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The thing that is hardest for me to do is to go back to my " one thing" routine after a week or so of a bad flare. I get discouraged and think,"Why try?". Then the clutter builds and everything is more difficult. Over the last year I've gotten better at throwing out, recycling, and taking to GoodWill.
Some days "one thing " is too much. But the rule is "one thing". No make-up days If I can't do it, it's OK. I don't try to double up. I'm attempting to get some consistent progress without causing energy overload and crash.View Thread

How am I? It's a little like the "you don't look sick". I really don't know how to respond. He is letting me know he is concerned. I understand that. But I also know he expects I will get better. Fibro impacts my life so that to say, "I'm fine" diminishes me, but to say I'm in pain pretty much ends the conversation. How can I say,"Look, things are not going great. I am not fine,but I'm coping today "
Sorry. I just needed to whine.View Thread


I'm fine is a lie. I'm not fine. I'm doing the best I can. It's a struggle. My son can't fix it, but he also can't understand if I don't tell him. It's no more fair to put up a false front with an intimate friend or relative than it is to dump everything. Real communication is honest. Maybe more tactful than I usually am but honestView Thread

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