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Strategy for Living With Depression & Perfectionism

April 11, 2019April 11, 2019 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments anxiety, depression, perfectionism

Got anxiety and/or depression with perfectionist tendencies? Watch my latest YouTube video (3 minutes 30 seconds). I talk about one thing I learned a few years ago that changed my life.

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Stop Asking Disabled People, “What Happened To You?”

December 6, 2018December 7, 2018 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments

“What happened to you?” “Were you born like this or did something happen to you?” “Why are you in a

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No Instructions Included: A Problem When You Have So Many illnesses

November 29, 2018March 9, 2019 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments

I recently assembled something–it’s an art thing I ordered online. The instructions included vague pictures, and they were written in

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3 Ways To Help Loved Ones With Parkinson’s Disease

April 10, 2018April 12, 2018 Rebecca Evans 0 Comments causes, how to support, loved ones, medications, neurological disorder, Parkinson's disease, symptoms, treatments

Three Ways to Help Loved Ones With Parkinson’s Disease While it’s well-known and accepted that Parkinson’s disease is an incredibly

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3 Tips on Surviving the Holidays from Chronic Christmas Author, Lene Andersen

December 15, 2017 JessicaGimeno 1 Comment Chronic Christmas, fibro, interview, juvenile, Lene Andersen, RA, surviving holidays, with chronic illness

Today, I am interviewing Lene Andersen, author of Chronic Christmas: Surviving the Holidays with a Chronic Illness (paperback and kindle

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Why People With Invisible & Chronic Illnesses Deserve Academy Awards

September 28, 2017March 1, 2018 JessicaGimeno 1 Comment Academy Award, asthma, autoimmune, bipolar, bipolar 2, chronic illness, depression, disability, fatigue, invisible illness, Jessica Gimeno, mental illness, MG, Myasthenia Gravis, pain, PCOS, work

Last week I had a day where I was really off my A-game at work. The night before I woke

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The Loneliness of Living with Chronic Illnesses & Pain

August 2, 2017November 27, 2017 JessicaGimeno 3 Comments autoimmune, bipolar, chronic, chronic illness, depression, disability, fatigue, how to help sick friend, illness, Jessica Gimeno, laughter, loneliness, mental health, Myasthenia Gravis, otitis media, pain, PCOS

(UPDATE: The TV show I discuss in paragraph 2 aired its finale since I wrote this. The writers resolved the

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Has the ACA Helped You?

November 28, 2016November 28, 2016 JessicaGimeno 1 Comment ACA, Affordable Care Act, disability, Healthcare Rights Coalition, Medicaid, Myasthenia Gravis, pre-existing conditions, SSI

Recently, I joined a group, the Healthcare Rights Coalition, which formed after the election. We are an advocacy group made

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Fibromyalgia Online Resources

August 6, 2016August 6, 2016 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments fibro, fibromyalgia, groups, online resources

Today I am the commencement speaker for the Fibromyalgia Coaching Institute’s Graduation. It’s a one-hour ceremony that starts at

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Living With Bipolar Disorder & Chronic Body Pain: 6 Dilemmas

March 29, 2016March 30, 2016 JessicaGimeno 6 Comments Arbonne, autoimmune, back pain, bipolar 2, bipolar disorder, body, chronic, chronic illness, chronic pain, comorbidity, depression, Fashionably ill, fatigue, fibro, friendships, hypomania, Jessica Gimeno, light therapy, lupus, mania, mental health discrimination, MG, migraines, mood disorder, Myasthenia Gravis, neuromuscular, online community, PCOS, physical pain, psoriasiform dermatitis, psoriasis, RA, sleep disorder, sleep wake cycle, stigma, suicide rates, therapy, World Bipolar Day

March 30 is World Bipolar Day. Even though I was diagnosed at 18-years old, I have lived with bipolar disorder

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