Pain is kinda like a nagging child. "mommy...mommy... mommy...mommy". Those of us with chronic pain learn to ignore it the same way most parents can tune out that nagging, but eventually it just gets to be too much and you scream "WHAT DO YOU WANT!" There are so many analogies of … [Read more...]
Extra Spoons and Inspiration
These posts contain little tips and inspiration to help you gain an "extra spoon" or two. Many with invisible illness call themselves "spoonies" in reference to The Spoon Theory by Christine Miserandino. The idea is that we equate our energy levels to spoons, when our energy levels are low, we need spoons. These posts are meant to help you increase your energy (whether mental or physical), and therefore your spoons.
When You Hit Rock Bottom You Have Two Choices
The good thing about rock bottom is you have two options. You can lie in the filth you created and quit. That was never an option for me. The other: there is only one way out, and that is up! - cdmitchell, the stories behind the stories. This quote struck home for me. I've been there - at rock … [Read more...]
11 Things You Should Never Say to Someone With Fibromyalgia
Things You Should Never Say to Someone Who Has Fibromyalgia Someone you know and love has Fibromyalgia or suffers from some sort of chronic pain. And, at some point you've said something to them that hurt their feelings and made them feel worse. You had no idea you did it. It's unlikely that … [Read more...]
Admitting You Need Help is a Sign of Bravery
"We are truly all fighting battles no one knows anything about." Everyone is fighting an invisible battle. It may not be illness, mental, or physical. It may just be the demons left-over from a rough child-hood. It may be any number of things, but we are all dealing with something. This post from … [Read more...]
Sunday Inspiration: Be True To Yourself
The Importance of Being True to Yourself Sue Ingbretson, author of FibroWhyAlgia, posted something on her blog this week that hit me pretty hard. Her post, Do Any of These 10 Regrets Look Familiar referred to a post on the MarcandAngel blog, about 10 Choices You Will Regret in 10 Years. I didn't … [Read more...]
Book Review: In Sickness As in Health
I don't know about you, but Fibro, and chronic illness in general, has had an impact on my marriage. Recently, I downloaded and read In Sickness as in Health: Helping Couples Cope with the Complexities of Illness. I've read Barbara Kivowitz blog of the same name, and after enjoying a wealth of … [Read more...]
10 Reasons We Resist Healthy Changes
Change is difficult for most of us. We get comfortable with our lives just like they are, even when they are lives filled with chronic pain and fatigue. But resisting healthy changes could be preventing you from feeling better. Often, small changes (or even big changes) are just what we need. If we … [Read more...]
Sunday Inspiration: Bouncing Back When You Feel Like a Failure
Inspiration can come from so many places, usually these posts are inspired by an inspirational blog, or another Fibro blog, but this edition of Sunday Inspiration is inspired by Freelance Writing Gigs blog, and you don't need to be a writer for this post on Bouncing Back When You Feel Like a Failure … [Read more...]
Fibromyalgia: The Little Engine That Should
How much time do you spend thinking about things you feel you should be doing? I bet you are sitting there reading this right now thinking about all the things you should be doing today, running yourself into quite the little guilt trip. I've been there more often than I can count. And, I'm not … [Read more...]
Hope is NOT a Luxury
I've had this issue spinning around in my head for a while. I've been trying to get back to school (AGAIN) and it seems like hubby and I have butted heads on the topic a bit too much. I feel like often when the subject of school comes up that for him it's about ROI. Can I get a degree and then earn … [Read more...]
