WELCOME to the Fibromyalgia link up for August - the one and only link up for people who blog about Fibromyalgia. We're so glad you are here, whether you're browsing and visiting the links or contributing your own. Hopefully, you'll do both!
Welcome. We are sharing 15 heartfelt and insightful articles from Fibro Bloggers bravely navigating life with Fibromyalgia. From practical tips for managing symptoms to raw reflections on the challenges of chronic illness, these stories offer wisdom, resilience, and insights for those living with this condition.
Dive into this week’s collection below, and don’t miss the chance to explore previous weeks’ link-ups for even more inspiration and support.
1. 5 best things to help with fibromyalgia symptoms\ 2. We have to live through the hard times 3. When You're Overloaded Start A Mental Detox 4. The One Thing That Really Helps on My Worst Fibro Days 5. Fired for Being Sick: When Your Body Becomes a Liability 6. Back to…ADHD and Chronic Pain: Let’s Clear the Fog and Call Out the BS 7. Life with ADHD and Fibromyalgia, Told by Someone Living It (Messy Hair and All) 8. Dear Stranger, When you live in a body that won’t cooperate, survival becomes its own full-time job, and no, it doesn’t come with benefits. 9. We must overcome illness 10. 5 disabled creators I love this Disability Pride Month 11. Coping with another fatigue flare 12. Chronic Pain Patients Reveal Hidden Truths to a Future Doctor 13. A wonderful place 14. Keeping My Creativity Fresh With Phone Photography 15. Pain Recognition from the NYT |
Also you can take this opportunity to have a look at previous week's link-ups.
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Many thanks to these wonderful fibro bloggers, maintaining their fibro blogs while living with Fibromyalgia: This Fibro Chick, Dale Rockell, Glenys Robyn Hicks, Sarah Warburton, Beverley Butterfly, Janet Jay, Johanna Sr and Lee Good.
WELCOME to Fibromyalgia Awareness Month in 2025. Fibro bloggers are sharing their articles about Fibro to help raise awareness.
You will find 14 articles about Fibro for this month and many more in previous months.
| 1. | Wire Wool Shoot And A Massive Fibro Hangover | |
| 2. | A Journey Through The Fog - Part 5 When The Fog Becomes A Mirror | |
| 3. | Breakthrough study - Identifying Biomarkers for Fibromyalgia | |
| 4. | Interview with Melissa Reynolds, Author of Mindfully Yours, Ella | |
| 5. | Bells and whistles | |
| 6. | The Benefits Of Participating In Pain Research | |
| 7. | Art Therapy for Fibromyalgia – Interview with MeShe Studios | |
| 8. | Addressing perpetuating factors for chronic pain | |
| 9. | "Why Am I Doing This?!" Chinese New Year London | |
| 10. | Because of motherly love | |
| 11. | How to find Inspiration when you live with Chronic Illness | |
| 12. | How And Why I Pace Activities | |
| 13. | The causes of Fibromyalgia - latest theories (2025) | |
| 14. | ADHD and Fibromyalgia: The Double Diagnosis That Finally Made Sense |
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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. |
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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.
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WELCOME!
Here you will find many interesting Fibromyalgia articles written by those living with Fibromyalgia.
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.
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| 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. |
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.
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.
Sharing the article links of five fibro bloggers this week.
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| 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. |
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.
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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!
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