#invisibleillness you are not alone, we all face the stigma of use the stick or not & whether to actually get the stick or not!?! Re-blogged Chronic Blog post by thebekindtimes.wordpress.com/ Sadly, it often, if not most always, seems to be a catch 22 😮 I remember being in my 20’s and not liking having… Read More My Illness is NOT a Secret. But why should I explain it to you?
What personality type are you? I am re-blogging this article because I find, personally, that is a very interesting read and I look forward to the following installment, which will give us a little more info about research into Fibromyalgia and Personality traits. Please click the link below to read the article 🙂 Fibromyalgia and… Read More Fibromyalgia and Personality – Counting My Spoons, Julie Ryan
What are the Symptoms of Fibromyalgia? Since determining what fibromyalgia is, which seems to be an undetermined Chronic Pain Disorder or ‘Central Sensitisation Syndrome’, and a type of illness that it is as a ‘Chronic Illness’, which can involve many symptoms such as ‘widespread musculoskeletal pain’, accompanied by ‘fatigue’, ‘sleep’, ‘memory’ and ‘mood’ issues. We… Read More What are the Symptoms of Fibromyalgia? UPDATED POST
The following post discusses what it is like for people with Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) when they are talking on the telephone and the difficulties it can cause them. Article link: Telephone Difficulties with Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome If you hate the phone, You’re Not Alone, (Updated March 07, 2015.) By… Read More Article fromabout.com | Telephone Difficulties with Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
I find pacing is difficult to master but it truly does help with managing day to day tasks to minimize the amount of pain & fatigue. This blog post from ‘blogaboutchronicpain’, (Reflections on Living with Chronic Pain), discusses how to effectively navigate your time and energy by ‘Pacing’ and ‘Spacing’, to avoid overactivity and how… Read More Avoiding ‘Boom and Bust’ with Pacing and Spacing
How FibroFlutters a support group for people with Fibromyalgia was born.… Read More Introducing FibroFlutters – one year on and finally got a blog!
