Guest guest Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 Having made the biggest move of my life 6 months ago stress has been my unwanted buddy. There was a short area of time that things were a little okay because we had money in the bank (for a change and no debts) and neither of us were working but not worried about getting jobs. This was a very short period of time. Now, we're both working at getting permanent jobs that might actually pay the bills and trying to figure out how we'll pay for all the fix ups this old house absolutely needs. I think that it's because of all the stress that my Fibro has been worse. The rare " I feel normal " days are, well, non existent. I had one during the good time I mentioned above. I could walk at a normal pace, I felt nearly no pain, I felt normal. It was wonderful! I often wonder if it's my fat that slows me down and I do know it's part of it. But, when I get those good days, it reminds me that it's mostly Fibro, not fat that's got me in low flow of energy and all that jazz. I think that many of you who don't get good days or better swings may be in too much of a stressful life to be given this reprieve. And don't you love it when you're told to de-stress your life! Okay, I'll pretend my loved ones didn't die or aren't horribly ill or I'm not in debt and about to lose my home or that I'm rich and don't need to worry about the bill and of course I can afford to go to the doctor and pay for my meds.Get real! I'd love to get all my big problems solved so easy but we all know life doesn't do that. I do try to meditate and I do pray, etc., but it doesn't counter balance the heavy deals life has dealt out. Lastly, I also think that the longer we have this illness the worse things get, at least from my point of view. All the symptoms I got over the years stick around. They come and go as they want to and, of course, this is on top of the pain which has just continued to go up and up with time. I hope I'm wrong with this last statement because if it gets any worse I don't know that I can take it. I woke up with a headache this morning and this is my normal. I've also got a new pain. Oh, joy.not. I just had to let this all out. Stress is our enemy and it's all around us. There really needs to be a big study for Fibromyalgia and world stress. But, that's another 'story.' Big hugs to you all, Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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