How to deal with a fibro flare

The first time you get a fibro flare it can be scary. You are going along in your day to day life trying to cope with your fibro symptoms of fatigue, pain, brain fog, sleep problems etc etc and suddenly you feel like you have been run over by a bus. It's a flare!

At first you wonder if it was something you did, or some extra stress or even an extra illness rearing it's ugly head... but you need to know that this shall pass. 

Exactly what is a Fibro flare?

A fibro flare as a sudden increase in symptoms that hinders the ability to carry out daily.

In some people a flare can mean an intense increase in the regular symptons they experience and in others it can bring a sudden onset of completely new symptoms on top of their old ones. It is helpful to work out which kind of flare you get so that it helps for quick identification in the future. This can save lots of visits to the doctors office.

In the meantime here are some great articles from the fibro bloggers here at the directory all of whom have experienced fibro flares. These are articles that will give you more insight into flares and help you cope with a fibro flare: 

• How to stay creative through a Fibro Flare by Susan at Creatively Fibro

• Did you say flare? I heard care. by Kooki at I'm Okay

• How to handle a flare up: 5 tips from Donna at February Stars

• 5 tips for getting through a Fibro Flare by Julie at Counting My Spoons

• 3 Ways to Describe a Fibro Flare by Kathleen at FibroWorks

• Tips to Avoid a Holiday Fibro Flare by Cynthia at My Inspired Fibro Life

• ABC's of Bouncing Back from a Flare by Julie at Counting My Spoons

• My Fibromyalgia Flare Survival Kit by Carrie at My Several Worlds

• When A Pain flare is Overwhelming by Beverley Butterfly at Blooming Mindfulness

• Easy Activities for Your kids When You're in a Fibromyalgia Flare by Melissa at Going My Own Pace

• STOP That Holiday Flare Now! by Sue at Rebuilding Wellness

• Over 40 Fibromyalgia Flare Fighting Products by Cynthia at The Disabled Diva

Fibro Friday help us spread Fibro awareness - week 165

How to link facebook to instagram and share stories

FOR THOSE OF YOU ON INSTAGRAM - did you know you can share Instagram stories automatically on your facebook profile or facebook page as stories?

WHAT ARE STORIES? On Instagram Stories and Facebook Stories you can share fleeting, everyday moments of your life that last in your feed for 24 hours then disappear - similar to Snapchat.
You can share both short photo and video collections. Video's are being talked about a lot lately as a way of engaging with others and Instagram and Facebook both provide ways to share live video content on their platform.

IN INSTAGRAM
To view a story, you simply tap on a person's profile photo, and their story will appear full-screen, showing you what they’ve posted in the last 24 hours.

This is a feature of Instagram that took me a while to discover. With this feature, you will not have to manually post on facebook any more and once you apply Instagram story sharing settings, everything will be automated for the future. This will increase the number of people who see your visual content with less work for you.

First you will need to link your Instagram account to Facebook:

1. Go to your Instagram profile on your phone and tap ... (iPhone) or (on Android) in the top right. 
2. Scroll down and tap Linked Accounts. 
3. Tap Facebook and enter your Facebook login info.

To share your story to Facebook:

1. Start creating a story, then tap Next
2. Tap Your Facebook Story
3. Tap Share

You can also adjust your settings to allow all future stories to be shared to Facebook automatically:

1. Go to your profile and tap  (iOS) or  (Android) in the top-right corner
2. Tap Story Settings
3. Next to Share Your Story to Facebook, tap  to allow sharing

Note: When you share your Instagram story to Facebook, it will appear as a story at the top of News Feed. Keep in mind that anything you share to Facebook, including your Instagram story, works with whatever your existing Facebook privacy settings are.

RESOURCE: Instagram