May's Fibromyalgia link up

WELCOME to Fibromyalgia Awareness Month and the link up for May. Participate anytime to share your link and help spread awareness about fibromyalgia.

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Learn more about Fibromyalgia from those living with it.

Here you will discover 14 insightful articles about fibromyalgia and its impact on daily life. Dive into helpful info on managing this chronic pain condition including practical tips, real-life examples, and statistics.

Thanks for stopping by.

	One Step Forward, Three Years Back Dale reflects on the fragile and unpredictable nature of life with Fibro, where even minor stressors or illness can cause major regressions. The post highlights the unpredictable and frustrating nature of living with Fibro and the difficulty others have in understanding its impact.
	Worldwide statistics on Fibromyalgia The article provides a comprehensive overview of fibromyalgia on a global scale, presenting key statistics and insights into the condition's prevalence, impact, and management.
	Quietly Dwelling This is a reflection, by Glenys, on living with grace, patience, and peace—even when the journey is marked by pain.
	Arthritis Leg Pain VS Fibromyalgia Leg Pain: What's The Difference? Carrie gives a detailed and personal comparison of the symptoms, sensations, and experiences associated with autoimmune arthritis leg pain and fibromyalgia leg pain. She writes from the perspective of someone living with both conditions and aims to help others understand how to differentiate between the two types of pain, which can often feel very similar.
	I don't think I would cope  A personal reflection on managing life with fibromyalgia, particularly after a recent flare-up has subsided. The author shares how she finds comfort and routine in simple daily activities which help maintain emotional balance and reduce exposure to distressing world news.
	Ignore Your Aspirational Self:  How to quit spending money on clothes you don’t need and probably don’t want. This is an honest exploration of identity, aging, and self-acceptance. Johanna confronts the idea of the aspirational self—an idealized version of who she once was or wishes she could still be—and the emotional and material clutter that accompanies that identity.
	Being A Pain Research Participant For Wearable Tech This recounts the author's experience participating in a wearable tech research study aimed at understanding and improving life for people living with chronic pain.
	What Helps Contradicts How You Feel This explores the tension between what helps and how fibromyalgia makes you feel. Dale emphasizes that while self-management techniques like yoga, meditation, and photography walks have been beneficial, they often go against the natural urge to do nothing that fibro brings.
	When My GP Said ‘There’s Nothing More We Can Do’ Pete shares his personal journey with fibromyalgia, beginning with the moment he was told by his GP that there was nothing more that could be done for him. Initially, the diagnosis was a relief, but soon the reality of limited treatment options set in, leaving him feeling lost and hopeless. Find out what happens next.
	How to let go when you’ve been diagnosed with a chronic illness Being diagnosed with a chronic illness often means letting go of things we once enjoyed, from work to hobbies. This transition can be tough on our sense of self and may bring up feelings of anger, sadness, or frustration. In this post, Sarah shares some tips on how to navigate this process.
	I think it was well worth it!  Glenys describes the efforts she went to so she can now enjoy one of her favourite pastimes and why the extra pain was worth it.
	Will A Virus Impact My Long-Term Function?   A personal reflection on coming to terms with the impact that extra conditions may have on someone living with Fibromyalgia.
	Fibromyalgia is hard. But getting people to believe you? That’s a different kind of fight. The process of explaining fibromyalgia to an employer can be nerve-wracking. This Fibro Chick shares her experience of advocating for her self at work and gives specific and helpful suggestions you can use.
	Validation: False Guilt's Cousin The author reflects on the emotional toll fibromyalgia can take when feelings of False Guilt arise. Many people doubt the legitimacy of fibromyalgia, which can lead sufferers to seek validation for their pain. Find out what helps bring a sense of validation.  From April 2025's Fibromyalgia link up - week 539.

With many thanks to This Fibro Chick, Dale Rockell, Glenys Robyn Hicks, Johanna Sr, Carrie Kellenberger, Pete, Sarah Warburton and Lee Good.

Find out more about these fabulous sharing and caring bloggers at their Fibro blogs by clicking on their names above. 

14 Fibromyalgia articles for you to read

 WELCOME! 

Here you can discover 14 fascinating articles on Fibromyalgia that provide valuable insights and support. You will find honesty about living with this condition, encouragement to keep going, and understanding when you feel like you cannot. 

