"I'm Fine". It's our automatic response when people ask "How are you doing?". We are so conditioned to the idea that "How are you doing?" is just a formality and no one really wants to know how we are doing. But, some people really do care and really do want to know how we are doing. I am constantly … [Read more...]
Coping with Fibromyalgia and Chronic Illness
Inspiration and thoughts on how to improve coping skills when dealing with Fibromyalgia, chronic pain, fatigue, and invisible illness.
Making My Own Scented Epsom Salts
So as you've already read (a few times by now), my nightly ritual is a bath in Epsom salts, usually with scented epsom salts and bubble bath. Depending on my mood I might do unscented Epsom salts (as I like the scents of my bubble bath and epsom salts to match). The problem with scented Epsom salts … [Read more...]
It Gets Tiring Always Being the “Strong” One
I've posted over 100 Fibro Warrior Interviews and as different as they are, one thing almost all of them have in common is that when asked what they've learned about themselves from fibromyalgia, the answer is almost always "I'm stronger than I ever thought I was." Well, sometimes it gets tiring … [Read more...]
The Importance of Eliminating Negative People from Your Life
Friends are such an important thing to have when you are sick. It's when you are sick that you find out who your true friends really are. Some people will claim to be your friends but when it comes down to it you realize they are only there for what they can get from you. Sometimes you find that … [Read more...]
3 Things to Create a Pain Relieving and Relaxing Bath Time
3 Things I Use to Create a Relaxing and Pain-Relieving Bath I've always heard a bath is a great way to de-stress and over the years there have been a few times that I've decided to regularly take a bath before bedtime. I haven't done it as much since we've been in this house, the bathtub … [Read more...]
Learning to Listen to Your Body
We often overlook how important it is to listen to our bodies. Often we don't even understand what it means when we say we should listen to our bodies - and this is because we just don't do it. When you are hungry you feel it, that's an instance of listening to your body that most everyone … [Read more...]
6 Tips for Travelling with Fibromyalgia
Vacation is supposed to be relaxing, but travelling with fibromyalgia or other chronic illness makes travelling more difficult and can leave you worn out before you even reach your destination. Edit: This post was originally written in 2010, just at the beginning of my illness. A lot has changed … [Read more...]
Epsom Salt Baths for Fibromyalgia
In talking to my favorite therapist at the Chiropractor office shortly after I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, I found out that she also has Fibromyalgia. She told me that what she's found helps her the most is a nightly Epson Salt baths. Epson salts are an extra source of Magnesium, soaking … [Read more...]
