I'm done with fibromyalgia!

Hi Michele,

Good for you!!!  I hope that you keep up this attitude, but go slow.  Give yourself a little room with this resolution.  Maybe say, "I will no longer let fibromyalgia interfere with my life".  I will get healthy, and I will exercise.  But take it slow and don't let fibro get you down.  You can do this.  I know that you can.

Hugs, Karen

Michelle...I pray the same for you, that tomorrow you can get up, go to church, do laundry, make dinner, etc.

But please go easy on yourself! If you even do ONE of those things, you're making progress, right?

Believe me, I do understand, I've been in my pjs for two days myself. Christmas Day I couldn't stay awake long enough to take all of the pictures I wanted to of the kids unwrapping presents! I fell asleep on the couch....on Christmas Day! I hate fibro flares!!

But we have to remember that we are ill....we're not being lazy. And with this illness you have to take each day as it comes and just do the best you can with it. You have to learn to love yourself as you are now....not condemn yourself because you're not "getting things done". There's nothing wrong with wanting to do things, but remember, you may not have the energy to do all of them....can you prioritize your to-do list?

For example, today I did laundry (with hubby's help) and made dinner. I feel good about that. I also worked on bills....in my pjs, LOL! I didn't take the Christmas tree down, as I wanted to, nor did I put Matthew's fire truck together. Maybe I'll get around to those later tonight if I have the energy, or maybe tomorrow.

Which one of those things on your to-do list for tomorrow is the one you want to do MOST? Which is the second one on the list? Try to save up energy to do at least one or two of the things on your list.

You're in my thoughts and prayers,
(((hugs)))
JoAnn

hey there,
i hear you load and clear, i'm totally fed up also and just want to get fit again, i skied in Austria feb 08 i was doing so well, now it just hurts to wake up.
I'm heading back to counselling for a couple of sessions to drum it into my brain that this is not my fault and stop beating myself up.....i think our bodies hurt enough without dragging around a truck load of guilt.
So get up and maybe even just get dressed today, before christmas i forced myself to put make up on for work and it helped just to feel better.
I bought a dog last year and it turned out to be a disaster, so instaed of letting it get me down for making a bad decision i'm now getting a little dog to walk that i can handle.
Harness that new found inspiration of yours and do a little at a time, become aware of the vicious circle of doing too much on good days and pace yourself. You'll be in my thoughts today as i walk myself.
For the moment i'm not even exercising.......i'm just going to move my body and take it from there, the biggest step we need to take is the first.
take care and keep us posted.
boo

Also, I wanted to add that I feel all of your pain. I know it is hard. But it doesn't last indefinitely, we do have days that are better. Focus on that.

None of us are promised tomorrow, so don't worry about tomorrow, tomorrow will take care of itself. Live in HOPE for a brighter future. I pray it comes for each and everyone of us here on the Fibro board and the other boards as well.

Hugs

Michele, when I initially answered your post,I should of mentioned that going through a grieving
period of losing good health is perfectly normal. I cried and asked me why me. I hated feeling like a slug. I think the buildup of anger is what motivated me to try to change my thinking.
I was sick of being sick and although I knew my illnesses were not going to dissapear I had to
find a way to cope. I had to change my mindset. I was never diagnosed with depression but
looking back it was certainly a blue funk period.

I am now taking Savella, it does help with Serotonin levels. Keep believing, there is good life
to be lived.

Hugs, Robin

Good morning!  Wanted to tell you all THANK YOU ALL for replying to my post. 

Nothing new to report.  I feel the same as I did yesterday.  Slept right through church and the entire morning. 

I did have a very vivid dream of being in my Grandma's old country church with her.  Maybe that was God's way of telling me that my intentions were good and were noted.

I'd better get the laundry going - I see the Vikings game has started without me!

Thank you so much.  Your words of kindness and encouragement mean so much to me! I hope to one day "give" instead of just "take" from this site...

Michele

Mickey, I answered your question in the post you started

Hi Michele, I'm with you - I'm SO sick of this monthlong flare I'm in, and sick of being sick! So I said I was going to get up and finish cleaning the kitchen (leaving the bathroom for tomorrow), do my laundry, shower, and go grocery shopping. I managed to take a shower and do a load of clean clothes, and then was back in my recliner. Ah well. There's always tomorrow. :) Baby steps!