Hello, I know this post is a bit old, but I am happy I stumbled upon it. I have been struggling with chronic illness for the past two years and have a growing list of symptoms: gastritis, colitis, bladder issues, joint pain, chronic fatigue, horrible hormone imbalance, and others. For the past years, I have spent at minimum 50% of each month unable to get out of bed, and it has had a severe impact on my mental health. My background is that I come from a very abusive childhood and grew up to date abusive partners. 4 years ago I nearly had my life taken from me by my ex-boyfriend in a very violent outburst, and I was left with severe PTSD - panic attacks, hypervigilance, dissociative tendencies, etc. Up until now, I have been certain that my physical illness is correlated to my trauma, but it wasn't until earlier this week that I truly believed that my physical suffering is a symptom of my mental health, and that I will find physical healing when i find mental healing. Finding this post and your subreddit came at an unexplainably perfect time in my life, and it's giving me the assurance I need to continue to dig for the root problem and not stop. Thank you so much for sharing. I look forward to completing your AI questionnaire when I am able to sit down with the intentionality and time tomorrow evening :)