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At the moment I'm under the care of a physician and rheumatologist. I have 3 other autoimmune diseases besides Fibro. My docs now say it's time to see a psychiatrist as I feel like I'm falling apart. I have THEE perfect support system. I feel like such a failure. So just wondering if it's just me?
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I am under a pain management team at the hospital and their assessments involve being assessed by a psychologist as they said often people with chronic pain need help with managing the effects of pain e.g. fear,stress, anxiety, grief, guilt, anger... If you need some meds from the psychiatrist to manage at the moment don't beat yourself up. It's better to get the help now rather than later. You are definitely not a failure!! The more help you can get in your support network the better.
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Gentle hugs. I don't see why they wouldn't be able to help you. At least with depression and anxiety which plays a big role in fibro pain. As far as a pain free day I ask God for one day every day! Must be on back order. 🤷♀️🤷♀️
I mentioned in one of my posts how I forgot the definition of sleep! On average 2-3hrs sleep sometimes not even 5min. Makes me cry. The less sleep I get the worse my chronic pain gets and won't let up until my body crashed and I sleep. Gentle hugs!
At one point I asked my rheumy if he felt I should see a psychologist or psychiatrist but we talked and he decided I was OK and did not need to see one. I feel OK so I think we made the right decision. If you need to see one it is not the end of the world, they are just another doctor and can help you with all your issues.
God bless all of you dear souls! I'm not shy about admitting that I've seen a psychiatrist for over 20 years because I have to have a doctor who specializes in medications for depression, anxiety, or even delusional thinking (I had that problem once but did get over it, thank God). Being ill is not a failure. Being hateful, or abusive, or hurtful to others in some way...that's being a failure. Gosh, we need to get our minds straight about what constitutes a moral failing in our societies. But being ill will never be one. Being ill is something that happens to our bodies, yet we still remain the worthwhile, beautiful human beings we always were. How someone looks is not a moral failing. How someone feels is not a moral failing. Someone has to behave in a way that goes against what is good and right to have failed in a moral way, and even then, that person is never lost so long as they are alive, because they always have the chance to mend their ways. That's what most religions teaches us. We need to be good to ourselves and to others. If I could give you all hugs I would.
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