Fibromyalgia Support Group
You're not alone in your pain. Fibromyalgia is a condition that can be difficult to diagnose and manage. If you're trying to cope with pain throughout your body, sleep problems, general fatigue, or other common fibromyalgia symptoms, you're in the right place. The community is here for you to talk about therapies and share your challenges.
I just have to LOL for a moment...there are so many times that I see one of write I get that way when I'm fatigued or stressed. UMMM....can I just ask...when are Fibro Warriors NOT fatigues or stressed? When the doc at Urgent Care asks if I'm under any stress I snorted so loud you'd have thought a little piglet had run through. I mean honestly...hasn't fatigue just become a part of our lives (even for the non-CFS sufferers). And stress - don't even get me started! It seems like just when I've learned to deal with one stressful situation another one pops it cute little head up. The largest area of stress besides my daughter is the pain. When I'm feeling ok I'm worried that it won't last and when I'm in pain I worry that it'll never go away...or I won't have enough sleep to function the next day...or enough money to cover my daughter's and my meds...
Then I stop, take a breath and remember that everyone is stressed about something and NO ONE ever gets enough sleep. Granted Fibro Warriors have a "bit" more on our plates than the average person...but for them it's a lot. And I pity that they will never have need to meet such an amazingly supportive and strong group of people!!
Then I stop, take a breath and remember that everyone is stressed about something and NO ONE ever gets enough sleep. Granted Fibro Warriors have a "bit" more on our plates than the average person...but for them it's a lot. And I pity that they will never have need to meet such an amazingly supportive and strong group of people!!
Like you I try to keep in mind that it could be a worse situation for me. I take things pretty hard anymore. The other thing I do is, as someone here said: distractions while you hurt. Deal with one thing at a time. Step into the bathroom and scream it out. Then deal with the next thing on the list. (I look and sound silly but what's a person to do.)
Sleep...what's that? So I just read a good book. The next day, I go in the bathroom and scream again. (Have to watch the time on that as I have to go back to work.)
Yep, pretty crazy on my side of the planet. (Excuse me, bad week.)
Stress causes adrenal fatigue and makes me twice as ill as I would normally be.
I've taken a lot of steps since getting ill to remove stress from my life and once I got away from toxic people I began to function better. But we can't remove stress entirely, you're right, something always pops up and being chronically ill and in pain every day is very stressful in itself.
How can all this NOT bring on stress?