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Can i be emotionally/mentally well/happy & still have fibromyalgia? i do feel the wide spread pain/tenderness but i truly feel happy/content with life
4 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Yes: Psychological symptoms do not have to accompany fibromyalgia, but the often do.
Answered 9/28/2016
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Fibromyalgia: Yes, of course. You are one of the lucky ones. Keep up the positive attitude.
Answered 11/20/2013
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Yes: 25 yo female w. fibromyalgia (FM) queries why she feels "happy/content". My view is that emotional misery of FM relates, in great part, to degree of physical deconditioning, obesity, & sleep disturbance, which begets depression. Those who avoid these issues seem happiest. These observations are clues to FM cause, which is multifactorial. They are also clues to a cure, i.e., lifestyle issues.
Answered 1/6/2015
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