As the autumn air ushers out the summer sun I, like many of my friends around the world living with fibromyalgia reel from a flare…
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A night in the life of… an insomniac living with fibromyalgia
Monday 4 October 2021, 1.27am Luckily for me I don’t have work later today, because it is 1.27am and I am wide awake. I am…
View More A night in the life of… an insomniac living with fibromyalgiaMy three top tips for living with fibromyalgia
Imagine if there was a single pill for all fibromyalgia symptoms! If only! Fibromyalgia can be a complex condition to manage given the wide range…
View More My three top tips for living with fibromyalgiaFibromyalgia and chronic pain patients in for battle over painkillers
For those of us who were diagnosed with fibromyalgia during that time when doctors knew little of it and said things like, “it’s all in your head,” or ‘just be thankful you’re not dying of cancer” like that New York City doctor once said to me, this will be reminiscent of those dark periods of when we were prescribed antidepressants and daily exercise and sent on our way.
View More Fibromyalgia and chronic pain patients in for battle over painkillersTriple star warming, pain-fighting pumpkin soup
If you’re after a clean, pain fighting dish with lots of health benefits, this is for you.
View More Triple star warming, pain-fighting pumpkin soupReview: the pain companion by Sarah Anne Shockley
Sometimes we meet pain on the path of life, and sometimes, in a way, pain becomes the path, but it is never the totality of who we are– Sarah Ann Shockley
View More Review: the pain companion by Sarah Anne ShockleyReview: Fatigue No More (Energy Elevation) for chronic fatigue symptoms (Low energy, insomnia, digestive issues, brain fog) (Sponsored post)
I’ve so far tried Fatigue No More for two weeks and I’m feeling very positive about it.
View More Review: Fatigue No More (Energy Elevation) for chronic fatigue symptoms (Low energy, insomnia, digestive issues, brain fog) (Sponsored post)Dear younger self…
You will get tired of being sick. That’s ok. Totally ok. Own it. Take time. Rest. And get back to work.
View More Dear younger self…12 things that helped me to smile despite the pain
I always say pain changes you. I am not the person I was yesterday, and tomorrow I will not be the person I am today. It’s moulding me into a better, stronger me.
View More 12 things that helped me to smile despite the painMusings on suicide: love might save a life
…every day I decide to live, another person, someone, chooses to die. Their struggle is my struggle, but they have now gone while I still have a chance…
View More Musings on suicide: love might save a life