Raising Awareness of fibromyalgia - 11 articles

Thank you to all these excellent fibro bloggers working hard to help raise the awareness of fibromyalgia in their own special ways. We appreciate you sharing your stories, tips, news and research into this chronic pain condition. 

CBD it's Benefits and Awareness Day 8th August. Barbara shares some info about CBD and its potential benefits in easing chronic pain in fibromyalgia. The article highlights the growing popularity of CBD products, which are now found in a wide range of everyday items from beverages to skincare. Once mainly embraced by cannabis enthusiasts, CBD is gaining traction in mainstream wellness for its potential to naturally relieve symptoms of anxiety, pain, insomnia, and other conditions.

Habits that help chronic illness. Melissa explains the wellness habits that she uses and the order in which she prioitises them to help her feel better when living with fibromyalgia and ME/CFS. The article discusses how living with chronic illness, particularly conditions like fibromyalgia and ME/CFS, reshapes the typical wellness order. For those affected, sleep and rest become the top priorities, forming the foundation for all other health goals.

Visiting the Pain Clinic includes Dale's positive experience when visiting the pain clinic, his realisations about what he is doing right to help reduce fibro symptoms and his recommendations for others. The experience reinforced the importance of self-management, preparation, and persistence—despite the physical toll the visit took... 

Oxygen Therapy. Dale gives us an update on this interesting therapy and his challenging week with a fibro flare and a therapy session and a chance to catch up with others who are trying this therapy. 

Fibromyalgia Explained: Thom explains Diagnosis, Treatments, and Coping Strategies for fibromyalgia and provides a comprehensive understanding of fibromyalgia, its symptoms, causes, and effective management strategies. 

Fibromyalgia Pain: Thom explains his view for the urgent need for comprehensive understanding and empathy from the medical community not just about the pain of fibromyalgia but about the misunderstandings and lack of adequate research and treatments.

Finding Myself after Fibromyalgia. Johanna recounts her difficult journey with fibromyalgia, from mysterious symptoms and fear to misdiagnoses and failed treatments. She describes the emotions and symptoms and ups and downs after being diagnosed with fibro and the realisations she has had.

Fibromyalgia: The Invisible Disease. This Fibro Chick discusses all the aspects of invisibilty in fibromyalgia including the importance of addressing this problem.The article also explores the emotional and psychological impacts of living with a condition that others may not understand or believe.

Top tips for the newly diagnosed. Alisha shares tips from her fibro friends from all around the world who have fibromyalgia so that if you are newly diagnosed with fibro you will not feel so alone.

A Coloring Adventure for Spoonies My Several Worlds Coloring Adventure for Spoonies offers pages of inky delight to remind you that you are strong, beautiful, and uniquely you. You are NOT broken! This book is made for Spoonies by a full-time Spoonie who has been using art as a coping tool for chronic illness and chronic pain since 2009.

A little time to slumber is a poem by Glenys R. Hicks about her day when living with fibromyalgia and other chronic illnesses.

From Fibro Friday week 517

Fibro Friday week 519

WELCOME to this week's fibromyalgia link-up and thanks for stopping by.

Here you can find some new fibro friends, check out what people have to say about fibromyalgia, see what your favorite bloggers are writing this week, and link up your own post.

You will find interesting and helpful information, from people who have fibromyalgia, by clicking on the numbered links below. It is also a wonderful way to find more fibro friends if you are living with this chronic pain condition.

Why was Fibro Friday started? It began as a place for people to learn more about fibromyalgia and share their personal stories with it.  

13 Fibromyalgia articles for you at Fibro Friday week 518

WELCOME to you and a big THANK YOU for visiting the fibro link up today. It would be wonderful if you could visit some of the links below. Just click on the purple coloured links to be taken to interesting articles about overheating, managing fibromyalgia and 4 children, mysteries and secrets of fibro and unique treatment ideas such as art therapy and oxygen therapy. You can also ask any fibro questions you might have of Jools at her blog. (No. 10). We even have a doctor joining in sharing his research into Fibromyalgia and neck pain (No. 12).

Thanks to everyone working hard to raise fibromyalgia awareness by sharing these articles here. 

1. Why Is Photography A Therapy For Life With Fibromyalgia? by Dale Rockell at Fibro & Photos.  2. Oxygen Therapy Update - Week Five from Dale Rockell 3. Oxygen Therapy Q&A: What If I Have Ear Problems? from Dale Rockell 4. Navigating Fibromyalgia For Men: A Spiritual Journey of Love and Healing at Thom Byxbes Research Desk 5. Unveiling the Mysteries of Fibromyalgia at Thom Byxbes Research Desk 6. DRINK WATER TO HELP AVOID BACK PAIN… by Barbara at Back Pain Blog UK 7. Secrets of Fibromyalgia by Johanna at Adventures in Motherhood 8. Habits I prioritise as a mama of four with fibromyalgia by Melissa Reynolds at Going My Own Pace 9. Chronic Illness Joke Series: WASHING UP OVERLOAD! at Helen's Journey  10. Ask me Anything about Fibromyalgia by Jools at My Life With Fibromyalgia 11. My thermostat's broken! by Glenys at australian Sacrificial Home Keeper 12. Key to the Fibromyalgia Syndrome Examination by John W. McFadden, M.D. and independent Fibromyalgia researcher at Research Gate 13. Art Therapy for Chronic Pain: How I Use Art To Thrive with Chronic Illness by Carrie Kellenberger at My Several Worlds

Fibromyalgia humor with cats (largest collection ever)

 Whether you love cats or hate cats they are great for creating memes about fibromyalgia. They are so cute and very expressive and display the many moods of fibro. I hope you get some laughs from reading these jokes that make great use of our feline friends to help others understand the dilemmas of fibromyalgia. 

And just in case you have stopped paying attention here is a dog meme about fatigue with fibromyalgia! More of these to come in the future.

If you enjoyed these cat memes about fibromyalgia you could pin the following image so others could enjoy them too or you might enjoy our humorous Fibromyalgia Monsters.