We had a surprisingly nice and pleasant start to the winter. AND then we were slammed in February with quite the downturn but also erratic shifts in barometric pressure. For me, this means high fibromyalgia pain, more weather trigger migraine attacks and even vestibular attacks if the barometric shifts are significant enough. So wild and … Continue reading When chronic pain is high with the winter weather
Lost Day, self-care, and high pain
Today was a lost day. Days consumed by pain where functionality is lost and nothing gets done. Just a wasted day it seems to me. And I often wonder how many days get lost to the pain. Better not to ever have that question answered really. It is our days of self-care. But today I … Continue reading Lost Day, self-care, and high pain
Getting through the high intensity pain flares
The crowded me out of the brain. Making no room for anything else. Distraction was impossible. You feel almost frantic with the pain but must be still. What do you do? To get through it when you have no distraction? I ask me this as I am really in the depths of a 9 level … Continue reading Getting through the high intensity pain flares
Lost Days
Today was a lost day. A day where the pain is so high I was unable to function. I could not leave the house. I could not run errands or do chores. I was just unable. There was a time in my life when lost days made me feel guilty. Guilty at the lack of … Continue reading Lost Days
The slippery slope of high pain and depression at night
I was talking about triggers with my psychologist in regards to depression. He said he pretty much knew what mine were. And I said good thing someone knows. But, in fact, some were pretty clear. Two massively big ones: Pain and Over-thinking. And how it creates the perfect storm. How both of my suicide attempts … Continue reading The slippery slope of high pain and depression at night
