We've all been there, struggling to understand why a doctor seems unwilling to treat us, and it feels like the only reason is because we have fibromyalgia. Why does it often feel like doctors discriminate against us because we have this illness? The easy answer is to believe that it's because … [Read more...]
Changing Your Perception of Chronic Pain
Perceptions of control make a difference.People who think they have more control show less response to stress. {Stress}may be less intense among those who think of them as challenges to be overcome. Many stressful events are not inherently stressful. Their impact depends partly on … [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...]
Sunday Inspiration: Changing Our Thinking
Inspiration can come from many places. I've really had a hard time this week focusing myself on the positive. I've relied a lot on my Mantra bracelets. I have found a few posts in the blogosphere that have given me food for thought and positive reminders. I'd like to share them here with you.3 Quick … [Read more...]
16 Things Fibromyalgia Sufferers Need to Stop Doing
16 Things People with Fibromyalgia Need to Stop Doing Living with fibromyalgia, we are often told what we should and shouldn't do. It gets tiring taking advice all the time, especially when that advice often comes without understanding. I'm hoping that the list below is a bit different for … [Read more...]
The Role of Guilt & Blame in Chronic Illness
Do you allow guilt and blame to be major actors in your life? When we live with chronic illness, it seems like guilt is often our number one sidekick. And, his shadow is blame, too often pointed back at ourselves. Leah over at Chronicles of Fibromyalgia posted about "The Distraction of … [Read more...]
