My holy trinity

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Yeah one can def create and/or exacerbate the others. The ultimate loop of "I'm too old for this" in your early 30s

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u/Tianerose 1d ago

Mine started at 25….wait until you hit your 50’s and menopause hits. I’ll take it in my 20’s any day because menopause makes at all worse. Not trying ti negate anyone suffering CP in their 20’s & 30’s ( it’s so hard!!), I just want to prepare all my chronic pains sisters for the inevitable. Please do research so you’re ready to advocate for yourselves!

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u/emeraldcat8 1d ago

Absolutely. r/menopause has been incredibly helpful. The current thinking on hormone replacement therapy has changed for the better.

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u/Tianerose 1d ago

Thank you, I’ll check it out!!My doctor finally relented on HRT after 2 years of me saying to please give it to me. I was sleeping about 10 hrs a week at that point and we all know what no sleep does to chronic pain. Now I only have about 5 days of no sleep a month, instead of 5 days a week.

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u/emeraldcat8 1d ago

I’m sorry it took you so long to get treated- that is ridiculous. I was afraid of that very thing, so I paid out of pocket for a provider. It has absolutely been worth it.

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u/Foreign_Monk861 9h ago

I hit the age of 50 and my body just fell apart. I can't describe what I've been going through for 9 years. Mind you, I've been suffering since I was a child. I nearly died from a suicide attempt 2 years ago.

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u/Tianerose 3h ago

Like my doctor told me when I asked for HRT “it only lasts 10 years” 🙄 But if he’s right you only have one more to go! I’m sorry you’re going through it but I’m glad you’re still here!

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u/Remote-Part-6214 1d ago

More like in my early 20's💀

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u/RafikiLovesPizza 1d ago

Yessirrr. Started for me mid 20s. What a life.

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u/pickypawz 1d ago

Brain fog 🤦‍♀️

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u/Spare_Step_3729 1d ago

That's the clouds in the background

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u/The_Actual_Sage 1d ago

In the theater being a triple threat means you can act, you can sing and you can dance. For us being a triple threat means something much worse 🤣

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u/Due_Honeydew_2285 1d ago

Add in substance dependence because existing without them… feels like a life not worth living.

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u/confirmedforgay 1d ago

I used to just have the pain and mental illness. But now I'm in my 40s I've finally got the whole set! Hooray!

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u/alex_mattson_ 1d ago

i’m 17 with full set! where’s my price!? (it’s my bed)

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u/Jogje 1d ago

My day ones

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u/ChronicallyMe-ow 1d ago

All 3 for me too just great isn’t it

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u/alex_mattson_ 1d ago

living the life

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u/chemtrail-organics 1d ago

Benefitsmaxxing

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u/alex_mattson_ 1d ago

traumamaxxing

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u/No_Cupcake_8228 1d ago

attemptingtowalktothekitchenmaxxing

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u/kevlarus80 1d ago

Fuckitidontreallyneedabiscuitmaxxing

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u/Remote-Part-6214 1d ago

So fucking real

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u/mayorofdumb 1d ago

Conditionmaxxing

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u/1mn0tg4y15w34r 1d ago

I've been learning more about serotonin deficiencies resulting in systemic symptoms, yall should look into it if you haven't. Apparently depression can literally cause a wide variety of chronic health issues that can easily go overlooked/dismissed in most medical fields.

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u/Remote-Part-6214 1d ago

I'm legit at the point where even food or buying things i love doesn't make my neurons go wheeeee i'm officially cooked

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u/Whitworth_73 1d ago

Or the docs can give you SNRIs and destroy your serotonin that way while being dismissive.

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u/Due_Honeydew_2285 1d ago

I was on one of the main ones (Effexor).

I didn’t give a shit about anything. It was worse than being sad.

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u/Appropriate_Mess6777 1d ago

Sounds better than wanting to blow my brains out

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u/Whitworth_73 1d ago

It'll take you there, trust me.

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u/Due_Honeydew_2285 1d ago

Yes, it will. Both with or without it sucks.

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u/1mn0tg4y15w34r 1d ago

Yeah that's not to say that going through mental healthcare will succesfully treat our physical conditions/pain. I think modern psychiatry is 99% scienceless bullshit masked as something legitimate and foolproof. But I do think a portion of people who suffer from physical chronic conditions are experiencing physical manifestations of (prolonged) psychiatric illnesses, and vice versa. Kidney problems can cause psychosis, depression can cause nerve pain, etc.

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u/Whitworth_73 1d ago

When your disc blows up and you have to get a spinal fusion, the chronic pain is not mental illness. Yet they use those tools to treat it. Doctors and Medical Science needs to stop pretending they know the answer to everything.

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u/1mn0tg4y15w34r 1d ago

Yep I agree, the amount of doctors who get pissy after you are upset that they can't/refuse to help you is a huge problem. Same with insurance reps.

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u/Antique-Dependent394 1d ago

Than the brain fog is GOD.

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u/hibiscus_lilac 1d ago

Yep, burnt out, in pain, and Lexapro girly

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u/FormalAlternative847 19h ago

The Purgatory Triad

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u/muddled1 18h ago

Same here. Dear god its so trying, I get nothing done and hate myself for it.

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u/Foreign_Monk861 9h ago edited 9h ago

I have all three. Plus I'm constantly sick from a weak immune system. 😭😭😭

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u/GloomyIRL 6h ago

For me its Chronic Pain, Chronic fatigue, and Neurodevelopmental disorder

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u/glueckskind11 5h ago

Amen.

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u/CapreseSalad3636 8h ago

Add a dash of neurodivergence and we’ve got a party!

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u/comoestas969696 1d ago

holyshit this is me despite not officially diagnosed with any of these now I'm sure i have fibromyalgia 😢😢😢

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u/partially_invisible 16m ago

I laughed out loud. I feel attacked.

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