Chronic Illness

Dysautonomia

A collection of various prescription medication bottles, pills, and tablets on a wooden surface, alongside a blood pressure monitor and a digital timer. Represents the multitude of treatments someone must keep track of when living with dysautonomia.
A collection of various prescription medication bottles, pills, and tablets on a wooden surface, alongside a blood pressure monitor and a digital timer. Represents the multitude of treatments someone must keep track of when living with dysautonomia.

Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)

Close-up of a medical monitor displaying colorful heart rate and vital sign graphs against a dark background. While POTS is not a heart condition but a neurological one, it physiologically impacts heart rate.
Close-up of a medical monitor displaying colorful heart rate and vital sign graphs against a dark background. While POTS is not a heart condition but a neurological one, it physiologically impacts heart rate.

Hypermobile Spectrum Disorders (HSD) & Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS)

Person in athletic clothing performing a forward bend yoga pose, touching the ground fully. Many people with hypermobile spectrum disorders or hypermobile EDS struggle with hypermobility that can lead to health issues down the road.
Person in athletic clothing performing a forward bend yoga pose, touching the ground fully. Many people with hypermobile spectrum disorders or hypermobile EDS struggle with hypermobility that can lead to health issues down the road.

Fibromyalgia

Digital illustration of the human nervous system with the brain, spine, and nerves highlighted, with a red circle background. Fibromyalgia has many physiological symptoms due to being a central nervous system disorder.
Digital illustration of the human nervous system with the brain, spine, and nerves highlighted, with a red circle background. Fibromyalgia has many physiological symptoms due to being a central nervous system disorder.

Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS)

A woman wearing a satin pink top holds her stomach with both hands, indicating discomfort or pain. Many women are diagnosed with PCOS, now called PMOS, which has long-term impacts on their quality of life. Jessica Allen, LCSW can help.
A woman wearing a satin pink top holds her stomach with both hands, indicating discomfort or pain. Many women are diagnosed with PCOS, now called PMOS, which has long-term impacts on their quality of life. Jessica Allen, LCSW can help.

Functional Neurologic Disorder (FND)

A detailed view of neural cells with glowing orange cell bodies and connecting dendrites, showcasing a neural network. Functional neurological disorder is a condition where the brain has dysfunction in its processing systems.
A detailed view of neural cells with glowing orange cell bodies and connecting dendrites, showcasing a neural network. Functional neurological disorder is a condition where the brain has dysfunction in its processing systems.

Type 1 Diabetes

A person holding a glucose meter pen to check their blood glucose levels due to diabetes. This is a frequent occurrence for those with type 1 diabetes and because it is a chronic lifelong issue, it has a lasting impact on a person's mental health.
A person holding a glucose meter pen to check their blood glucose levels due to diabetes. This is a frequent occurrence for those with type 1 diabetes and because it is a chronic lifelong issue, it has a lasting impact on a person's mental health.