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Originally Posted by TheSlayer Hi all-I'm sure you all have run into someone who thinks that your symptoms are just depression.I've had fibro for about 5 years but diagnosed 3 years ago.My mother in law thinks it's from depression-she thinks I do have fibro but that it's caused by depression.this really offends me especially lately because for me it's getting a little worse as time goes by-so I recently applied for disability because I haven't been able to work for 4 years now-and when I told her about how I was applying she kind of looked at me disapprovingly but didn't say anything.shortly we were at her house for the holidays and she told me about how a client of hers(she's a massage therapist) had fibro for a really long time and she ended up going to a shrink and all her symptoms went away.I find it hard to believe that all her symptoms went away and found it suspicious that she waited til then to tell me-also in the same weekend she told me about how one of her clients has such a bad bak that when she gets up she can't straighten her back for a while-she went on to say that this lady is still so pleasant and said it's all in your attitude! I don't know does it seem to you that she is saying something without having the guts to say it? thanks |
That has to be frustrating. Speaking as someone who has bipolar disorder AND firbromyalgia, I am already wondering how difficult it is going to be to get treatment for the fibromyalgia (w/out the constant focus being on my mood). Regardless of anything else, the pain is REAL.
I could see what you mean about your mother-in-law implying the whole "mind-over-matter" thing, w/out saying it. All I can say is, you can either: a) ignore it, or b) confront her about it in a civil way, and express your views and feelings on the topic. Hang in there,
Angie
people think it's just depression 
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