I'm still alive!!!!!!!

[serenity151979]

Hey everyone! I know I haven't been around LJ much lately, sorry about that. I've missed you all! Some of you I've kept up to date with Facebook, but for everyone else I'll do a recap of what's been going on.

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[bflyw]

Oh HON! *hugs*
It's good to get it diagnosed though, so you know what you are dealing with! Always better to have a name on it.

Thank god your brother-in-law had that talk with that doctor!

[serenity151979]

I know, he wasn't even seeing her in a 'professional' capacity, she was actually there with her son who was at the university, and they just got chatting. It was a totally random thing, but obviously just meant to be!

[bflyw]

*oh - just realized how pretty your journal looks....*

Sorry, got distracted there!
Is it totally random that all these conditions have decided to play with your body, or is it common to have these condition together?

(speaking of diagnoses btw - and I am not trying to hog your thread here - but all that angst you had to deal with from me - not daring to post as mod etc.... I have finally been diagnosed with Avoidant Personality Disorder. Feels good to have a name on that as well)

[serenity151979]

Thank you! *twirls*

Well, apparently there is some sort of crossover with HMS and ME, there seems to be quite a few people on the HMS forum that have ME, atm there's a line of thinking that having HMS may make you more prone to getting it as the body is already struggling. (I remember having pains as a child long before the ME ever hit, so it's possible that this has been brewing for many years) Also the fibromyalgia seems to come along with HMS quite a lot as well. It might also explain my IBS, as it's another common symptom!!

I'm so glad for you that you've finally got a definitive diagnosis, it does seem to help when you can actually name what it is that's happening. I hope they can help you now. =) *hugs*

[bflyw]

It does seem like things do come in clusters... like the reason I started therapy was because of depression, but depression is likely to occure both in migraine patients and people with AvPD (and is often the reason people are diagnosed with AvPD, because ppl don't suspect AvPD until depression occure... )

Yeah, well - I am finished with my help now (ome year in therapy), but it has helped, and I have lots of tools to try to manage my days now. I just hope I can continue the work on my own now (am scared!!!)

I hope you will feel better soon, and that you eventually will find your way back into fanfic world! I miss you there! I love your stories! I miss YOU as well - just for you! I was thinking about you yesterday when I was given the assignment of making a banner for a secret santa J2 fic - and I was thinking about how making a banner for your J2 story was my introduction to J2, and how I have made banners for your Nick/Greg Christmas fics.