It is difficult for someone that has not been exposed to a person who has Fibromyalgia to understand what it is all about.
It is not just fatigue like symptoms. It can be a whole heap of unexplained aches, pains, burning pain, headaches, unexplained lumps and masses...... and the list can go on.
Stress can cause huge issues physically as well as emotionally.
For some reason I am currently experiencing a "crash".
Not sure if it is season related, stress reaction related or simply just one of those things.
Spending large amounts of time resting does my head in and is difficult to deal with.
Small things take a large amount of energy.
One of the major things I have learnt since my "what I call the definitive crash" on 12th December 2013, is that pacing is the key to having some sort of normal life back again.
Even pacing sometimes does not stop the crashes.
Recognising the signs, making yourself stop, having supportive people around you as well as trusting your Doctor and medically professionals who have experience with Fibromyalgia also helps.
Before my "definitive crash" I took life on at 150% throttle. I just kept pushing through it in the hope that I would just get better and my life would return to normal.
There are some things that you just can't push through.
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