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Posted 9/16/2012 9:59 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Everyone,

I posted a reply in the Childhood Trauma thread and thought it would be great to hear what some of you thought about the following article:

http://www.adrenal-failure.com/fight-or-flight.html

I've dealt with a lot of trauma in my life and there was one incident years ago that triggered a fright and flight response that never went away. Since then, I haven't been able to feel the sensation of relaxation. My fibromyalgia symptoms began around this time. My adrenals were tested and they're fine.

What do you think? Does this make sense for any of you?

Thanks!

Posted 9/16/2012 4:43 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks for sharing the article. It makes a lot of sense. I think it could play into some of our illnesses.

Have a wonderful day!!!

Hugs, Karen
Posted 9/16/2012 9:39 PM (GMT 0)
I've had incidents of fight or flight that seem to last forever. But I had the fibro symptoms before that started. Thank you for posting this!
Posted 9/16/2012 10:21 PM (GMT 0)
Mine started after living in fear for a year and a half when my ex and I separated. He became hostile. He put his fist through a door, and the wall....I was terrified. My fibromyalgia began 6 months into that period. So I think severe emotional stress can cause it.
Posted 9/16/2012 10:26 PM (GMT 0)
No. I think it a fallacy that this could be a cause. Just because things happen around the same time does not imply their correlation.

Are we bombarded with info? Yes. Does it affect us? Yes, again. Could it aggravate our fibro? Perhaps. But causal is taking the argument too far. Justmy 2 cents.
Posted 9/28/2012 3:31 AM (GMT 0)
I think trauma plays a part in triggering fibromyalgia. My dad committed suicide when I was 14 years old and that was very traumatic for me. Then when my middle son was 15, he was killed in a car crash, the most horrible thing I have ever experienced in my life and I will never get over it. about 2 1/2 years ago my stepdad who I was very very close to was diagnosed with cancer and died within 4 months and during this period of stress was when my body went haywire and I was diagnosed with fibro. I had periods of anxiety, stress and intense migraines my entire life but the weird pains in so many parts of my body, the morning stiffness, the burning skin, and internal vibrating, along with numbness in my right foot didn't start until the stress of my dads illness and sudden death. I pray every day that I will be healed. Living this way and knowing it may be forever is too much to handle so I have to take it one day at a time and I have to keep believing that I will be cured one day or else I would give up. So I am keeping a positive attitude.
Posted 9/28/2012 9:58 AM (GMT 0)
Sawa, sorry to hear about your story. Thanks for sharing.

Can I ask if you've tried therapy? I'm seeing a very understanding psychologist right now. I'm hoping he'll be able to help my PTSD.

Good luck to you.
Posted 9/28/2012 5:31 PM (GMT 0)
A Fibro specialist I went to see asked me right off the bat if I'd been abused as a child. I mean it was he first question.
He stated that something like 75% of people with Fibro had early childhood abuse.

I think that abuse is one underlying factor. Then it seems like a surgery, an accident or a series of very stressful events in a short period of time trigger the onset.
Posted 10/11/2012 7:02 PM (GMT 0)
I suffered severe childhood abuse. I almost died as a result of "failure to thrive". But my mother regained custody continued the abuse. I am a very strong person and felt that I had gotten over it all. I forgave my mom and moved on with my life. While married, my husband attacked me. He beat me so bad that I had to be hospitalized. I was left with a concussion and several other injuries that took months to heal. I was not the same after that. I believe that childhood trauma could make you more sensitive and that other traumatic events weather physical or emotional could trigger the onset of fibro. That is just my opinion. But what I am sure of is that I never had any pain, fatigue, insomnia, headaches or foggy headedness until after the attack.
Posted 10/11/2012 8:04 PM (GMT 0)
I experienced childhood abuse but it wasn't severe. Sorry to hear about what you went through, vbway. I hope things are going better for you now.

Interesting statistic, Woolrow, thanks for sharing what the fibro specialist shared with you.

I could easily understand how childhood abuse could lead to fibromyalgia. Do some of you find that when you're going through a stressful time your pain increases? Imagine going through that time and time again for years and years. I've experienced that all of my life up until the last few years. I feel really blessed to have at last found peace in a healthy relationship and comfort and support from this forum.
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