” To let go is to release the images and emotions, the grudges and fears, the clingings and disappointments of the past that bind our spirit”, Jack Kornfield
In the newspaper today there is an editorial written by Jane Brody titled “More specialists explore treating pain without drugs” (The Globe and Mail, L5, September 15, 2017). She cites the conditions that drug-free options for pain can help with, such as fibromyalgia, news of which was published last year by Richard L. Nahin in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
Some of the tools that the research has shown to be effective (for such conditions as backache) are massage therapy, chiropractic manipulation, superficial heat, mindfulness meditation, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and yoga. They are among the many strategies I have tried at one point in my long journey, accompanied every day with fibromyalgia.
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is intended to help people restructure their thoughts and let go. It has shown to be effective in changing the brain, although it cannot be said at this point to be highly evidence-based.
Of late I have used a small book that is intended for the same purposes. It is based upon the principle of “Logosynthesis”, a strategy to help those of us with chronic anxiety, which often leads to fibromyalgia. It is somewhat of a self-help book but based upon the premise that the brain is elastic and can change (neuroplasticity) by using a few key phrases.
While all of these approaches, such as ‘walking mindfulness’, yoga, Chi Gong, and Tai Chi, among a host of others may seem airy-fairy to some, they are not, in fact, simply feel-good strategies. Mild exercise of any sort immediately changes the neuropathways of the brain and replaces by movement thoughts that create angst, pain, and fatigue.
While logo synthesis is one mechanism that a person can employ, there are countless others that require discipline to let go of the trauma that was long ago created which resulted in a hyper-aroused central nervous system. Choosing one or more that fit your lifestyle helps to become the mistress of our own fate. Massive amounts of drugs that seem to proliferate on the shelves of those suffering from fibromyalgia are not the answer.
The strategies that do not cost anything are mindfulness, walking, Chi Gong, Tai Chi, CBT, and logosynthesis. Others which are comforting to those who do ‘body work’, such as chiropractic therapy, massage, and physiotherapy can be expensive and are not intended to directly change the brain, although they do have the benefit of relaxation. We must do what we can to heal ourselves from past trauma thoughts which resulted in anxiety and stress. We have to train ourselves to LET GO.
The news today is that Lady Gaga is hospitalized and has canceled performances because of fibromyalgia. We can all commiserate with her during this intense flare-up. More troubling is the fact that the kind of high-stress profession she is involved with does not allow much time for attention to the discipline required to calm the CNS, the culprit in fibromyalgia.
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💫 Love in the Shadow of Fibromyalgia: A Warrior’s Story of Connection and Loss
“Fibromyalgia doesn’t just change the way I live — it changes the way I connect. It affects every relationship in my life, from the way I love to the way I communicate. Some days, I have the energy to talk and laugh; other days, I can barely lift my head from the pillow. The unpredictability makes it hard — not just for me, but for the people who care about me.
There are times when I’ve lost friendships because people didn’t understand. They thought I was avoiding them or being distant. They couldn’t see that my silence was exhaustion, not rejection. It’s heartbreaking to watch relationships fade simply because my body forces me to live life at a slower pace.
Family gatherings, nights out, even spontaneous moments — I often have to choose between joining and recovering. And while I’m learning to accept that my energy is limited, it hurts to feel left behind. Sometimes I see the worry in my loved ones’ eyes — they want to help, but they can’t fix what they can’t see.
But amidst all this, love still exists. 💜 It may look different now — quieter, gentler, more intentional. My true friends don’t demand explanations; they sit beside me in silence. My family has learned that love isn’t always loud — sometimes it’s bringing me tea when I can’t move, or understanding when I cancel plans last minute.
Fibromyalgia has taught me who will stay, who will listen, and who truly understands the meaning of unconditional love. It has deepened my empathy and made me cherish small gestures — a message that says “thinking of you,” a hug that lingers, a hand that holds mine through pain.
Yes, this illness tests relationships. It strains patience and challenges hearts. But it also reveals the strongest bonds — the ones built not on perfection, but on compassion and truth.
I’ve learned that I’m not hard to love — I just need to be loved differently. And those who truly see me, pain and all, are my greatest blessings.
Because real love doesn’t disappear when life gets hard — it grows stronger in the spaces where understanding lives.” 💫
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