Life can be hard as it is. Add fibromyalgia into the mix and there is a recipe for a very painful life. But before the light at the end of the tunnel seems neverending, Health.com has provided some information that should help this life be more enjoyable.
Accept the diagnosis as soon as you can wrap your head around it, then accept the pain you will live with everyday. Speak to your physician about any possible pain reducers. Research any herbal supplements that may ease the pain. Seek a counselor and talk about how you feel to help avoid falling into depression.
Ever seen The Bucket List? Try making a list of those simple things that you love or a list of things you’d like to accomplish in this life. Then make them happen. Get your hands dirty in your garden, swim a few laps in the nearest lake, travel to Paris, watch your children have grandchildren.
Focus on developing better sleep patterns, FM has a tendency to disturb sleep.
That same counselor you saught out for possible depression could come in handy with your marriage. Oftentimes a spouse may not understand FM because the symptoms cannot actually be seen.
Lynne Matallana, cofounder and president of the National Fibromyalgia Association (NFA), says “You lose your self-confidence and you end up seeing yourself as a sick person. You see yourself as somebody who’s suffering from something that’s abnormal. And people with fibro tend to use the word ‘normal’ a lot: ‘I just want to feel normal.”
No one’s life is easy, everyone is battling something. Don’t wallow in self-pity, gather yourself up and make this life the very best it could possibly be.
Take action locally, join a support group or start one- talking to others in the same boat could help you feel better.
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