It does and quite frankly, that seems to be the nature of FMS. I tend to have daily mini battles but when I go through something, it tends to be worse for weeks at a time with no real clear sign of letting up. God knows, I have been brought to my knees many times this year and on rare days where I feel like 75% of who I used to be, i praise God and thank him so much bc it’s those days that keep me going. No one understands the toll FMS takes on you until you’re experiencing it for yourself. It’s a hard illness to describe bc it’s always changing but the one thing that seems to remain the same is the anxiety and depression!!!

I agree. This latest episode has been like a roller coaster. I do have Ativan which I hoard for the worst times. I just don’t want to do the antidepressant route. I just seems like you get attacked from all sides at once!

No drugs. It is a different way of thinking. There are workbooks out there that teach how to breakdown, and challange, what is viewed as reality. Just today i was taking a walk and obsessing about an issue. I stopped and made myself look at the trees, feel the wind...etc. it is not magic but it helps.

Cognitive Behavorial Therapy is the one thing that helps. It has saved me by forcing me to break down the swirling in my head.

No it’s not only you🙂. I’ve been battling depression and anxiety seems like forever. It’s just this time they all have collided at Christmas ho ho ho. My pain is a generalized ache most everywhere with zingers thrown in from costo and ibs. Yoga poses I used to do easily I can’t even do part way without some pain that stops me. I’m trying to do some gentle exercise each day it seems to help for a few hours. For me it’s the anxiety that makes it worse