Why I stopped chasing a cure/taking pain relievers How I Manage Pain Naturally by Jessica Martin They say a picture says a thousand words and this could not be more true for the two Jessica's above. I spent a third of my life, if not more searching for a cure for chronic pain. I … [Read more...]
Accepting Your Diagnosis
Acceptance is one of the five stages of grief, and it is not the first one. So, it's not a surprise that it's a struggle for many of us to accept our diagnosis. If you're like me, you've probably gone rounds with this, at times accepting your diagnosis only to follow it with another round of being … [Read more...]
How you can help someone who has Chronic Pain and Fatigue
If you have a spouse or loved one living with chronic pain or chronic fatigue, you may feel useless at times because you can't ease their pain, you can't make them physically feel better. Often you want to do something or at least offer advice just in hopes that it might help them feel better. … [Read more...]
Stop Waiting to Be Happy (guest post)
Waiting to Be Happy Guest Post by Mandy Mercuri from Take Hold of Pain Have you ever thought this “When I’m ...., I’ll be happy”? You can insert whatever you are looking forward to, dreaming about or convinced will make you happy into this statement. Maybe when I get a new job, when I have a baby, … [Read more...]
Lessons from Fibro Warriors
What have you learned about yourself since you were diagnosed with Fibromyalgia? "I am stronger than I ever imagined !" - DL Miller "I’m stronger than I think. Sometimes. " - Jen Miller "I learned that I am stronger than I thought. Much stronger. And that makes me feel like I am winning this … [Read more...]
An Inspired Life with Chronic Illness
An Inspired Life with Chronic Illness Each Sunday I try to share something from another blog (or something I'm reading) that has inspired me. Today, I want to share with you a few blogs that regularly inspire me. These are the chronic illness blogs that inspire me. I've shared many of them … [Read more...]
13 Commandments of Fibromyalgia
It seems there is a 10 Commandments for everything these days. As I was reading The Happiness Project, her mention of her Commandments for Adulthood, got me thinking about what the 10 Commandments of Fibromyalgia would be. As I thought about it, I realized that I could not stop at 10, instead I … [Read more...]
Chronic Pain: It’s all in Your Head (but not the way you think)
I read this article "Chronic Pain May Be All In the Brain" recently and couldn't help but think "Well, DUH!" I think anyone with Fibromyalgia knows by now that the pain we have does not come from the site of the pain itself. My arm hurts doesn't mean there's something wrong with my arm. I thought … [Read more...]
Fibro Warrior Wednesday – Lizz Schumer
Lizz is a 25 year old writer and journalist from Buffalo NY, that I met via Twitter. (Have you noticed a trend lately, there are a lot of awesome spoonies on twitter). She shares her life on her blog, The Keystroke Inkwell. When were you diagnosed? I was diagnosed last May, I was 25 … [Read more...]
What is the Point of Suffering?
What is the point of all this suffering? Last month I read a really great book. It's a book that had a positive effect on me and I think it does most people who find it at the right time. If you find it at the wrong time you will likely disregard it as "new age hoopla". The book is … [Read more...]
