Emotional Therapy to Help Lupus Patients With Chronic Pain

This trial is testing a therapy called Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET) for people living with lupus who also experience chronic widespread pain or fibromyalgia. The therapy helps you understand and express emotions related to difficult past experiences through group sessions, which researchers believe may reduce physical pain and improve overall health. You'll either receive the treatment right away or wait 8 weeks to see if it helps with pain, fatigue, sleep, anxiety, and depression.

Research shows that people with lupus and fibromyalgia often have experienced difficult life events, and stress or emotional pain can make physical symptoms worse. This trial exists to see whether helping people process and express their emotions could reduce flare-ups and improve quality of life in ways that standard treatments alone may not.