We are helping to raise Fibromyalgia awareness and hope you will too by sharing this post so that more people can find helpful information about living with Fibromyalgia.

While you are here you may want to check out last months Fibro articles at the fibro blogs of many great writers. 

1. Dear Stranger…

2. Complex Sleep Problems and Fibro

3. A short story about diagnosis

4. A Creativity Life Lesson For What Others Think Of Fibro

5. Life lessons & perspective from the season of SPRING! (Keep growing spoonies, life isn't over!)

6. Don't let them dictate

7. Some more to add to the mix

8. What is hypermobility spectrum disorder?

9. Changing SSA to Harm the Disabled

10. NYTimes Acknowledges Chronic Pain Epidemic

11. For World Poetry Day, 6 poems about (& despite!) the fibro experience

12. What Is Normal Anyway?

13. Pacing Through the Pain: My First parkrun

14. Cromer New Year's Day Fireworks & Fibro Pain

From Fibro Friday in March week 538

With many thanks to This Fibro Chick,

 Susan Pearson, 

Melissa Reynolds, Dale Rockell, Helen's Journey, Glenys Robyn Hicks, Johanna Sr, Janet Jay, and Sarah Warburton.

Find out more about these fabulous sharing and caring bloggers at their Fibro blogs by clicking on their names above. 

Sixteen Sensational Fibromyalgia Articles for you to read

 WELCOME!

Here you will find many interesting Fibromyalgia articles written by those living with Fibromyalgia.

1. Best Fibromyalgia articles of 2024

2. Shades Of Autumn

3. Last months Fibro link up

4. Why (and how) to track symptoms

5. How To: Dating With Chronic Pain or Invisible Disabilities

6. Managing Fibromyalgia Through Journaling

7. Over A Week Of Grey Skies Takes It's Toll But Benefits Creativity

8. Fibro & ME Living in a void

9. Meditation combined with nature scenes helps fibromyalgia

10. Flare & Flourish

11. Another Awful A&E Experience With A 20 Hour Wait For A Bed

12. Pushing My Fibro Limit For Creativity And Paying For It

13. Why Is Evening Activity So Painful?

14. Chronic Pain Pillows: Your Ultimate Guide to Every Type

15. The Silent Battle: Living with Fibromyalgia and the Fear of Asking for FMLA

16. Maybe I should have rephrased it

From Fibro Friday in February week 537

With many thanks to Dale Rockell, Melissa Reynolds, Janet Jay, Sarah Warburton, Flare & Flourish, Invisibly Me, This Fibro Chick, and Glenys Robyn Hicks. 

Find out more about these fabulous sharing and caring bloggers at their Fibro blogs by clicking on their names above. 

Nine interesting Fibromyalgia articles at Fibro Friday week 536

WELCOME to the Fibromyalgia link up in 2025.

You can learn so much about Fibromyalgia here... suggestions for diet improvements, activities that may help distract you from pain, tips for protecting your mental health, communication issues and tips for blogging when you have any chronic illness. 

These articles have all been written by men and women living with fibromyalgia and also other chronic illnesses. If you explore their blogs you will find a wealth of information. 

	The Carb Conundrum: How one man is finding some reduction in his Fibromyalgia symptoms through dietary changes.
	The Surprising Benefits of Reading for Fibromyalgia: Why You Should Snuggle Up with a Good Book is Sarah's suggestion for escaping stress and includes choosing the right book.
	My plans and hopes for 2025. Beverley shares her goals for the year ahead which she sets as a strategy to help control her anxiety and achieve in small steps.
	Please Don't Do Me Any Favors Communication means clarity, both ways. Sometimes that's slow and clunky and sometimes doesn't exist at all. Johanna shares her experience of trying to communicate her needs.
	You're Doing All You Can, Now Chase Your Acorn. Dales neurologist shares his unusual prescription on coping with the challenges of fibromyalgia.
	A Distraction Of Safari Park Photography has some great photos of animals that look stunning in black and white.
	Protecting your Mental Health in Winter. This article explains the Why and How of mental health and Beverley Butterfly shares her tips for getting through the darker, colder months.
	When Fibro Forces You To Adapt To Stay Creative. Dale explains changes he has made to photographic equipment so he can manage to keep doing his photography when living in pain.
	Tips for Blogging with Chronic Illnesses. If you are considering blogging, these tips may help you.

