According to theNational Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), dissociation can affect people with PTSD, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and bipolar disorder — basically, a Greatest Hits list of what I’m working with. And yes, it can show up inchronic pain conditionstoo. Research in theJournal of...
I was always transparent about my illness, and I tried desperately to never let it hold me back from accomplishments in life that were important to me. Yet while I was doing the “right” things during the semester, informing teachers of physical limitations, dragging my arthritis-ridden ass ...