I have to wear a lanyard around my neck that displays my ID at school/work and 'yes' it bothers my neck. Its not that heavy but enough that it gets me hurting by the end of the day.

Take Care, Dawn

When I have a flare my necklace and earrings feel like a ton. I can't stand anything to touch my skin.

I don't wear necklaces or earrings since I am an old male, but I don't wear rings or watches either as they also bother my wrist & fingers.

It just seems like any extra weight or an object pressing against our bodies bothers us.

I don't really wear a lot of jewelry. I am getting to the stage where I don't even put any on for days. What jewelry I do wear is not heavy. it's very light, maybe a fine chain with a small pendent on and I don't think I notice if it bothers me or not. I don't think it does.
And earrings, it's either small studs or light hoops that I wear. I use to wear dangly, heavier earrings when my hair was longer but my taste has just changed and my hair style has changed. Different hair cuts, different earring style.

My problem is I have arthritis in my fingers. pretty badly and I even went to occupational therapy this year to help with my arthritic hands.
And necklaces and earrings are becoming more fiddly, too tiny to deal with to fasten the fasteners and clasps or put the backs on earings. it's a bit time consuming and I just can't be bothered.

with the way this fibro is and how sensitive we are, I am not really surprised the jewelry or things around the neck is bothering people.

I wear only the fine chain with a small heart pendant and matching small heart earrings that my dear mother bought all us girls years ago. I wear the necklace all the time so I don't have to fasten it, even sleep with it on and it doesn't bother me. The earrings I take off to sleep. I think I'm the only one of us that wears them, they're just so special to me. Luckily they are small and light otherwise I probably couldn't since anything tight or heavy I'm sure I couldn't totolerate.

This is very interesting.

I loathe wearing jewelry except for my wedding set. I have a ton and some are so cute. I noticed a few years ago that I took the earrings off immediately after anything and would stick them in the car.

tight clothes, bras. necklaces with their jagged edges...ugh!

necklaces make my neck stiff and just bother me period.

Jewelry really bugs me too. I find myself constantly rubbing the areas where jewelry is touching me: ring finger, left wrist, neck and ears. I don't even wear my wedding ring when I'm home. I'm with jeninheels--can't stand anything snug like bras, jewelry, fitted clothing, etc.

Necklaces cause my upper chest to turn bright red as does heat. Used to love necklaces but haven't worn them in years. Rarely wear jewelry at all. Even nail polish makes my fingers feel heavy.

so very interesting! Most of you seem to be much more in touch with what bothers you because the jewelry does not bother me "directly." I mean not immediately. It took me a long time to realize about the necklaces, and then after that, it occurred to me that maybe my earrings were also having an effect.

I hate to not wear jewelry for work or going out. I don't like to wear expensive jewelry and I even prefer something modest/classic. But, dressing for work and not wearing earrings and one more piece is like going half dressed in business dress/pajamas.

I am not complaining, limiting my jewelry wear to small pearl or silver studs is the least of my problems. I am just amazed at how far reaching fibro is. There does not seem to be one area of my life that is not affected. More importantly, I wonder what else I do or wear that puts me under and I don't even know it.

Do you think this might be the case with you? That there could be things that you do/don't do that messes you up and you can't even tell?

That is a much harder question to answer than the first one. I noticed pretty quickly that necklaces bug my neck. Most my earring are just post & a small stone or pearl, so I haven't noticed a problem, but I also do not wear them a lot.

But what else do I do or wear that puts me under and I don't even know it? I think that is the point - I don't know it yet! (But very good question & I think I will try to pay more attention.)

I miss wearing jewelry. I agree with what sugarbear said: "It just seems like any extra weight or an object pressing against our bodies bothers us." Well, me, anyway. I've had to change what clothes I wear, as well...nothing fitted or snug, and also to stay away from certain material. Like jeninheels, I wear my wedding set all the time, but rare occasions for other rings, necklaces, earrings, or bracelets.

I have developed an allergy to anything metal so I am not able to wear Jewelry anymore and I hurt everywhere all the time so I am not going to try and see if Jewelry makes it worse but I can definitely believe it would.

Hi everyone!
I don't think i have ever thought about jewelry/fibro I just know it bothers me, If I do wear it it usually comes off in a very short time so I just haven't bothered wearing them. Clothes are a definite problem for me. I know my hubby would like to see me in something other than old t-shirts and soft comfy shorts but it ain't happening till I can buy something different.
How about make-up - that bother anyone?

I wear makeup every work day a d don't have a problem, as far as I can tell. However,all the posts about the negative effects of chemical food additives, makes me wonder about all the chemicals I slather on my skin, sunblock, soaps, skin lotion, foundation, powder, lipstick...

But, I think that's a different issue. The necklace seems to bother me by its weight. I am now rethinking the purse. I now have a light weight material cross body bag. Maybe I should have a handbag instead..

Purses anyone?