Chronic illness can create a life of fear, as if there wasn't enough fear in your life already. For me, when chronic illness entered the mix, a whole new set of fears were created. Suddenly, I was afraid to do anything. I was afraid of over-doing it. I was afraid of going out, and … [Read more...]
Controlling Negative Thoughts: Why I Chose to Seek Help
After letting the chronic pain and related issues drag me down the last three months I decided I finally had enough and had to do something. I'd reached a point where I didn't have the answer and couldn't quite get a handle on what I needed to do on my own. I needed help controlling my negative … [Read more...]
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Fibromyalgia -Revisited
I wrote a bit on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Fibromyalgia a couple of months ago. Today, I ran across an article which discusses the topic again. Reading this article, it almost comes across as if the author is saying that if people with Fibromyalgia would just tell themselves it doesn't … [Read more...]
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy & Fear of Pain
Cognitive behavioral therapy helps Fibromyalgia patients deal with fear of pain I was just reading an article that mentioned Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as a treatment for Fibromyalgia. The part that caught my attention was: In this study, similarly, CBT sessions were designed to help the … [Read more...]
Using Virtual Reality and CBT for Fibromyalgia
A group of researchers are working to create an app that would combine elements of virtual reality and cognitive behavioral therapy to help treat fibromyalgia. According to this article, this new therapy device works via a PDA or smartphone and tracks the amount of exercise and movement you get … [Read more...]
