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Spoonie talk – What came first? Your pain?, or, your depression? | by Fibrofly73

After reading the study, ‘Impact of Pain on Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors‘ via EDS Info (Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome)‘, my brain began to slowly remind me of my past and the very long battle that I endured regarding my pain versus my mental health. The persistent lack of understanding and being made to feel like I was […]

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Julie Ryan – The effect of health goals on health outcomes (study) – Counting My Spoons

via The effect of health goals on health outcomes (study) – Counting My Spoons. This is an interesting read by Julie Ryan based on a study re: health goals & health outcomes. Where do you fit in? I have been through them all 1>2>3>2  up to date and am currently being in control of my […]

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Chronic Pain Is like… – Counting My Spoons – Julie Ryan

Another great post courtesy of Julie Ryan at Counting My Spoons 🙂 Chronic Pain Is like… – Counting My Spoons. Julie discusses two posts regarding chronic pain in this write-up and decides, ‘yeah, chronic pain is like a nagging child’. post – Life without remission post – by blogger: chronicmom Click the link above to […]

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Article: Chronic fatigue breakthrough offers hope for millions – health – 02 July 2015 – New Scientist

This article that was originally printed under the headline ‘revitalised’ dicusses the possibility of a new way using medications that are usually used to treat conditions such as Lymphoma and Arthritis may be the way forward to understanding CFS/ME and how to treat it. CFS first entered the medical lexicon in 1988 to describe a […]

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Blog post – How a Special Boy Helps His Fibromyalgia Mom Move Through Her Day With Joy – By: Fibro Autism mommy

via How a Special Boy Helps His Fibromyalgia Mom Move Through Her Day With Joy –. December 5, 2014    goodmenproject.com  – Homepage      By Fibro Autism Mommy – fibroautismmommy.wordpress.com This is a superb and truly honest account of a Fibro mom’s single parent life and the way they both cope with her fibro and her […]

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The Cruel Side Effect of Fibromyalgia – Searching For The Happiness – Posted on May 3, 2013 by Wendy McCance

This post describes very well the fight between Fibromyalgia, Fatigue & Fog (3F’s) that we all deal with most of the time.  Wendy MCCance writes a fantastic account of how the 3F’s & the lack of sleep as a result affects her daily and across the course of a few days, how each F affects […]

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Terrible Odds | godfrey6/fibrowithspring

What a beautiful poster by Dear Fibromyalgia for Fibro Awareness Day 🙂 May12th is such an important date to us and so is raising awareness thankyou for sharing 🙂 Facebook link to Dear Fibromyalgia an online fibromyalgia community support group Updated June 2017

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Article from MigraineAgain: Aching Body, Aching Head: Understanding Migraine and Fibromyalgia

Article from MigraineAgain: Aching Body, Aching Head: Understanding Migraine and Fibromyalgia This is a very intersting article regarding Fibromyalgia and Migraines, which many fibromites have a terrible time controlling.  It is also Migraine Awareness Month so a good article to share to help raise awareness of #Fibromyalgia, #Migraines and also #invisibleillness  ‘SHOUT IT LOUD’   […]

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Introducing FibroFlutters – one year on and finally got a blog!

How FibroFlutters a support group for people with Fibromyalgia was born.