I saw this today on Facebook and I had to share it. This is so true for me.
Since fibromyalgia first came in to my life nearly 28 years ago, my life has become unpredictable.
I used to fight my fatigue and pushed myself to exhaustion, cleaning my home or walking around Aldi.
Next day, I would be so exhausted, I couldn't even think straight. Spoons were nowhere in sight.
I eventually realised that I had to pace myself, doing a task then having a rest- otherwise the few spoons I was grateful for today would not be there tomorrow.
Likewise, I used to berate myself, telling myself I was just lazy when in fact I was just ill. Then I accepted my limitations and learned to give myself grace.
One way to giving myself grace was to ignore those who do not believe in fibromyalgia. But it seems most people now have heard of it.
It is due in part to better diagnosis of fibromyalgia making it more commmon and therefore becoming heard about.
As many fibro sufferers demand more answers and research, it is gratifying that medical people are at last giving us something which we crave: validation.
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