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Re:A Spanish teen’s genome may hold the secret to lupus by gadders on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @09:10AM (#31409990)
The NHS seems to think that Fibromyalgia is more mental than physical. [1] Anecdotally amongst my facebook friends the people that do have it also seem to be the people that self-report mental health struggles and anxiety. It seems to be much like ME in that regard.

[1] https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/fibromyalgia/

Re:A Spanish teen’s genome may hold the secret to lupus by Cthulhu_ on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @10:03AM (#31410816)
It's in part because of a lack of knowledge as to what it is; it's a disease without an obvious cause, nor an obvious cure. They can't cure it, but it seems that physiotherapy and mental health care seem to help... a bit? But honestly it comes across to me as them trying to make you no longer think of it as a disease, that is, to just accept it and take it as it comes. Which is shit imo.

The condition is also one for which there is no test; it's one that is diagnosed via exclusion.

Re:A Spanish teen’s genome may hold the secret to lupus by gadders on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @10:41AM (#31411402)
Yeah, it's hard to discern if they are offering those items as a cure, or as a coping strategy.