How to Support Someone with a Chronic Illness
Those that do not live with a chronic illness, may not know how to support their friends and/or family living with a chronic illness. Here are some tips on how to support someone with a chronic illness.
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Must-Have Items to Minimize Fibromyalgia Flares
No matter how successfully you manage fibromyalgia symptoms, a flare is inevitable. Whether you lie in bed/on the couch and rest or you go about your typical day during a flare, these are must-have items to minimize fibromyalgia flares. Why a Flare Kit? When you’re experiencing a flare, it can be difficult to concentrate let …
Muscle Knots and Fibromyalgia
Muscle knots. They are a pain. Literally. They are common with fibromyalgia and chronic pain, but what are they? Here’s some information about what muscle knots are, how they are caused, and how you can treat them. Muscle Knots Even though I’ve been living with fibromyalgia symptoms for well over a decade, I had no …
Surviving Hot Summer Months with Chronic Pain
For chronic pain sufferers, each new season brings with it its own set of challenges and difficulties to face and overcome. Living with a chronic pain condition can make even the smallest of daily tasks incredibly painful and difficult, and this can become a lot worse in the summer months. While for some chronic pain …
Painting to Relieve Stress and Chronic Pain
It’s essential to figure out which way is best for you to manage fibromyalgia symptoms both physically and mentally. Not only does it help reduce a flare in symptoms, but it also lowers stress, a big contributor to an influx in pain. In this article, we are going to talk about painting to relieve stress …
I’m a fibromyalgia thriver!
Being a survivor of fibromyalgia is not enough for me. Surviving implies barely making it; fighting to be here; a lack of fulfillment; feeling powerless. The meaning is endless for me, but it’s all the same – negative and not what I want. I want will change. It means being more than merely surviving. To thrive, for …
Yoga and Chronic Pain
Pain management can be frustrating especially when looking for alternative methods to relieving chronic pain. Yoga has been known to help physical pain, but why? Here are some insights into the relation between yoga and chronic pain. Yoga and Chronic Pain In order to understand how yoga works for chronic pain, it’s good to have …
How to Understand Chronic Pain
When I was first diagnosed with fibromyalgia and chronic pain, the first part of the treatment path my doctor assigned to me was taking a pain management class. She said to start treating chronic pain, I need to know how to understand it. And she’s right. Here’s how to understand chronic pain. How to Understand …