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Do you have depression/anxiety as well as autoimmune illness?
Autoimmune Diseases | Last Active: Jun 5, 2023 | Replies (36)Comment receiving replies
Hi Mary Mary Oregon,
That was a great, informative reply!
I thought the serotonin angle was still current. Thanks for that update!
What do you think of this? I was "gas-lighted" about my autoimmune disease for more than 30 years, by doctors and -worse- by my family. To be fair, though, they knew even less back then. I am sure that the gas-lighting contributed to my depression and anxiety back then. Or, do you think the depression and anxiety were completely the function of my autoimmune disease? They still persist now, post diagnosis and with treatment.
Curious, isn't it?
Hope you have a chance to reply. Thanks! And good health to all who may read this post.
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I think that the human existence is too complex to have simple answers. So, the answer to your question is: yes, all of the above.
Stress, depression, immune dysfunction, physical pain, more stress about whether you are “faking”… it’s like a snowball rolling down a hill- it just gets bigger.
At least that was my experience, and trying to ignore any one component of it lead to all of it feeing much worse overall.
I’m sorry that you had such rough experiences but I’m glad it sounds like you are in a place where you can look back and see that it was bad… and hopefully can be in a less bad (even good) place today and tomorrow.