Depression Awareness and Education Month
Hello. My name is Jess and I am depressed—like, treatment-resistant, major depressive disorder kind of depressed. I was first
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October 26, 2020
fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia Awareness Day
Hi, I’m Troy McClure (Jess Grey). You may recognize me from such blockbusters as Invisible Disability and You Don’t Look
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May 11, 2020
Coping in the Time of COVID-19
Hello, I’m Troy McClure (Jess Grey) and you may remember me from such hits as Invisible Disability, Living With Passive
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April 20, 2020
Sprouting
Last spring, I attended an eight-week therapy group for chronically ill folks. In it, we developed a language around talking
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February 25, 2020
How I’m Coming to Radically Accept My Life as a Young Adult with Fibromyalgia
Note: I wrote this article for “The Mighty” back in spring 2016 when I was on leave from social work grad school. During that
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May 15, 2018
30 Things About Living with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
The questions and inspiration for this post originally came from Invisible Illness Week 2015. I’ve written a little bit about
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October 26, 2017
Sweatpants & Self Care | 8 Tips to Help You Thrive While Living with Constant Fatigue
May 12th is Fatigue Syndrome Day, here are 8 tips to help you thrive despite the pain and fatigue.
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May 11, 2017
Personal Essay | Invisible Disability
Jessica Grey talks about how anxiety, depression, fibromyalgia, and other invisible disabilities affect your relationship
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June 23, 2016
You Don’t Look Sick: For Me, Every Day is Fibromyalgia Awareness Day
This past weekend marked the International Awareness Day for Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases (CIND) like
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May 16, 2016
