Fibromyalgia and the Importance of Forgiveness
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6 steps for coping with stress and improving your Fibromyalgia symptoms Coping with Stress to Reduce Fibromyalgia Symptoms Learning to cope with Fibromyalgia is stressful. Your body becomes...
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Can Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Help Fibromyalgia? Meditation is a topic that I’ve been interested in for a while, yet on the borderline. I’m interested and I’ve stuck my toe in the water a time...
View ArticleMagnesium for Fibromyalgia
Magnesium for Fibromyalgia Magnesium for Fibromyalgia Some of the earliest recommendations that I received for Fibromyalgia involved magnesium. A friend suggested epson salt baths and my chiropractor...
View ArticleAre these seven habits increasing your pain and fatigue?
Are these seven habits increasing your pain and fatigue? Chronic illness is fatiguing enough. Yet, sometimes we do things (often unknowingly) that zap our energy, create stress, and leave us even more...
View ArticleChronic illness and letting go of guilt
Chronic illness and letting go of guilt Chronic illness and guilt go hand in hand, it seems. There are so many types of guilt that we deal with every day that dealing with guilt becomes another symptom...
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CBD for Fibro Relief If you’ve been around my blog much at all you know I’m a huge fan of CBD oil. I’ve continued to use CBD oil nightly since I first tried it about two years ago and finally started...
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Magnesium for Fibromyalgia Magnesium for Fibromyalgia Some of the earliest recommendations that I received for Fibromyalgia was magnesium. A friend suggested epson salt baths and my chiropractor...
View ArticleDoes Anger Increase Pain?
Does Anger Increase Pain? Does anger increase pain? It always amazes me that they do studies to prove what (to me) seems obvious. Those of us with the chronic pain of fibromyalgia already know that the...
View ArticleDistraction as Pain Reliever: 10 ways to distract yourself from pain
Distraction as Pain Reliever: 10 ways to distract yourself from pain Distraction as Pain Relief: 10 Ways to Distract Yourself From Pain Whenever my TMJ doctor does trigger point injections on me, one...
View Article4 Things I Avoid to Keep My Pain Levels Low
4 Things I Avoid to Keep My Pain Levels Low 4 Things I Avoid to Keep My Pain Levels Low Last month I went to Chicago for the Midwest Chronic Pain Education and Treatment Expo. It was a really great...
View ArticleTechCare TENS for chronic pain
TechCare TENS for chronic pain I’ve shared a few times here about how TENS has helped me through many chronic pain issues. I was first introduced to TENS through physical therapy for tennis elbow back...
View ArticleWhat is an Oska Pulse? And, how did it change my life?
What is an Oska Pulse? And, how did it change my life? Back in June of 2016 a guy named Steve contacted me about his device, the Oska Pulse. Steve had read my review about the Quell device and felt I...
View ArticleWarming the Pain with Sunbeam® Heating Pads (sponsored)
Warming the Pain with Sunbeam® Heating Pads (sponsored) I’m not a fan of cold packs. Let’s just get that out there. When I was in PT regularly it seemed like they always wanted to hook me up to a TENS...
View Article7 things you need to let go of to feel better
7 things you need to let go of to feel better 7 Things You Need to Let Go Of, To Feel Better Sometimes we hold on so tightly to things that we don’t need. I think that when we live with chronic...
View ArticleLet’s STOP Pretending
Let’s STOP Pretending I just read a great post by Toni Bernhard on denial and chronic illness. She talked about how we can often make our situations much worse by pretending we are OK. Sometimes I...
View ArticleSurviving Fibromyalgia: How I #defypain
Surviving Fibromyalgia: How I #defypain Today is Fibromyalgia Awareness Day (May 12, in case you are coming to this post later), and I thought it was an appropriate day to share a post on how I...
View ArticleThe Complete Guide to Turmeric
The Complete Guide to Turmeric I’m a big fan of Turmeric for pain relief. Thanks to some ulcers a few years back I can no longer take NSAID pain relievers (Advil, Aleve), and sadly the pain I have...
View ArticleDoes Anger Increase Pain?
Does Anger Increase Pain? Does anger increase pain? It always amazes me that they do studies to prove what (to me) seems obvious. Those of us with the chronic pain of fibromyalgia already know that the...
View ArticleDistraction as Pain Reliever: 10 ways to distract yourself from pain
Distraction as Pain Reliever: 10 ways to distract yourself from pain Distractions The post Distraction as Pain Reliever: 10 ways to distract yourself from pain appeared first on Counting My Spoons.
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