Receiving a diagnosis of fibromyalgia is life-changing for most of us and I know that I have changed a lot as a person as a result. Capabilities, livelihoods, relationships, hobbies and interests may be impacted when you have fibro, to a greater or lesser extent. Speaking to others who also have chronic illnesses (not just … Continue reading How Living With Fibromyalgia Might Change You as a Person
The Great Outdoors – Benefits of Time Spent in Nature
In this blog post, I’m writing about why I find it so helpful to spend time in nature as part of my fibromyalgia toolkit. Intuitively, I’m aware that I always feel so much better after spending time outdoors, no matter the weather. It helps me keep the anxiety and depression, which are constantly hovering in … Continue reading The Great Outdoors – Benefits of Time Spent in Nature
Childhood Symptoms – could they have been Fibro?
According to the NHS, fibromyalgia most often develops in those aged between 30 and 50i, often a result of a traumatic event such as bereavement or injury. Whilst this rings true to a certain extent for me (I was 37 at diagnosis and had endured an extremely stressful few years just prior to that), I’ve … Continue reading Childhood Symptoms – could they have been Fibro?
A Chronic Voice – October Writing Prompts
For October, I am joining in again with the monthly writing prompts from Sheryl at A Chronic Voice . This month, the prompts that Sheryl has given us are: FallingTransitioningChoosingImaginingBeautifying Falling Aside from myself falling off the wagon with regard to my own health (which I’ll come back to), it’s the season of apples falling … Continue reading A Chronic Voice – October Writing Prompts
Things I’d Never Have Tried Without Chronic Illness
Life with fibro, or any chronic illness, is hard. Living each day with a plethora of symptoms and no end in sight, unpleasant comments from others who don’t understand our condition and a feeling of missing out on what life has to offer. If former work patterns have been forced to change, we may find … Continue reading Things I’d Never Have Tried Without Chronic Illness
How I’m coping with perimenopause and fibro…
It’s been around 18 months now since the fatigue, which had always been a feature of my fibro, took an abrupt turn for the worse. Some days, I’d be so exhausted that I’d have to head back to bed straight after breakfast as I just didn’t have the energy to do much of anything at … Continue reading How I’m coping with perimenopause and fibro…
A Chronic Voice – June Writing Prompts
This month, I am joining in with the monthly writing prompts from A Chronic Voice for the first time as I only recently discovered this lovely online community :-). As well as the monthly prompts being a great read to discover how others interpret the words each month, it's also especially helpful for new bloggers, … Continue reading A Chronic Voice – June Writing Prompts
Out and About in May
The theme of this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week (which ran from 10th to 16th May) was ‘Connecting with Nature’. It’s something that’s been massively important to me over the years and, as I’ve written about before on this blog, spending time in nature is a big part of managing both the fibromyalgia pain (gentle … Continue reading Out and About in May
Fibro and returning to swimming post Covid-lockdown
I’ve already blogged about how swimming can help fibromyalgia and it’s always been the most important part of my pain management toolkit. So the last year has been really hard as UK pools have been closed for a significant chunk of that time. For me, the effects of not being able to swim have been … Continue reading Fibro and returning to swimming post Covid-lockdown
How swimming can help with fibromyalgia
We all know that exercise is a key part of the toolkit to help us manage fibromyalgia, but it can be hard to know which types of exercise might be the most effective in helping with pain reduction and quality of life more generally. Amongst the NHS recommendations for fibromyalgia self-help is swimming, along with … Continue reading How swimming can help with fibromyalgia
Musings on Life with Fibromyalgia 