After writing my article about how to help someone with fibromyalgia, I wondered is that all there is? I wish I had more tips & advice. From talking with family & friends & going to support groups I know that it’s hard to live with someone who has an invisible disease.
There are days when I may seem angry, or like I’m ignoring someone, but I’m literally too tired to talk. I can barely sit in office furniture let alone carry on a normal conversation. I wish I had more tips but I do have one piece of advice for fibromites. You have to let people help you. I hate accepting help. I want to do everything on my own. Independence is good, but I don’t need to push myself to the breaking point. It’s OK to accept help.
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I’ve been putting Mederma on my scars three times a day for the last week or so. I really like that it isn’t greasy. It is pretty odorless & I can’t tell I have it on. However, I wanted to see results. I think the redness of one of my smaller scars has faded, but still I wanted huge infomercial like before & after shots. I wanted my skin to be as clear as Thermal labels.
I was getting impatient & started thinking that it just wasn’t working. I vowed to myself that I was going to keep going with this experiment until I ran out of Mederma or experienced some weird side effect. I haven’t had any side effects but I was just discouraged. It just felt like I had been doing this forever. I knew that it would take up to 9 weeks to see results. It was eye opening to realize that it’s only been one week & I’m just impatient.
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Today during my awful fibromyalgia day, I just couldn’t be happy. Usually I get through the pain with humor. I find reasons why my life is beautiful. I try & be grateful & hopeful. None of that was working today. So instead, I decided that I was going to laugh no matter what. This is hard to do when you are in a bad mood & nothing seems funny. A good tip is to just find a friend & then start fake laughing at the same time. Vow to keep it up for 3 minutes. Try laughing like Santa Clause or Fran Drescher. Within 30 seconds I’m always laughing uncontrollably & my mood is brighter.
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