Here you will find some of my tried and true remedies and therapies (sometimes - because if you have fibromyalgia you know that with this disease it can change it's symptoms and/or what works one day may not work the next). Please feel free to comment on and add your methods of dealing with your symptoms on my posts! I'm always interested in learning new ways to help myself and others and hopefully we can all help each other get a little relief and try to live a little better quality of life. 1. Healthy eating. Find what foods trigger your symptoms and cut them from your diet as much as possible or completely. Wheat, sugar, milk and caffeine are culprits for me. I'm not always the best at keeping them out of my mouth, but I do limit them pretty well. I definitely feel the difference when I slip, and it is enough for me to keep an eye on my diet because the downtime stinks. 2. Get enough rest. Listen to your body and take the rest you need! Don'
I had a visit from God this morning. Not the kind of “visit” where He diverts my attention to a beautiful flower out of place, or when I have a great hair day, or I make it through the light right before it turns red. I had a REAL, tangible visit from God. At the post office, of all places. To be specific, the post office parking lot. I have been under attack and in a pit lately. A very dark, depressing, stinky, slimy pit. Without going into the dirty details, just know it’s not a very spiritual place at all. I’ve gotten closed off and, frankly, part of me seems to be getting comfortable there in a weird sort of way. There is another part of me that desperately wants out, but just can’t reach high enough to get a grip to start pulling myself up. I’ve fought with this often over my lifetime. A lot. And sometimes I even fight with God about it. This time, I’ve just waited. Waited and prayed that He would deliver me, change me, charge me; do whatever needed to be done