If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got Many people who live with fibromyalgia are hugely frustrated with how they are viewed and treated by the healthcare system. Comments about being disbelieved or belittled by healthcare practitioners, including specialists, are common. Experiences like these are what drive people…
Category: Chronic Pain
Suffering Is Optional
The first time I encountered the idea that suffering is optional, I resisted it. “You’ve got to be kidding”, I thought. “I’ve been in pain my entire life so I get that it’s inevitable, but suffering is optional? No way.” I’ve changed my mind since then, however. Through my work, first as a nurse and…
Unfreezing Fibromyalgia
Note: this article contains disclosures which might be triggering if you have experienced assault or other forms of abuse. The psychological/spiritual role of illness is a dimension routinely ignored by modern healthcare. It’s important to look at it because of the part it plays in a person’s ability to have a great life while living…
The Doctor's Note 