to share with you some of the history behind it — including its diagnosis and treatments.
Fibromyalgia can be a debilitating condition for those who struggle with it, but it is also difficult for others to understand because its symptoms are often self-reported by those who have the condition.
Fibromyalgia is classified as a neurological condition that affects a person’s sensory processing system. Some mistakenly see fibromyalgia as a mental illness because some of its symptoms can include depression and anxiety, but it is not categorized in this way.Some of the most common fibromyalgia symptoms are widespread pain,
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