This suck.
I got diagnosed with Fibromyalgia and Dysautonomia back in December of 2023. I am currently 23 (F) and have a couple mental health issues that were all diagnosed around the beginning of 2024.
I feel like I got slapped in the face with everything all at once. Growing up I was an active kid in martial arts, volleyball, and just over all happy until highschool (that was due to mental health though). I knew something was wrong with my body when I was 16 because I couldn’t spar anymore at Martial Arts. If I got hit to hard I would drop with a burning pain where I got hit, mainly shins or forearms. I felt like my life went on hold when I got told about everything because my fingers started to give up and I couldn’t play cello or violin anymore, I couldn’t spar or do much with martial arts, I had to give up volleyball scholarships because of the pain, and ended up having to leave college due to the mental stress of everything.
I want to get back on track, but I feel like every time I get things put together with my doctors, something falls apart again. I just want to go back to my life. Not the one with Tai Chi, and church volleyball, but the one with Martial Arts Competitions and College Level Volleyball, where I can go on a run without collapsing.