fibromyalgia Archives — The Invisible F

Challenges

The season is changing so I’m flaring, send help!

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…

Challenges

A night in the life of… an insomniac living with fibromyalgia

potofcallaloo October 4, 2021 2 Comments anxiety chest pain chronic health problems chronic pain fibromyalgia fibromyalgia and insomnia fibromyalgia and sleep fibromyalgia symptoms insomnia lack of sleep Mental health migraines sleep problems

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…

Challenges Moods

Advocates excited but say more research needed after latest fibromyalgia research say it could be autoimmune

potofcallaloo July 4, 2021 4 Comments autoimmune fibromyalgia fibromyalgia autoimmune fibromyalgia research is fibromyalgia autoimmune latest fibromyalgia research

I welcome the new research (any research really, please) that suggests fibromyalgia may be “an autoimmune response that increases the activity of pain-sensing nerves throughout…

Meds & Remedies

Free Yoga for Fibromyalgia challenge

potofcallaloo July 4, 2021 No Comments Image fibromyalgia yoga yoga for fibromyalgia

These are five yoga tools that we can use daily to help with pain and tension. All made by a fibro body for fibro bodies

Meds & Remedies

My three top tips for living with fibromyalgia

potofcallaloo May 1, 2021 2 Comments chronic illness chronic pain fibromyalgia Fibromyalgia Awareness Month fibromyalgia remedies fibromyalgia tips 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…

Challenges

International Women’s Day: Choose to challenge

potofcallaloo March 7, 2021 2 Comments fibromyalgia gender health gap gender inequalities inequalities International Womens Day women's health women's rights

As if facing a barrage of inequalities, and discrimination in our relationships, communities and workplaces isn’t enough, inequalities facing women also extend to our health;…

Meds & Remedies Moods

How painting mindfully is helping me to cope during tough times

potofcallaloo June 8, 2020 4 Comments art art therapy fibromyalgia Mental health mindfulness paint by numbers

*I received a paint by numbers kit in exchange for an honest review* Last week, on the morning of my 35th birthday, my beloved grandmum…

Challenges Moods

Dementia, suffering and chronic health problems

potofcallaloo September 27, 2019 4 Comments anxiety Borderline personality disorder BPD chronic health problems cptsd dementia Depression fibromyalgia grief immigration PTSD

I pray and I pray so hard, that God will help me to do more than just survive one day at a time. But this is all I can manage now.

Challenges Food therapy (recipes)

Delicious, filling, summer tuna salad

potofcallaloo July 14, 2019 No Comments fibromyalgia food therapy wellbeing

I eat lighter in the warmer months but I still need proteins to keep me full for longer, plus I want all those healthy veges for the vitamins to keep my body well. This salad is ideal for that.

Mental health Moods The Brighter Side

Lessons from my grandparents – ‘All work and no play’

potofcallaloo April 23, 2019 2 Comments Depression fibromyalgia good mental health love Mental health mindfulness play

…we all need play – children and grown ups alike. It is an integral part to our whole selves – to enjoy, to discover, be creative and process life.