Prolonged exposure to stress due to neglect or abandonment can lead to elevated cortisol levels, which can contribute to a ...

I get so irritated when people do not believe that having fibromyalgia isn’t a real pain condition. For me, it’s like a mix ...

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Some research has shown that fibromyalgia is partly a central nervous system disease caused by neurochemical imbalances. Illnesses, injuries, stress and trauma also may trigger the disorder.

Clauw, MD, in a 2024 article in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases entitled “From fibrositis to fibromyalgia to nociplastic ... early-life stressors, trauma, poor sleep, physical inactivity ...

Fibromyalgia is known to begin after events involving physical trauma, as well as surgery, an infection, and psychological stress, according to the Mayo Clinic. It is believed that fibromyalgia ...

The Oscar winner has been living with fibromyalgia, a painful condition, following a 2008 car accident that left him severely injured.

While previous notions of trauma relied on stereotypes of physical ... or conditions like fibromyalgia. 3 Hypervigilance: Hypervigilance is when our nervous system stays constantly alert to ...