Stress or not to Stress? That is the Question... Fibromyalgia Community

Churning out Stressful Headlines

Wow! It’s been an interesting winter so far. For me, 2020’s been about physically getting through the winter; keeping the fibro flares at bay, and rising above the stress-inducing noise that we call The News.

Can you spell propaganda and lies?

I should be able to watch the news and take it at face value. The reality is that I’m living at times when I can’t. So I dig a little deeper and learn. Then I form my opinions.

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Then again, that being said…lately I find myself increasingly shaking my head and half-heartedly joking that we’ve somehow silently slipped from the world I once knew into a really badly written movie or TV show.

I believe I’m living at a historical point in time. An era that will certainly grace the pages of future history books.

Sure, I want to be aware of current events, to stay ‘au current’, but, not at the price of becoming depressed or riddled with stress.

If it’s something I can help prevent, educate myself about, or prepare for, then by all means I try. But, I’m learning to accept that sometimes a situation needs to unfold. Overthinking it isn’t going to change the outcome, it’ll just damper the journey. Then I remember…