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Ive finally found a job that I like and can see myself growing in. It is a spa and I am the receptionist and assistant manager. I basically make sure things run smoothly and every thing is done right. The only downside is my boss hired another girl to do the job with me and it helps stress wise, but financially it is killing me. I started out...

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So as I have mentioned, I am on my period and with that comes a wave of emotions for no apparent reason. Now, one thing you need to know about me is that I don't like feeling vulnerable, so I often hide my emotions with a very good poker face, which I assume most sufferers have in order to go through every day life with out nagging questions...

So, my period started again..sorry that was kind of too much. But I literally feel like Satan is sacrificing a lamb inside me. Its so terrible, my dog was growling at me. I am doubled over in pain that no medicine can cure, I am nauseated, having insane cravings and terrible mood swings, just ask my boyfriend. Not to mention, I am broke and need...

So it has been a long while since I have last been on here, and while for most ppl it means that there are fewer flare ups or that they have gone away all together, but that has not been the case. While I am not dead, I have been sick for days on end. I caught a cold from my family that spiraled into a sinus infection that will never end. My...

I had to force myself into bed last night some time around 2-4am and woke up at first around 9am and had the worst stomach ache and I felt nauseated, so I went back to sleep but it didn't really feel like I rested, just like I laid in bed for a while. When I finally got out of bed, it felt like I either just got over being sick, or I was about...

So we need to get our illness recognized as an actual problem so that we can 1) get the help that we need, 2) get more support, 3) have less stress financially, work related, friend/family related and in any other way we have stress.

I have gotten so many sinus infections in the last 3 or 4 months, it is insane! I toughed it out yesterday, but work has been so slow that it actually makes things worse, not to mention I got in trouble for idk standing? oh and chewing gum. Yea. Gum! So I called in today bc I feel crappy and if I get yelled at, I might just walk out. Too...

I had a chat with my step dad and it seems that things are getting better and I cannot explain how excited that makes me! Support is very important for anyone in any condition, healthy or otherwise. And I think believing that things will get better does help that bc I woke up today feeling refreshed and I honestly didn't even remember...

So I am dealing with a lot of stress, which as you know, is bad for us, and it keeps getting worse. I'll try to make it short and simple bc it is a long story.