Thanks for joining in at Fibro Friday week 536

Dale from Fibro and Photos

Sarah from Musings on Life with Fibromyalgia

Beverley at Blooming Mindfulness

Johanna at Adventures of Motherhood

Fibro Friday week 535

WELCOME to this week's Fibro Friday, the one and only fibromyalgia link up.  We are sharing links to articles written by lovely Fibro Bloggers. 

We'd love you to join in by checking out these links or a previous weeks.

1.	The Agony And Ecstasy Of Trips To The Coast
2.	Endometriosis, fibromyalgia & autoimmune diseases
3.	Lies the Fibro Brain Tells
4.	My Story of Recovery from Fibromyalgia
5.	Sleep Disorders Common In Fibromyalgia
6.	Are You There For You?
7.	My Disappearance From Life Thanks To Chronic Illness
8.	Navigating a "Bad" Day with Fibromyalgia - 6 Tips
9.	Symptom tracking for chronic illness and free download
10.	Feeling Disassociation, Battersea Photography, And Nightmare Trains
11.	Dear Stranger, A Letter From The Heart
12.	Top 7 Gifts To Make Chronic Pain Easier
13.	A Photographic & Fibro Challenge: City Of Codes & Lights Festival

Four Fibromyalgia articles at Fibro Friday week 534

WELCOME to you and thanks you for dropping by. Here we have four interesting fibromyalgia posts written by fabulous fibro bloggers who are living with fibromyalgia and helping others learn more about it. 

A Day In Oxford Equals Overload But Some Nice Photography by Dale Rockell

We have to live, keep testing our personal limitations, find moments to enjoy, distract us and create memories, despite the immense pain and post activity flare ups. 

5 Ways I Focus on Self Care at Work by Julie Ryan

Unfortunately, living with a fibromyalgia means that working 80 hours a week isn’t an option. It also means that working for someone else doesn’t work so well, so I have to find a balance.

Temporomandibular disorders and fibromyalgia

Includes What are temporomandibular disorders, What is the connection with fibromyalgia, What are the symptoms and some personal experiences of this condition.

3 Tips to Prevent Overeating by Sue Ingebretson

Overeating (and not of the healthy stuff) is one thing that can negatively impact the fibromyalgia and chronic illness body.

From Fibro Friday week 534

Fibromyalgia articles from fibro bloggers at Fibro Friday week 533

Sharing the article links of five fibro bloggers this week.

1	A Photographic Metaphor For Life With Fibromyalgia Dale is sharing his interesting black and white photos of the Norfolk coast in the UK as a metaphor for how he experiences fibro.
2	When the Body Betrays: A Dance with Fibromyalgia  This Fibro Chick shares her experiences of adapting to a new normal including the emotional cost of fibromyalgia.
3	Cyclobenzaprine for fibromyalgia  Lee explores how the muscles are affected in fibro and a drug that may give some relief.
4	CBD oil for fibromyalgia Melissa shares the results of her experiments into CBD oil and a video on 5 recommended strains for pain management. It includes all the benefits of CBD for fibro, her consultations with her doctor about it and her results.
5	Mental Health and Fibromyalgia. Includes many excerpts from those living with both fibromyalgia and mental health issues. Many studies have been done on fibromyalgia and mental health but here you'll find info from those with lived experience of both.

Fibro Friday week 532

WELCOME to Fibro Friday and 6 interesting articles relating to fibromyalgia. 

Fibro bloggers are making a difference by sharing their stories and raising awareness about fibromyalgia. Together, we can shine a light on this invisible illness and support those affected.

Thank you to everyone joining in here to raise awareness of fibro. 

1. Chronic illness coping with the holidays. The holiday season can be challenging for those with chronic illnesses, and the writers at Fibro Blogger Directory are here to support you with tips and stories to help. 

2. How Do We Find Shelter From The 24/7 Grind Of Fibro? Why daily life affects those with Fibromyalgia and some suggestions to reduce the impact. 

3. Dietary help for Fibromyalgia ~ Are you trying simple solutions like Magnesium? with food suggestions to supply this important mineral.

4. Pain Management Programmes – a useful resource for fibromyalgia with both general and personal information to help you understand these programmes and how they can help.

