When people doubt your abilities because you have fibromyalgia, the pain goes deeper than the muscles and joints. It cuts into your sense of identity, value, and capability. Fibromyalgia is often referred to as an…
fibromyalgia diagnosis
Learn how Fibromyalgia is diagnosed, including key symptoms, diagnostic criteria, and the tests used to rule out other conditions.
Fibromyalgia vs Genetics: Understanding the Hereditary Link
Fibromyalgia is a complex chronic pain disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. It is characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, cognitive dysfunction, and sleep disturbances. While its exact cause remains unknown, researchers have explored…
Breaking the Silence: How to Talk to Someone Who Doubts Your Fibromyalgia Pain
Living with fibromyalgia is a daily challenge in itself. The constant pain, fatigue, and fog are hard enough. But when someone close to you doesn’t believe your pain is real, it adds a whole new…
Embracing What Is: Uncovering the Strength of Radical Acceptance in Fibromyalgia Management
Fibromyalgia can feel like a thief in the night. It sneaks in and steals energy, clarity, comfort, and the ability to live life the way it used to be lived. For many, this chronic condition…
Living the Question: What Fibromyalgia Symptom Are You Managing Today and How Can You Respond with Compassion?
“What fibromyalgia symptom are you working on managing right now?” It’s a question many who live with fibromyalgia quietly ask themselves every morning. This isn’t just a matter of checking in—it’s a survival tool, a…
The Sanctuary Strategy: 9 Items in My Spoonie Room That Perfectly Support Chronic Illness Life
Living with a chronic illness like fibromyalgia, ME/CFS, or lupus means every space you inhabit needs to work with your body, not against it. Over time, many of us create what’s lovingly known in the…
Emergency or Not: Making the Call When Fibromyalgia Symptoms Feel Unbearable
Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition that brings persistent, widespread pain, fatigue, and cognitive fog into daily life. For many people living with it, the symptoms are draining, but manageable with rest, self-care, and routine treatment.…
The Rhythm of Resilience: Exploring the 5 Kinds of Days That Shape Life With Fibromyalgia
Living with fibromyalgia is anything but predictable. Each morning arrives with its own set of variables—pain levels, energy reserves, mental clarity, emotional bandwidth. It’s like drawing a random card from a shuffled deck, never quite…
What I Wish They Knew: A Message to Future Doctors About Living With Fibromyalgia
If I could speak to medical school students about fibromyalgia, here’s what I’d say: listen, really listen, and don’t dismiss what you cannot measure. Fibromyalgia has taught me that the most painful wounds aren’t always…
The Empowered Patient: 15 Essential Questions to Ask Your Doctor If You Have Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is a chronic, often misunderstood condition that affects millions of people with symptoms ranging from widespread pain and fatigue to brain fog and sleep disturbances. Because there’s no one-size-fits-all approach, effective management depends heavily…