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Six Common Fibromyalgia Myths

potofcallaloo January 19, 2013 6 Comments exhaustionfibromyalgiafibromyalgia mythsignoranceinsomniapainstigma

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS TRUE? (A) NESSIE IS REAL (B) FIBROMYALGIA IS REAL * Alarming doesn’t quite sum up some of the myths  people…

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Challenges Meds & Remedies The Brighter Side

Christmas with the Invisible F

potofcallaloo December 19, 2012 No Comments christmaschristmas with fibromyalgiaexhaustionfibro fogfibromyalgiahypersensitivitymuscle pain

Imagine if Santa had fibromyalgia. No seriously. Just try to imagine it. What would happen? Here’s my conservative guess: ● The presents would more than…

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Challenges Depression Moods

The Dark Side

potofcallaloo December 8, 2012 4 Comments aloneanxietychronic exhaustioncognitive impairmentsDepressionexplaining fibromyalgiafibromyalgiafibromyalgia and depressioninsomnialonlinessthe dark side

‘Welcome to the dark side’ is what my friend at work (right behind me) says to me when I pop around her ‘side’ of the…

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Challenges The Brighter Side

Ten Must-Have FM Talks with your Partner

potofcallaloo December 1, 2012 6 Comments dating with fibromyalgiaexhaustionexplaining fibromyalgiafibromyalgiafibromyalgia symptomshypersensitivityIBSlove and fibromyalgiapainsleeping problems

We can’t kid ourselves. Fibromyalgia is one of those complex conditions that can be really difficult to sum up adequately in a few lines and…

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Monstrous Migraines

potofcallaloo November 25, 2012 No Comments dizzinessexhaustionfibromyalgiahang overheadachesmigrainespain

There’s a wild party going on… in my head. And I’m not invited. And as every perturbed neighbour privy to unwelcoming noise reverberating from the…

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Challenges Moods

My Worse (Fibromyalgia) Nightmare

potofcallaloo November 18, 2012 6 Comments chronic exhaustionfatiguefibromyagiainsomniapainpain killerssleeplessnesstiredness

It is hard living in a body that won’t do what I ask it to. Coax it lovingly I must. Push it I must. And all the while try to be present and do what I have to do. Every single day I must.

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Challenges Depression

Bang, bang…Fibromyalgia Kills

potofcallaloo October 27, 2012 20 Comments cognitive impairmentsDepressiondevilitating exhaustiondying by accidentfibro fogfibromyalgiamemory lossmigrainespainsuicide

Doctors had always said that fibromyalgia isn’t going to kill us. They mean it’s not a terminal illness. Our muscles won’t degenerate, and we won’t…

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Dating with Fibromyalgia

potofcallaloo September 23, 2012 3 Comments dating challengesdating with fibromyalgiafibromyalgialove and fibromyalgiarelationships and fibromyalgia

I don’t want anyone to think that I am fibromyalgia, or that fibromyalgia is me.

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The Creativity Killer

potofcallaloo September 9, 2012 4 Comments brain fogcognitive impairmentsconcentrationcreativityfibromyalgiaforgetfulnesslack of motivationwriter's block

Fibromyalgia makes it so difficult to write a story with the right words, and paint a picture with the right colours.

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Fibromyalgia & Hypersensitivity

potofcallaloo September 1, 2012 3 Comments chemical sensitivityfibromyalgiahypersensitivitysensitivity

I’ve heard some sufferers call FM the condition where even hugs hurt. And it’s so true

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