Dealing with Fibro:

The thing about Fibromyalgia specifically as a chronic illness is that everyone has different symptoms and the level of pain varies from one person to the other. Some people can carry on with their lives like normal while others can barely get up in the morning. 

For me, it depends on how much stress I'm under. Which is why most of my worst episodes happen in school. And now, during the summer, I'm mostly fine.

I'm lucky. 

Some people aren't as fortunate though.

Other Fibro patients suffer so much it honestly breaks my heart. 

Now, I'm no expert. At all. But if I can help any of you who has it hard, I will. So here's a few tips/advice to deal with fibro:

• Try to keep calm. I know it's hard and it hurts but the best advice I can give you when dealing with pain is to close your eyes and breathe. Keep calm and try not to get too caught up in anxiety. (I always like to meditate)
• If you do get an anxiety attack, it's okay. You're not weak. Crying doesn't equal weakness, it took me quite a while to learn that.
• Talk to someone. When you're in pain, tell someone. Tell your best friend or your friend. You might think they don't care but they do. If you don't have anyone, there's always someone out there willing to listen. You are never alone. I'm always here if you need to talk to me, I will always listen. Leave me a little message here if you want.
• And obviously the usual, take your pills at the hour you're supposed to, don't take naps (I break this rule a lot) and be one with the ben-gay.

That's all for my advice, hope it helped somehow. 

I love you all. Never thing you're alone or weak, because you're not.

xoxo,

- Merzy