Explaining fibromyalgia can feel surprisingly difficult, even for people who live with it every day. The condition does not show up clearly on standard medical scans, it does not follow a simple pattern, and it…
Fibromyalgia Flares
Understand Fibromyalgia flares, their symptoms, common triggers, and effective strategies to manage and reduce flare-ups for a better quality of life.
Harnessing Your Fibromyalgia Anxiety With Mindfulness Meditation
Introduction Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition marked by widespread pain, fatigue, sleep disturbance, and cognitive difficulties. Alongside these physical symptoms, many individuals also experience significant anxiety. This anxiety is not simply “worry” in the abstract…
Trigger warnings for the fibromyalgia mind
“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear-not absence of fear” , Mark Twain Neuroscientists can now tell us amazing things about the brain, they are the experts on the nervous system. The argument that…
The 7 Psychological Effects of Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is often discussed in terms of pain, fatigue, and sleep problems, but one of its most profound impacts is psychological. Not because fibromyalgia is “all in the mind,” but because the mind and nervous…
Fibromyalgia and Brain Fog: Stop, Breathe & Think
Introduction Fibromyalgia is widely recognized for causing widespread pain, fatigue, and sleep disturbances, but one of its most frustrating and often overlooked symptoms is brain fog. Many people living with fibromyalgia describe moments when they…
Fibromyalgia and the tendency toward anxiety
“When anxious people anticipate something bad about to happen- such as being confronted with creepy pictures of snakes or spiders- their right frontal insulas go into overdrive”, Blakeslee and Blakeslee Many of us with fibromyalgia…
Fibromyalgia and Living in a Chaotic World
Understanding the Challenge of Fibromyalgia in Modern Life Living with fibromyalgia is challenging under any circumstances, but navigating the demands of today’s fast-paced and often chaotic world can make the condition even more difficult to…
The Many Faces of Fibromyalgia: Understanding a Complex and Multifaceted Condition
Introduction Fibromyalgia is often described as a chronic pain disorder, but that definition captures only a small part of what many people experience. While widespread pain is one of its defining characteristics, fibromyalgia affects multiple…
Hypnosis for Fibromyalgia
Introduction Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition that affects millions of people worldwide, causing widespread musculoskeletal pain, persistent fatigue, sleep disturbances, cognitive difficulties, and heightened sensitivity to various forms of sensory input. While there is currently…
Is the Cause of Fibromyalgia Both a Nature/Nurture Conundrum?
Fibromyalgia is one of the most complex chronic pain conditions recognized in modern medicine. Despite decades of research, scientists have not identified a single cause that explains why one person develops fibromyalgia while another does…