Fibro Fact - Fibro often co exists with other diseases

 

Fibromyalgia rarely walks alone. For many of us, it arrives hand-in-hand with other chronic or autoimmune conditions—each adding its own weight, complexity, and demand for care. This layered reality is often misunderstood, even within medical spaces. But in the blogging world, we find truth-tellers. People who name their pain, share their strategies, and remind us that we’re not imagining the overlap.

Here are just a few of the brave voices who live with fibromyalgia and other conditions—and who write with clarity, courage, and community in mind.

Fibro + Mental Health

These bloggers speak openly about the emotional toll of chronic illness, naming depression, anxiety, and trauma as part of their healing journey:

• Beverley (Blooming Mindfulness) – Fibro, anaemia, chronic fatigue, depression, anxiety

• Alisha (The Invisible F) – Fibro, depression, anxiety

• Mallory (Mallory en montgolfière) – Fibro, PTSD, chronic depression

Fibro + Autoimmune Conditions

These writers navigate the unpredictable terrain of autoimmune illness alongside fibromyalgia:

• Glenys R. Hicks (Australian Sacrificial Homebody) –Fibro, Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS)

• Carrie Kellenberger (My Several Worlds) – Fibro, Ankylosing Spondylitis, ME/CFS

• Windy Johnson-Cumberbatch (Windy's Journey) – Fibro, UCTD Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease, Chronic Lyme Disease, ME/CFS

• Julie Ryan (Counting Spoons) – Fibro, thyroid, endometriosis, chronic migraine

Fibro + Fatigue & Pain Syndromes

These bloggers explore the daily grind of exhaustion, pain, and pacing:

• Dan Neuffer (CFS Unravelled) – Fibro, ME/CFS

• Suzanne (Coco Lime Fitness) – Fibro, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

• Tash (Bohemian Solitude) – Fibro, CFS, PTSD

• Janet Jay (Pain: Chronic? Words: Iconic) – Fibro, migraine, spinal problems

• Dale Rockell (Fibro & Photos) – Fibro, Central Sensitivity Disorder

• Shelley (Chronic Mom) – Fibro, Lyme Disease

• Melissa Reynolds (Going My Own Pace) – Fibro, fatigue

• Celeste Cooper (The PAINED INK SLAYER) – Fibro, myofascial pain syndrome

• Barbara (Back Pain Blog) – Fibro, chronic back pain

• Katarina (Painfully Aware) – Fibro, chronic pain, endometriosis 

• Bethan (Hello Fibro)  Fibro, CFS

Fibro + Unnamed or Multiple Chronic Illnesses

Some bloggers live with a constellation of conditions that defy easy categorization:

• Sarah (Me, Myself and Chronic Illness Blog) – Fibro + other chronic illnesses

• Susan E. Bisco (Fibromy What?) – Fibro + 

• Melinda (Looking For The Light)  – Fibro +

• Helen (Living Whole) – Fibro +

Why This Matters

When we name the overlap, we validate the complexity. We push back against our symptoms being minimized. We remind each other—and the world—that fibromyalgia is not a standalone story. It’s part of a larger narrative of resilience, adaptation, and advocacy.

If you live with fibro and other conditions your experience is real. Your exhaustion is layered. Your healing deserves nuance. And your voice—like these bloggers’—can be a lifeline to someone else.