*Guest post by Melissa Reynolds* You don’t live with chronic symptoms such as pain, fatigue, brain fog, insomnia and the like for over 15 years and not develop any tricks. For my teenage and early adult years my symptoms were ignored by medical professionals and there was very little information about fibromyalgia out there. I had […]
Vicki’s Story ~ An Example of Trauma and Fibromyalgia
This is a guest post from a fellow Fibromyalgia Warrior. Vicki tells us her journey with her mental health issues. In addition, we learn how hard it is to get diagnosed when you have fibromyalgia and then get appropriate treatment. Vicki tells us how the trauma in her life has exasperated her fibromyalgia and other […]
Being Positive When You’re In Pain
Staying positive through chronic pain is a topic that I’m all too familiar with. At the end of 2015, I was diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). I had no idea how to handle my physical or mental health at the time, and I quickly fell into depression. *This post contains affiliate links. If you click on the […]
How Emotional Therapy Can Benefit Fibromyalgia
I had the great pleasure of meeting Amanda from Imagine Life Therapy on Instagram. As you all know, my subject matter has been focusing on mental health and how it affects our chronic illness. You can go back and read the start of the series called Fibromyalgia & Mental Health. So, I was wondering how […]
How Food Changed My Life |Guest Post
This guest post is very timely as I start my new anti-inflammatory diet (elimination diet) for the next six weeks. I have tried so many different medications for my Fibromyalgia, IBS, endometriosis and arthritis pain. It is now time to turn to my diet and see what can be changed. This is where Leah and […]
Fibromyalgia Symptoms and Mental Health ~ Is There A Connection?
Have you ever looked at a list of Fibromyalgia symptoms? Looking at these two websites you will see both anxiety and depression listed as symptoms. Here are two reputable websites as proof: WebMd and NFMCPA In fact, it seems that fibromyalgia symptoms and mental health are very much linked together. One could say that fibromyalgia […]