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How do we slay the dragon .... well i know it's not such an easy task but i feel to slay him alone may be a tougher fight than to have others, like me with illnesses, to do that job together.....
When the stresses of life...divorces...family issues...financial concerns ...loss of loved ones ect....that dragon rears his ugly head and starts to breath his fire upon our bodies.....
Turning to others does not make one weak...but may provide strength to get through just one more day...that friend can help us see things differently.....can hold our hand and offer a shoulder to cry upon...
I have found many here that have done just that for me..and i have never felt alone because of this...realizing just how important community means when ill.......
Learning not to be angry at those who will never understand my pain has helped a great deal in fighting this dragon...but being accepting of my limitations comes easier today than yesterday...each day i learn to accept what i CAN do...and to be o.k. with that....
Of course i am human so having a set back now and again about my self worth since FM will pop up...but my mind and heart fights because i know i am one of the lucky ones....i am alive....and i have a home and people all around who love me.....grateful...so turning to positive thoughts is easier .....
Being alone is a choice people make...i have walked that path...a long time ago and realized that path i was walking was very dark...why would i chose such a dark path ? Seeing now where i was headed and how far i've come i know it's because i reached out to loved ones....
We have choices...all of us do...we do not have to be alone or feel alone because we are not alone...
I often think about those who can't seem to "get it" and now understand that they won't...would i if it were not me ? Would i be the same as those who don't believe...most likely i would...does that make me a bad person....i don't think so....but what woulld make me disfferent is having compassion for their illnesses....not pity...respect for them as a person ...
Slaying the dragon takes effort..but it takes more effort if you chose to do it alone....i often see posts here that offer psotive thoughts and it touches me deeply...an offering to help lift another is our worth...not what we can physically do but what our hearts hold inside....
I have read so many posts here that make me sad to see just how you feel about yourself...living in the past and fighting to get back to where you were beore FM or what other illness(s)...you may have...
Living in the now and reaching out to others is how you can slay that dragon....i know how helping another makes my heart and spirit come alive...so i t does that for you....
Will doing for another make your everyday life change...no...but what it does change is how you feel inside about your value here on this earth....
Every single one of us has value...every single one of us needs to be here...hard to undewrstand that concept if you hurt as bad as the pain can be....level 10 plus pain can grab hold and make you angry...sad...depressed...
When feeling that level of pain...i stop...give myself a break and say...it's o.k. to need time for me...until the pain eases...that's how i slay the dragon...by accepting i have limitations...not dwelling on the whys of not being who i was before FM hit me....i hit back..my choice....our choices.....
I ignore any negative comment someone who doesn't understand what i feel because ...after all...i understand i might be just like them if i were not ill myself....not forgiveness as forgivenss is not needed in that situation...but understanding of why they don't believe....
Step by step...day by day...positive thoughts and being here for others is how we slay that dragon...every day is a new day...we are alive...some many have lost so much ...i have so much more...that's how slayng the dragon works...to push forward never giving up...never letting the dragon win.....
It's o.k. to be mad...when the pain is high ...it hurts lke hell...so rest and wait till it's manageable...be o.k. with that....be o.k. with who you are...because it is part of you...but it doesn't DEFINE you...another choice we make....when you cry because you can't seem to take it anymore...rest ...but don't alow that dragon to grip your ankles and pull you down with him into his cave....
Reach out...you are not weak...none of us are...look at what we have to endure...we are stronger because of that ...let go of your need to be who you once were...it will not come...embrace what you need out of life for the now...and make it work for you...live around it...and accept it...for if we can't then others won't....
No one ever wants to be sick...so we are no different...but i have seen people live their life without limbs ..because they made a choice...our likmbs hurt..but slaying the dargon means finding self worth and reaching out to others...he will never win if we do just that...
Today..lets slay that dragon !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TOGETHER....i love you all...and i thank you all for helping me grow...
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I was experiencing fatigue so severe I had trouble keeping my eyes open all the time...would fall asleep sitting up and almost while driving which was very scarey to me....my endocrinologist took 12 vials of blood from me and ran a bunch of tests...she discovered I have pernicious anemia and i'm also very anemic (low iron)....I tried the B12 shots but because of my sensitivity to many things ...I had a reaction to it....
I started B12 vitimins 1,000 milligrams every day a year ago and my level went from 174 to 717 !!! I have to stay on them for the rest of my life but it's woking so far...now I still need to get my iron levels up ...but the severe fatigue is so much better....
Hope this info can help someone ...
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I am hoping you remember me...left for awhile but decided to come check out things here and you can thank Cece for that...i'm hoping things go well for you and those grands...and I agree with the way some people treat others...it is especially hard when there's children to be concerned about...sending you hugs..................................................It's been a busy and full time for me with health issues of several family members but I keep the faith....I have a great Reumy who listens and works with me...
I am still working with Fibro and will continue to do so as long as this body allows...I find that keeping as active as I can is very helpful...the colder the weather however the more pain to deal with.....and I still take nothing for pain because of the job I do...and I feel it won't help...I also have to be careful with how sensitive my body is with meds...very bad side effects so I try to avoid as many meds as I can and just deal with it as best I can....I rest when I need to ...
I hope all who are new to this can find great help here...so happy to see you MiMi....take care
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I am still working with Fibro and will continue to do as long as I can...View Thread

I've been out for quite some time ..only visited once in a awhile and posted very little.. i am out also...
Not the same and i have been unhappy for a longtime...
Take care... i too am on FB
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Thank you for sharing !!! So very glad you have found this place....we are a unique group who come here because of a comon bond and are able to offer any kind of support one needs to help managing living with FM...
It was the same eeling i got when i first came here after learning i had FM... with no where to turn ...somehow i stumbled upon this site and i was greeted with open arms and hearts...
I have developed some very close friendships here and learned so much from others... the emotional support one receives from here is the most valuable of all ... because to keep our inner selves lifted we need others to understand what we must endure on a daily basis...
So welcome ...and i hope your life becomes full of hope from having this experince...
Be well and be sure to pace yourself... love yourself enough to open yourself up to what gifts the others here have to offer you...
Hugs.....LindaView Thread

Now this is what i'm talking about....what a beautiful get away surrounded by all that beauty...your back yard is wonderful..what a nice job Ron did..looks like alot of hard work and sweat went into this oasis...
I would love to come home to this everyday...sit down and be engulfed ..good hiding spot...to have my coffee and destress...
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What a positive post and i thank you... i work very hard myself as others here do too ,,,to find that positive and stay strong and fight ...
I myself also waver now and then and when i feel the negative coming on...i turn to my friends who have FM and understand and vent ...they are there to catch me if i fall and are so tremendously helpful in lifitng my inner spirit when i need that boost.
I am pleased you have found what works for you...this is life long and until they find better meds...or a possible cure...we need to take good care of our spirit ... that i believe will get us through anything....
Thank you for sharing what works for you in traveling this journey of life...
Big hugs.............LindaView Thread
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