I hate it when people make me think...grr. Lol. But no, really - I hate to think positive about this sucktastic syndrome, but I see where you're going.

Honestly - the only good thing I can take from this - I enjoy the good days a lot more than I used to. I tend to make the most of days when I feel like doing something.

The list of things its taken from me is at least 2 miles long, but you learn to live with what you've been given. No reason to not make the best of everything you still have.

*hugs* Happy Holidays!

I cant think of anything very positive on this right now as I am feeling horrible. Except that it has forced me to slow down and simplify. Also find joy in small things I ignored before. I guess those are definite positives.

You know I would feel even better if they named it something other then a syndrome. That kind of chaps my hide too.

i totally hear you....
i now slow down a lot and find joy in the smallest things. i also found so many friends as a result of this crap.
it has pushed me to rebuild who i am, the new me. i miss the old me many days, but the new me is stronger in many other ways i wasn't before. also, since having this crap, i have been able to bless other people's lives in ways i wasn't capable of before.
and last but not least, it has brought me to move to HAWAII! gosh, i love this place!!!

happy thanksgiving to y'all! gobble gobble!
smile, you will have better days ahead!

the only thing that comes to my mind about any kind of blessing is that it has humbled me. I am a more sympathetic person when I listen to others complain of pain.

I Posted about all the Good FM has brought to me...a year or 2 ago..

Can't remember any of it !!

LMAO !!

had to go back into therapy and introduce myself to myself all over again. lots of changes. arrogance out. vulnerability accepted.allowing myself to feel and recognize what i am feeling. better control of boundaries. have to defend myself and protect myself to be able to live with this illness. learning a lot about self-care. found out who loves me.

Awe, it's done nothing but take away. When I think of all the things I do and know because of FM, I think, "I could have been learning something else - something more productive."

i can find things to be thankful for in my life any day of the week, but FM has done nothing but steal my life.

Nope, can't think of one single thing. I didn't want to slow down and already had empathy and sympathy for those who had pain. I used to feel wonderful, happy and strong.

YA got me on this one. I would have to say that it also slowed me down, to nearly a stop. And it has humbled me as well.

Anything like learning to research more, being sympathetic towards others, etc... I learned 2 years ago when my daughter got sick with Transverse Myelitis. All this has done for me is make it so I can't take care of my sick daughter, make me mad at God, make me lose my independence and make me feel like I will never fulfill all the dreams I had. To me it just sucks and I hope my family doesn't get sick of it like I have already. Oh. I have learned something more than I knew with my daughter getting sick - Doctors really are retarded!

Wow, good post.....lots of good stuff for me....It has also made me more empathetic of folks with chronic illness...made me realize what is really important....it has strengthened my relationship with God....It helps me prioritize my time...it forces me to be better organized...it forces me to limit how much I'm involved in.

Probably more, but can't think right now!! LOL Happy Thanksgiving to all!!!

I have honed my sitting skills, like painting, drawing, internet, needlepoint and crocheting, Hard to believe I would have to resort 2 old lady crafts before my time. LOL ! I can go neck and neck in a race with the turtle and sometimes the turtle wins !! LOL !

I've re learned to enjoy the small things. A short walk, a short trip to the store. Just enjoy the moment.

Learned a little dust/clutter doesn't matter; it doesn't seem to matter to anyone else.

Take the time to enjoy a phone call from a granddaughter (who is 4 and doesn't always make sense)....enjoy the web cam since I can't be 800 miles to their house and enjoy when I've conquered another day

It hasn't blessed me at all. I never wanted to slow down, still constantly find myself trying to speed up and ultimately all the time and frustration spent educating myself and others about fibro could have been used toward one of my other goals/interests. There's so many other things that I'd rather fill my head with!
Fibro has only taken from me and my husband. It's only made our life harder. Our successes are in spite of it. I guess I could say it has made me a stronger person - but then there's been enough other crap in my life to have done that so....
nope, I've nothing but resentment for fibro and tears and sadness for all those suffering with it.
I'm thankful for the other things in my life and that I refuse to let myself be defined by an illness. As such I strive twice as hard to make the 'other' aspects of my life work and dominate the fibro.