The belief that you can make change or perform a behavior has everything to do with whether or not you will actually do it. It doesn't matter how much you know that it's important to exercise or to change your diet, or that you know that doing those things will likely make you feel better in some … [Read more...]
Living with Fibromyalgia
This category covers all things fibromyalgia. My experience living with fibromyalgia. Advice on coping with fibromyalgia. Medical studies about fibromyalgia. My life and experience living with fibromyalgia since 2010, and my advice on how to cope with fibromyalgia.
Signs & Symptoms of Fibromyalgia
The Fibromyalgia Treatments That Have Helped Me Most
More Common Questions About Fibromyalgia
Check out the articles below for more fibromyalgia topics.
Fibromyalgia Nerve Connection
I'm really happy to see more and more studies being done on Fibromyalgia lately. Granted some haven't had wonderful outcomes, like the recent Dutch study that claimed that there was no connection between weather and how those of us with Fibromyalgia feel. That particular study was met with a … [Read more...]
Fibromyalgia & Living Gluten Free [Guest Post]
Fibromyalgia and Living Gluten Free by Julia Wisniewski If you have been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, you probably went through a few basic steps. You may have gotten blood drawn and found that there was no conclusive evidence of an illness causing your symptoms. Your symptoms could … [Read more...]
Review: What Your Doctor Doesn’t Know About Fibromyalgia
What Your Doctor Doesn't Know about Fibromyalgia: Why Doctors Can't or Won't Treat Chronic Pain The title is misleading.I almost didn't read this book (leaving it on the shelf with so many others) because of the title and what I expected to find inside. What I expected to find was yet another "How … [Read more...]
Entertaining With Fibro: The Holiday Edition
We found out this last weekend that we will be hosting Christmas at our house for my husband's family. There's a lot of them. I haven't really hosted anything here at the house in the last year for a variety of reasons. It's not that I don't enjoy hosting (I do), but at this point it's … [Read more...]
The Fibro Equivalent of My Eyes Are Bigger Than My Stomach
You remember the saying "My eyes were bigger than my stomach"? This is usually referring to someone who's gotten a ton of food only to realize that they weren't as hungry as they thought they were. I was thinking today that we need a Fibro equivalent of that saying for those days when we wake up and … [Read more...]
What Does Fibromyalgia Feel Like?
What Does Fibromyalgia Feel Like? What does Fibromyalgia feel like? is a question that those of us with fibromyalgia are often asked. It's something that those who love us and live with us can't help but wonder. Reading about the signs and symptoms of fibromyalgia is one thing, but really … [Read more...]
Review : Maui Excellent Volcano Oil
- I was provided this product by Maui Excellent for review purposes. All opinions expressed are completely my own. You know how it is, you have Fibro so you will try pretty much anything to help ease the pain. I can't count the number of different products I've tried for pain (from bath salts, to … [Read more...]
“I Find I Have to Treat My Fibro Patients More Aggressively”
I find it interesting that while I constantly hear about how so many Drs don't believe in Fibro and give patients with Fibro a hard time, I am evidently very lucky when it comes to my Drs. Today I went to see my Opthamologist, who I just adore. She is so sweet and is one of the only Drs I have … [Read more...]
Pain, Depression, and Sleep Issues: The Fibromyalgia cycle
One of the questions it seems like we all ask if what leads to what? Does lack of sleep cause the pain? Or does pain cause the lack of sleep? Does depression cause it all? Or does the combined lack of sleep and pain cause depression? Pain, Depression, Sleep Issues : Which Comes … [Read more...]
