Fibromyalgia Has Forced Me to Look Inward

Fibromyalgia has given me a gift. It has pushed me to reflect, evolve, and break up a solid foundation of untruths I've lived by. Trauma happens to all of us, at least that is what I'm finding as I share my story. We all have things we need to work through. Some do it sooner than others.
Childhood Trauma is being found to be linked to the development of Fibromyalgia. “'I think what we’re starting to appreciate is that when you have traumatic experiences as a young person, it rewires you. And the way in which you interpret physical symptoms is changed forever,' said Steve Passik, PhD, a psychologist and Vice President of Research and Advocacy for MillenniumHealth."
One way I have always gone through life is playing the "mother figure". From a very young age, I remember peers and elders saying things like "Katie is the mom of this group" and "your an old soul". I remember being 10 years old, my mom cemented to the couch again. …
Childhood Trauma is being found to be linked to the development of Fibromyalgia. “'I think what we’re starting to appreciate is that when you have traumatic experiences as a young person, it rewires you. And the way in which you interpret physical symptoms is changed forever,' said Steve Passik, PhD, a psychologist and Vice President of Research and Advocacy for MillenniumHealth."
One way I have always gone through life is playing the "mother figure". From a very young age, I remember peers and elders saying things like "Katie is the mom of this group" and "your an old soul". I remember being 10 years old, my mom cemented to the couch again. …