Disability/Disorder Misconception Tag
1. What is your disability and how does it affect you?
I have Fibromyalgia, Schizoaffective disorder and Depression Anxiety disorder. The Fibro makes it so I’m in pain every moment of my life and limits my ability to move around, stand up for any length of time or even sit in a chair for more than 3 or 4 hours at a time. Some days the pain is enough that I am incapacitated to a great extent.
The Schizoaffective disorder is well under control with medication, so it is no longer an issue.
The depression anxiety disorder on the other hand is managed but at random I get crushing anxiety that makes it hard to focus on even simple tasks. This happens almost exclusively at home when I am alone. I do not have bad anxiety attacks when out and about but will have little ones.
2. What is a common misconception of your disability?
For the Fibro it’s that it can be treated effectively with medication. Most of the time medication will either not work at all or only for a short time. As well people can’t…
I have Fibromyalgia, Schizoaffective disorder and Depression Anxiety disorder. The Fibro makes it so I’m in pain every moment of my life and limits my ability to move around, stand up for any length of time or even sit in a chair for more than 3 or 4 hours at a time. Some days the pain is enough that I am incapacitated to a great extent.
The Schizoaffective disorder is well under control with medication, so it is no longer an issue.
The depression anxiety disorder on the other hand is managed but at random I get crushing anxiety that makes it hard to focus on even simple tasks. This happens almost exclusively at home when I am alone. I do not have bad anxiety attacks when out and about but will have little ones.
2. What is a common misconception of your disability?
For the Fibro it’s that it can be treated effectively with medication. Most of the time medication will either not work at all or only for a short time. As well people can’t…
