We did nothing, in this or any other life, to deserve illness. We aren’t being punished, nor are healthier people being rewarded. I’m all for finding out about the physical and biological bases of our conditions, as that information is…
The Geek Who Understands You
We did nothing, in this or any other life, to deserve illness. We aren’t being punished, nor are healthier people being rewarded. I’m all for finding out about the physical and biological bases of our conditions, as that information is…
How do you explain your illness to those who don’t have it? While I haven’t come up with a good way to explain chronic fatigue syndrome, I describe fibromyalgia as a full-body migraine. Anyone who has ever had a migraine…
I’ll record episode 3 as soon as my sound tech (aka Sam, my partner) is available. Right now, though, I’m in the mood to plump up my blogroll. Suggest other blogs and podcasts about fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, or chronic illness,…
Fibrant Living Episode 2 is up! Current Mood: accomplished
Episode 2 This week we talked about distractions, delegating, and defining yourself. I recommended Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness by Jon Kabat-Zinn as a good introduction to mindfulness,…
I mentioned in the first podcast that I follow numerous online resources. As there’s no way I could list all of them in one post, I’ll just mention one at a time in case they’re interesting to others, too. I’ll…
It’s a word that I made up, combining “vibrant” and “fibromyalgia.” A fibrant life is one that is well-rounded, balanced, as healthy as possible, and has more joy than pain in it. The goal of this blog and podcast is…
Distraction: Shedding Light on the Cognitive Underpinnings of Fibromyalgia Memory Loss Frank Leavitt, Ph.D. Frank_Leavitt@rush.edu Poor memory in fibromyalgia is probably one of its least recognized, but most disruptive forms of symptom expression. It profoundly affects the way people with…
Reminder to myself, for when I have $ for books—as well as passing the recommendation to others. During my visit with him this week, my pain specialist strongly recommended Jay Goldstein’s book, Betrayal by the Brain: The Neurologic Basis of…
From http://www.hhv6.freeservers.com/cartoon23.htm : Q: “How has CFS affected your intelligence?” A: “Before I got it I used to always win at Scrabble. Now I lose at Candyland.” (Although I have more trouble with FMS than CFS, I’ve been diagnosed with…
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