Join a Community That Understands You

Get answers from those who share your health journey

Left Image 1Middle Image 1Right Image 1
avatar

Jazeru

Updated 11mo ago

Fibromyalgia and Trauma: Is it a Risk Factor for Everyone?

Anyone here with FM that does NOT have trauma in their early life? I heard trauma is a huge risk factor and just wondering if that's true for everyone...

Can you help? Connect today

avatar

Mel9515

2y

I have trauma but never knew fibromyalgia was a possible outcome till I got diagnosed.
avatar

Mel9515

2y

then I did research & it was mentioned a good amount.
avatar

Jas.777

2y

I have fibromyalgia but don't have any specific trauma from my childhood! The only thing I think could have brought it on for me is that I had scoliosis surgery at age 11. I guess that's physically traumatic, but I don't think a lot of people consider that childhood trauma haha
avatar

Kitty83

2y

I would consider major surgery at age 11 a trauma. Both physical and mental. Going through surgery is traumatic for anyone, especially a child.
avatar

MystikMandy

2y

I don't think that stress trauma or diet is everyone's contributing factor I feel like that's just their way of continuing to gaslight us by saying it's in our head
avatar

Situpdown

2y

I do have trauma but never heard about it causing fibro before.
avatar

MsDaisyMae

2y

It is like your body knows what happened before you do.
avatar

Mmeyers2876

2y

My dr said 90% of her patients with fibro have trauma
avatar

fleshpit

2y

I don't have any trauma from my childhood but i was in an abusive relationship in my early 20's. My doctor said that is more than likely what caused it.
avatar

Michaelar1

2y

C-PTSD here. I had an abusive father...dealt with that from birth to just before I turned 13.
avatar

Jazeru

2y

This is pretty interesting, thanks all who have been sharing
avatar

Belugabear

2y

I didn’t have any trauma before my fibro started! I did have some later that worsened my condition, but it had nothing to do with the onset. Everyone is different! It might be a common initial cause but it’s certainly not a requirement!
avatar

Lani_Girl

2y

My trauma was Weight loss surgery.

The content in this post is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

feed-footer-0

Free unlimited access

to all community content

feed-footer-1

Find others who are

medically similar to you

feed-footer-2

Pose questions and join

meaningful discussions

pp-logo

Alike is a transformative platform that goes beyond just bringing together patients; it meticulously connects individuals based on multiple critical factors, such as age, gender, comorbidities, medications, diet, and more, fostering a community of knowledge, support and empathy.

appStoreBtngooglePlayBtn

© 2020-2024 Alike, Inc