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The Illness is Chronic, but I’m Also Iconic
A 2018 study about pain management showed that men who sought care for pain related conditions were seen as “brave”, while women seeking care for the same symptoms were viewed as “emotional”.
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How Many Diagnosis’ Can One Person Have?
Why did I never google endometriosis symptoms? Why didn’t I even think of it when I was dealing with infertility?
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Lazy, Crazy, & Spacey? Or is it adult ADHD?
If you’re like me, when you think of ADHD, you think of a rambunctious boy in your middle school class. The one that was the class clown and always talking and getting in trouble. Or you think of the people that are constantly getting distracted when you’re talking to them and they say “SQUIRREL!”. The awareness of adults, especially adult women, being newly diagnosed with ADHD has grown since the start of the pandemic. Most likely, many women lost their abilities to cope and mask their symptoms. The overwhelm, stress, being stuck inside messy homes, and being pulled out of usual routines, brought out symptoms or made them more severe…