5. How American Healthcare Gets it Wrong and how it impacts the chronic illness community. 

6. REM sleep, movement and Fibromyalgia: A book review

Fibro Friday week 531

Here you can discover some helpful fibro blogs, explore insights on fibromyalgia, and catch up with your favorite bloggers this week. 

Click the numbered links below for valuable tips from those living with this chronic pain. It's a great way to connect with more fibro friends! 

1. How Living With Fibromyalgia Might Change You as a Person

Sarah is looking at some of the positive ways we might change when living with fibromyalgia.

2. Trains, Buses And Dog Sitting

Find out how Dale is coping when travelling and dog sitting.

3. “TIME, REST, BREATH” Making the most of stillness with Helen and her easy take on destressing.

4. The Great 2024 gift guide for Fibromyalgia and Chronic Illness Thrivers. Gift suggestions for adults and children to make Christmas shopping easier.

5. Severe Back Pain Flare Up is about Bethan's sudden back pain, its onset and what she did to help herself get through it. 

Fibro Friday week 530

Welcome to this week's Fibro Friday link-up, the one and only link up for fibromyalgia.

Looking to get better sleep... check out No. 1 

Learn about what it is like living with a stoma at No. 2

Tips for a fibro flare... No. 3

The daily routine of someone with Fibro and how they have learnt to manage their symptoms is No. 4

 

THIS WEEKS ARTICLES

1. Missing ingredients in our sleep hygiene plans

2. Feeling Invisible With A Stoma

3. Navigating a Bad Day with Fibromyalgia - 6 Tips

4. The Importance Of Routine For Fibro Life

Thank you to these fabulous fibro bloggers 

Being Fibro Mom @beingfibromom

InvisiblyMe @invisiblymeblog

Sarah Warburton @sswarbo

Dale Rockell @DaleRockell

WELCOME to Fibro Friday week 529

Are you interested in finding out more about fibromyalgia Then you are you are in the right place.

By clicking on the links below you will be taken to interesting fibro blogs with articles that may help you. These fibro bloggers have a wealth of understanding about the daily challenges of living with fibromyalgia and how to manage it. 

1. Oxygen Therapy: Have The Benefits Remained?

2. Best Self-Care Gifts for Fibromyalgia

3. Couch to 5K: A Beginner’s Guide for Fibromyalgia

4. Wheelie Life: Essential Questions From Wheelchair Users

5. Patient’s Guide to How Nurses Can Improve Pain Management & Reduce Stigma

6. Three Reviews to help you Take Your Life Back

Thank you to these fabulous fibro bloggers 

Dale Rockell @DaleRockell

Being Fibro Mom @beingfibromom

Sarah Warburton @sswarbo

Carrie Kellenberger @globetrotteri

Janet Jay @janetkjay 

Mandy and Michele

Welcome to Fibro Friday week 528

 At this weeks Fibro Friday there are nine interesting and informative articles about Fibromyalgia. 

1. 'Chronic Illness Joke Of The Week Series' - Heat Therapy Joke

2. 5 Years: A Reflection On Life With Fibro

3. Five things to love about autumn

4. A Journey Through The Fog Part 3

5. Chasing joy with chronic illness: Daily Bucket List

6. Fibro patients could be at risk for osteoporosis

7. Can you see pain? Ways of seeing pain, even when invisible

8. Money and mental health

9. How to Discuss Fibromyalgia with Your Employer: What to Say and What Not to Say

Welcome to Fibro Friday week 527

WELCOME to Fibro Friday a weekly event dedicated to raising awareness about Fibromyalgia. This week there are 7 interesting articles for you. Please click on the topics below that interest you.

1. The Painful Fibro Cost Of Attending A Family Event

2. The Mindful Body, a book review

3. 5 Ways Fibromyalgia Affects Your Senses

4. My Disappearance From Life Thanks To Chronic Illness

5. It's Been a While (again!) - Back to Blogging After Health Struggles

6. Accepting Help Through Self-love and Caregiver Support

7. Money and mental health

What is the purpose of a link-up? A link-up can have a variety of purposes: 

• To share information. 
• To help people access information about a specific topic. 
• To help raise awareness of that topic. 
• To help people find others who write about that topic. 
• To discover new blogs on a specific topic.

While you are here please click on the links below to learn more about bow Fibromyalgia really affects us and our day to day challenges. Also you can take this opportunity to have a look at previous week's link-ups.