My current chronic pain flare has limited my time, energy, ability, and patience. This is how I am getting by without giving up.
Lack of a chronic pain/illness flare recovery time frame leads to frustration, guilt, and depression. Is having one unrealistic? It may not be!
Fibromyalgia stress flares debilitate our mind and body plus disrupt our daily lives. Here’s how to cope with them and reduce occurrences.
Forty fibromyalgia flare fighting products for reducing pain, providing comfort, and helping you get back to having fun!
You may have noticed in the past few weeks that I haven’t been as active on social media as I am normally. The reason for this is…..
Fibromyalgia is one F word after another! It is felonious, ferocious, freaky, frightening, and so much more!
To this day I struggle with the notion that I need to be awake and working during a particular set of hours. But I am getting better at not allowing this way of thinking to prolong my flares. Because that is exactly what happens when I do fight.
I’m so tired, my tired is tired!
You’d think that after living with multiple chronic illnesses for as long as I have that I would have this waiting game down pat. I’m improving, but boy is it tough!
Do heatwaves or excessive temperatures make your life with fibromyalgia or psoriatic arthritis miserable? It used to stop me in my tracks. Read on to find out how I am winning the battle and living every day, even when it is HOT!
Does Exercising Feel Like Torture? By: Cynthia In this vlog post I talk about exercising. Why was I torturing myself? Was there a better way? Click here to read about my home gym […]
Last Saturday I woke up with what felt like one of the worst colds ever, but as the day went on it got much better which led me to believe I would be okay on Sunday. But nope! I woke up with
Summer heat igniting one flare after another? Need help cooling down? Check out my tips to keep you chronically cool this summer!
The super power I really wish for. Admit it; at some point in your life you have wished that you possessed a super power. Some wished for the power of flight, invisibility, the ability to […]
Originally this post was going to be called “Living a double life”, but then I realized that I don’t just lead two lives, I live multiple lives. What I mean by this is that my […]
It’s been a rough day. I was woken up this morning by intense abdominal, leg, and back muscle spasms. Tears rolled down my cheeks as each wave of spasms squeezed tightly. As the day progressed, […]
No matter how someone treats their chronic conditions, we can all agree that there are good days and there are bad. Then there are the days that have us feeling as though we are being […]
Sometimes I struggle to accept my age. Â It is not because I fear growing older or that I think we are defined by a number. Â I struggle with my age because I really don’t feel […]
Living with chronic pain is not easy.. Some days are better than others, those are my good days. Those were the days when I would run myself ragged trying to catch up on and do all […]