Can someone point me in the direction of a thread where people share their strategies for success in both managing the pain and reducing/eliminating flair ups. I've tried the board search and am going through all the posts one by one - (which I intend to do long term) but sitting at the computer for too long is one of the things that causes me pain - so am looking for a shortcut (as always!) - Thanks all
It's supposedly the middle of our summer here and it's about 13 degrees celsius which I think is about 56 farenheit - so one of my strategies is to put the fire on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! x
hello,
you would have to go way back about 4 or 5 years to find threads i wrote on living happy and healthy with fibro. mostly it's my attitude. i exercise, meditate, dance, paint and eat healthy. i don't eat meats or processed foods. no sodas or alcohol. i drink buckets of pure water.
when i first got this new altered body i was afraid. now i live happily with fibro at my side. we work together. every day i thank my body for being as strong as she is. i laugh often, mostly at the silly things i do or think.
i got rid of every thing or person who was a source of stress in my life. i learned to let go and let it be. i learned to be strong alone, within where it counts. i believe in my own ability to do anything i set my mind to.
life with any illness still leaves us with the choice. be happy as you are or be unhappy. i chose happy. i love my life. i love my body. i even love having fibro. why? because it opened my eyes to the world around me and all the beauty there is to see. it slowed me down so i can really stop and smell the flowers of life.
peace,
bluelakelady
Thank you Bluelakelady - your name becomes what you have written!
I will check back and find your threads. I have a really positive mental attitude (I'm a huge fan of Tony Robbins and have attended several of his seminars - I'm with his senior trainer Joseph McLendon in Switzerland in November at something called the Z factor which is brand new just 70 of us focussing on how to create more energy, get real sleep etc etc he has worked with people with FM before - I will of course let you all know what I learn. The food part I'm getting much better at I only eat poultry and hardly anything processed, no sodas, the odd glass of wine and water when I remember - could do better on that one! I'm eliminating sugars and have reduced them right down. I exercise loads. Am going to get some meditation CD's so will do that and will find something like painting so I can inner focus - I'm a real doer so doing quiet stuff is a challenge (Rembrandt I'm not!!!!)
I certainly don't enjoy having fibro - in fact I hate it - I do accept I have it and am determined that there has to be a cure - belief to me is important and I have to believe I will get better........x
hi,
pain has taught me patience. love replaces hate with energy and joy. hate takes too much precious energy, so why waste it on something one cannot change? if i hate my illness's, then i hate my body, my self. this i will not do. so i choose to love every aspect of my health. i have a bunch of other junk along with fibro. as i age the list grows, giggle. beats the alternative. giggle.
perhaps you might enjoy walking meditation. i do it all the time, mostly without thinking about it. i use numbers. start anywhere and count as you step. in counting i sort of space out into the air. if i lose count, i start somewhere else, any number.
imagination is another useful tool. when in pain i imagine myself floating or flying or somewhere beautiful and the pain eases or is forgotten in the joy of the place i go.
did i mention it is a pleasure to meet you? it is.
peace,
bluelakelady
Patience isn't something I'm known for - yet! Maybe it will be a postive by product of my FM - I think it will take me some time to get to the place where you are now in terms of welcoming FM - it has changed my life so much (as I know it has with everyone) I was somebody (and still am on the good days) who had endless bounds of energy which everyone else was in awe of - so I guess because the energy has decreased maybe I'm now at the place where most people are naturally!!!!!!! - still a bitter pill to swallow but one that I am slowly moving towards and working on managing (costing me a fortune in the process)
I will do the counting and walking as you suggest - thanks - somebody was telling me the other week which I had completely deleted from my mind that the Dali Lama (is that how you spell his name) starts from 100 and counts back - when he finds himself interrupted in his head by something else other than counting say at 80 he then counts back up to 100 and then goes back again. The walking bit especiallyappeals to me.........will keep you posted
I really admire your spirit - the positive spin in terms of your FM and your other "junk" is something I aspire to - I can do it for almost everything else in my life and I'm only dealing with one thing in comparison to you. I'm just about at the acceptance stage (through gritted teeth) so a long way to go but get there I will - no different to running a marathon which I have done - just need to focus more (but not wanting to let go of my old self yet!) x
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