Hello from across the pond! This Be My Ally post comes from Hannah who resides in the UK

Let’s Talk About It

The name is Hannah, I’m almost 26 years old and I’m married with two cats. I work as a maths tutor when I’m well enough and in my spare time I play video games, write fan fictions, listen to music and write the world’s wrongs all before dinner.

Tell Us One Fun Fact About You

I run two YouTube channels; one for my games and one for my music that I make.

Tell Us Your Story

I have always been one of those “sickly” children. I picked up every bug going and even as a child I suffered from Epilepsy. When I was 15 I fell down some concrete stairs and I damaged the nerves in my back and developed sciatica. As life went on I had outgrown the epilepsy but I struggled with mental health issues and with chronic pain and ended up nearly dying from sepsis in the womb once *long story* as I went through my life I had a breakdown once, twice, three times I had a breakdown. I was diagnosed with a form of bipolar disorder and then I started to develop symptoms of fibromyalgia. Fast forward two years later and I’ve had to give up working and struggle with fatigue and pain on a daily basis. I try to stay positive but false positivity tends to be worse for your mental health than being realistic.

What Have You Learned About Fibromyalgia? What Are Your Experiences?

What have I learned about fibromyalgia? It’s a selfish condition; it makes you consider yourself before anyone else. It’s not necessarily a bad thing because I was guilty of never considering myself and spreading myself too thin.

What Should We Know About Fibromyalgia?

Fibro is a chronic pain condition that’s incurable and has other lovely problems that come with it. It’s incurable but it’s manageable.

Do You Have Any Advice For Dealing With This Condition?

Advice for dealing with fibro? Keep your sense of humour, when your brain mixes up and you lose your patience; laugh.

What Do You Want People To Know?

That if I cancel plans last minute or I bury my face in my phone it’s for a good reason. People should also learn that i have to “save up my spoons” for doing even simple things like going grocery shopping so bear with me.

How Can I Be Your Ally?

I can be your ally by always being honest. I might seem like a pessimist but I’m really just being real.

Helpful links:

For another post on Fibromyalgia, click HERE.

Online global fibromyalgia support group: http://www.myfibroteam.com

American Chronic Pain Association

American Fibromyalgia Syndrome Association

National Fibromyalgia Research Association

Looking for more? Check out Hannah’s YouTube Channel, Hannah Matronic.

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