Fibromyalgia: Breaking the Pain Cycle

Improving sleep habits, scheduling pleasant activities, accepting your pain, and doing the things that are important to you will help ease the cycle of fibromyalgia pain--even if just a small amount. Move, exercise, take advantage of massages and try not to put value judgments on your pain sensations.  Sometimes a person has to dig deep to try small things that bring small moments of joy. Other fibro patients have suggested the most simple things imaginable: stroking a cat, snuggling with a dog, trying to make a baby smile, writing in a blog, getting lost in a book--small things that can give you relief even for just a moment in time. These are all excellent ways to help reduce suffering and possibly reduce the level of pain you experience with fibromyalgia.