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Why I restarted Meditation and 10 reasons you should do it too...

Why I restarted Meditation and 10 reasons you should do it too…

Fellow Warriors,

One of the goals I have set for myself this year is to meditate everyday.

I got into meditation last year and did it everyday for about a month and then I let life get in the way and didn’t do it consistently 🙄. I know it’s a rubbish excuse but it happens.

  I also finished an online Pain Management Practitioner Course a few months ago and along with some other therapies like:…

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2017 to 2018: Ups, Downs, Aims and Goals

Fellow Warriors,

Happy New Year!

I hope that you had a fabulous festive period and was able to celebrate the new year without flares!

New Year is a time of making resolutions but also of reflection on the year that has just finished. When you have a chronic illness it is easy to focus on the downs throughout the year so I have decided to make a list of the positives and negatives that have…

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My Journey - Part 1

My Journey – Part 1

It’s really difficult to know when to start when telling someone about my journey. Do I start with when my symptoms started or when I was diagnosed or when I believe my issues with fibromyalgia stem from? I have decided to start right from the beginning of everything, before which I was a healthy, normal little girl and after which I have been plagued by health issues.

All of my health issues…

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Why I don't hide my chronic illness and more often than not, say how I actually feel!

Why I don’t hide my chronic illness and more often than not, say how I actually feel!

Hello fellow warriors! 👋🏻

You know when you see someone that you haven’t seen for a while and they ask you ‘what have you been up to?’ or ‘how have you been?’ and the things you really want to reply with are running through your head like: ‘I have been sleeping (or trying to)’, ‘I have been more tired recently’ or ‘I am in so much pain’. But what you actually say is ‘I’m good’ or ‘not been up to…

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Fear Itself...

Fear Itself…

Hi guys,

I haven’t done a blog post in a while. I had all sorts of ideas about what topic to do for my next post and I just couldn’t focus enough on one and then my anxiety kicked in 😳 and started telling me ‘why would people be interested in what you have to say anyway?!’ (He’s a meanie that anxiety!!) 😏 So I just didn’t do one. 🙄

BUT I was talking to a friend the other day and he asked me about…

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International Awareness Day for Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome! – Patient Talk http://patienttalk.org/international-awareness-day-for-fibromyalgia-and-chronic-fatigue-syndrome/ #chronicblogger #fibrofighter #fibrotofabulous

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13 Reasons Why...

13 Reasons Why…

Hi all!

If you have read my welcome page you will know that I am a huge geek. I love stories in whatever medium; books, tv, films etc. I binged watched the netflix show 13 Reasons Why the week it came out and thought it was brilliant. A lot of people are now talking about it so I thought I would put in my two cents.

This story is told by Hannah Baker who leaves these cassette tapes for the…

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Check out my new blog post... http://www.fibrotofabulous.com/index.php/2017/04/23/to-sleep-or-not-to-sleep/ #fibrofighter #fibrofabulous #sleeplessnights #alwayskeepfighting

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To sleep or not to sleep...

To sleep or not to sleep…

Hey guys and gals,

This is my 4th attempt at a blog post. I have 3 drafts on 3 different topics but I keep loosing my train of thought on my current idea and then start thinking of new things. Lack of concentration, unable to focus, inability to think of words… ahh sleep deprivation, my old nemesis!

As a fibromyalgia sufferer I am not stranger to sleep problems. I haven’t been diagnosed with the…

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Which logo do you like best? I'm trying to choose one for my blog... help! #fibrofighter #fibrofabulous

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Check out my new blog post at http://www.fibrotofabulous.com/index.php/2017/04/08/the-other-side-of-fibro/ #fibrofighter #fibrofabulous #mentalhealthawareness #fightstigma

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The other side of fibro...

The other side of fibro…

Hi guys and gals,

This is my third blog post and seeing as I spoke about the symptoms of fibromyalgia last time which were mostly physical, I decided to talk about something which isn’t talked about enough, has a lot of stigma (even still) and desperately needs increased awareness…. mental health!

Now, I know I named this post the other side of fibro, let me explain why… A lot of emphasis in my…

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Check out my new blog post http://www.fibrotofabulous.com/index.php/2017/03/12/so-what-is-it/ #fibrofabulous #fibrofighter

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So what is it...?

So what is it…?

Most of the time when you say to someone, ‘I have fibromyalgia’, they look at you blankly and have no idea what is it but you know what, it’s not their fault. Fibromyalgia, like many other ‘invisible illnesses’ are generally not talked about or if they are, they are severely misunderstood. Some Doctors even, who are supposed to know these things, still think that fibromyalgia is not a real…

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Check out my new blog about my journey through chronic illness! #fibrofighter #fibrofabulous