BEHIND THE DIAGNOSIS

I Don't Know...

A Poem: I Don’t Know I don’t know how I’m supposed to feel,when this pain is consuming me. I don’t know how I’m supposed to feel,when one minute I’m fine and the next I’m not. I don’t know how I’m supposed to…
BEHIND THE DIAGNOSISGIRL STRUT!

Mirror, Mirror

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the prettiest of them all? I used to believe it was me when I stared in the mirror. But I’m going to be 1,000% vulnerable and share something with you all. I honestly feel like the swan turned ugly duckling sometimes. Weird…
BEHIND THE DIAGNOSISHER STORY

RAGE is Taking Over

Today, I woke up feeling something I’ve never experienced before – RAGE! My emotions are all over the place. I can’t stop crying. I can’t stop being angry. How can I deal with all this and get my game face ready so I can go to work???? As the…
BEHIND THE DIAGNOSIS

Am I Depressed?

With some much going on in the world, how do you stay sane while dealing with your own issues? Because I’m living have fibromyalgia one of the main questions the doctors often ask is “Are you depressed”? I never understood why until my relationship…
BEHIND THE DIAGNOSIS

Fibio & Uniquely take New York

Wow, where do I even start? I’ve always wanted to go to New York especially during the winter because I always imagined myself walking the streets of New York in a dope coat and cute boots. Those who know me, know I love a bad coat. That vision was now about to become…
HER STORY

DOPE despite my Diagnosis

So I wanted to take time to congratulate myself for being so dope and really sticking to my guns and not getting discouraged or quitting. Last week was rough, this cold weather has really been kicking my butt. I tried resting but the anxiety of my first photo shoot for…
BEHIND THE DIAGNOSIS

Oh, the Struggle...

So let’s talk about the struggle of the really crappy days… The day starts off not so good then it progresses to very bad. For some reason, when I feel terrible everything goes wrong. I finally drag myself out of bed, stop at Tim Horton before work, get to work…
BEHIND THE DIAGNOSIS

Keep Pushing. Keep Striving. Keep Moving

So today, I’ve decided to focus on the positive, the good and the future. Fibromyalgia has actually taught me so much about myself. I am who I am because of it. Having a chronic disease definitely, test your strengths, pushes you beyond your limits, and even make you…
BEHIND THE DIAGNOSISHER STORY

Emotions of Fibromyalgia

First, I want to start by saying that I’m still a little “uncomfortable” with being this open and vulnerable but I know that great things happen in the midst of discomfort. So… today, I just need to vent and get some things off my chest. Not…