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I know there are correlations between abuse and Fibromyalgia. Trying to understand better that correlation, in hopes to work on overcoming areas I still struggle with.
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Members shared deeply personal stories about growing up with narcissistic or abusive parents, with many describing how ongoing childhood... Read more
Extreme abuse. dissociative identity disorder from abuse before I was 5. Fibro started from a car accident the same year I wss diagnosed DID. Went on disability within a year or 2. Still in therapy after 20 years. Bad fibro flares only a couple times a year now. Yes, it's all related. Body can only handle so much stress.
@A MyFibroTeam Member, I am sorry that you have had to go through all of that. I pray that there is some healing going on in your life. Thank you for your input, gentle hugs
Yes, my father was a narcissist. Mom was cold and distant. Including my abusive childhood, have had four additional major traumas.
My childhood was awful. I had a mum who abused me and my brothers and also had an operation when i was a child.
Thank you, @A MyFibroTeam Member. I have gone through some healing as i grew up. The more i understood, the better i healed. I can pick apart all the specific abuse and have worked on the healing for each abuse. But I have yet to delve into some sort of healing regarding the narcissistic parent. The problem with that is that I continue to have to deal with that narcissistic parent so it's hard to get the help needed when the trauma is ongoing. I'm also not very good at reaching out to others for help in the healing process. I have learned to work through a lot of it on my own.
I do not know much about the emdr process but I have heard of it. I am 53 and I'm not interested in tearing apart every aspect of the trauma, but I do want to get a better handle on coping with that trauma. I know you have to understand it in order to cope with it. But I still have yet to recall anything from age 9 and younger. And at this point in my life I refuse to have anyone dig around in my head for that information.
I have a therapist who deals specifically with depression, and she recognized where a lot of that was coming from without me having to go very deep into childhood trauma. She's been beneficial but I'm still learning and will probably continue to learn as I get older. I don't even know that fully understanding every aspect of it means that my body will start improving because of it. I just have a naturally curious mind.
Good luck in your healing as well. Gentle hugs
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