hii, so i’m sorta new to reddit. My name is sisi (23 f) and i’ve been dealing with anxiety probably all my life. long story short, my mom is most likely a narcissist, my dad is a diagnosed bipolar alcoholic and my stepmom growing up was diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder.

Apart from the last three years, all of my life (same time i’ve been with my fiancé) I have been physically, mentally and on a few occasions, sexually abused.

In my current life, I am unemployed, getting married in 9 months and coming to terms with being chronically ill. I still have some testing to do, but at the very least I have widespread arthritis and my doctor is speculating that I may have fibromyalgia. I am in constant pain every day..my lower back hurts the most, but everywhere down to the joints in my hands hurt on some days.

Anyways..I am medicated but, if anyone has any advice for accepting my diagnosis, managing anxiety or making a living when chronically ill, IM ALL EARS :)