“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…
Fibromyalgia Symptoms
A detailed guide to understanding Fibromyalgia symptoms, early warning signs, and how they are diagnosed.
Fibromyalgia: “What’s That Smell?”
Introduction Fibromyalgia is most commonly associated with widespread pain, fatigue, and cognitive difficulties, but one of its less widely discussed features involves changes in sensory perception. Many people living with fibromyalgia describe an increased sensitivity…
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: Living with Chronic Pain
Living with fibromyalgia means living with a type of chronic pain that does not behave in predictable or straightforward ways. It is not limited to a single injury or a specific joint, and it is…
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…
I Have Fibromyalgia Again
When Symptoms Return and It Feels Like Starting Over Hearing or saying the words, “I have fibromyalgia again,” can carry a mixture of emotions. For some, it reflects a return of symptoms after a period…
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 Foot Pain: Understanding the Connection, Symptoms, Causes, and Management
Introduction Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition that affects millions of people worldwide, causing widespread pain, fatigue, sleep disturbances, and cognitive difficulties. While many people associate fibromyalgia with pain in the back, shoulders, neck, and hips,…
Fibromyalgia and Skin Problems: Clothing that Causes Itching
Clothing & Fibromyalgia Pain – How Materials Affect Discomfort For many people living with fibromyalgia, pain does not come only from within. It is also triggered from the outside. Something as ordinary as clothing—meant 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…