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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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Bonding chronic illness Community Comorbidity Disability family fatigue Friendship invisible illness mental health 

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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5 Ways You Can Manage Depression & Bipolar Triggers

May 18, 2017May 19, 2017 JessicaGimeno 2 Comments anxiety, bipolar, depression, disability, mental health, Myasthenia Gravis, pain, PCOS, stress, triggers

Lately, there has been a lot of buzz about the Netflix series, 13 Reasons Why, which explores the suicide of

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How to Say No: 5 Tips To Help You

May 1, 2017May 2, 2017 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments bipolar disorder, how to say no, ideas, mental health, Myasthenia Gravis, PCOS, psoriasis, stress, tips

Lots of people send me tweets about my TEDx Talk (“How to Get Stuff Done When You Are Depressed). They

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Started Filming the Pilot for Fashionably ill TV Show; Be Part of It

November 19, 2016November 19, 2016 JessicaGimeno 3 Comments cancer, diabetes, Fashionably ill, fibro, fibromyalgia, GoFundMe, Jessica Gimeno, makeover, makeover show, MS, PCOS, pilot

Last week, we started filming the pilot for my TV show–a show that if picked up would feature me giving

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My Interview with Voices for Change Is Up

September 18, 2016 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments bipolar, chronic illness, depression, disability, fatigue, Joe, mental health, Myasthenia Gravis, pain, PCOS, podcast, radio, Rebecca Lombardo, Shane Shultz, stigma, Voices for Change

Yesterday, you may have heard my interview on Sirius XM.  If not, here’s a link to listen to my interview

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Recap of This Year’s 4th of July Twilight Zone Party

July 7, 2016July 7, 2016 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments A Walking Distance, bipolar, fatigue, marathon, Martin Sloane, Myasthenia Gravis, online party, pain, PCOS, Rod Serling, SyFy, The Twilight Zone

Another party in the books.  I can’t believe this was our sixth party since I started these online parties during SyFy

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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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5 Tips For Being Reliable When You Are Depressed

February 8, 2016March 25, 2018 JessicaGimeno 7 Comments being reliable when depressed, bipolar disorder, chronic fatigue, chronic illness, depression, fatigue, getting stuff done, getting stuff done during depression, Jessica Gimeno, mental health, Myasthenia Gravis, pain, PCOS, psoriasis, stress

I have bipolar disorder. When depression comes, it often makes it hard to function. When I’m depressed, every task requires

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Autoimmune chronic illness fatigue 

Chronic Fatigue Is…30 Fill-in-the Blank Descriptions

January 29, 2016January 29, 2016 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments asthma, bipolar 2, chronic, comorbidity, fatigue, fill in the blank, illness, Myasthenia Gravis, PCOS, psoriasis, rude

Last year, I had an incident where one of my doctor’s assistants were being unhelpful.  I needed a standard refill of

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