New to list/seeking advice

[Guest guest]

Hello to everyone,

I am a 28 year old female living in Los Angeles. I've suffered from chronic

and illness most of my life. A couple of years ago, while living in San

Francisco, a specialist treating my TMJ told me he thought I had

fibromyalgia--when I told my primary care physician who had been doing the

usual battery of tests for thyroid, kidney, liver, and other problems that

I'd had done a million times ago--she said she'd been thinking the same

thing. A testing of my tender points showed that I did in fact have

fibromyalgia. Since this, I've gone through a divorce, a move, job changes,

and currently in the middle of a bankruptcy. My current employer informed

me yesterday that she could no longer work with my many illness-related

absences, and that I should look for another opportunity that suited me

better. I am frustrated and demoralized to say the least--and a bit

frightened of my future.

I have web design and graphics skills that I would like to build on so I can

try to support myself working from home. Freelance work is worrisome

because of the lack of insurance, but I don't see much choice anymore.

Ideally, I would like to build on my skills and education, but I have no

idea how to support myself while I do this. Do any of you know of any

resources I could look into for the purposes of job re-training? Also do

any of you know of a good support group in the LA area, or have physician

recommendations? I thank you in advance for any advice you can offer.

Thank you,

[Guest guest]

abraxis3@...

Dear ,

I hope that you take this in the spirit in which it is

sent. I know full well how it feels to have your life

fall to pieces, but if you can look for the 'silver

lining' in the cloud (there 'always' is one, and only

you will be able to determines what that is), you will

see that things will turn around for you. I wanted to

share that with you, so that hopefully, you will stop

and reflect and come through this, maybe a little

quicker than I did! Looking back at my own life, the

things that were so tragic, at that time, were really

for the best. Something better replaced it! I could

sit here and say, " oh, you poor dear " , and really mean

it, but what benefit would you receive from it? Set

your sights up, dear! There's a life boat waiting

for you to get in and ride...as bad as I felt about

myself, there was one for me, so there's certainly

one for you, too! When I got on, so many incredible

things just opened up for me. I still mourned my

losses (cried my tears), but chose to see them as a

form of 'cleansing' instead of seeing them as 'the end

of my world'. It was a 'choice' I finally made, and

I'm glad I did. The angels (other people) came out

of the 'woodwork' with 'lifelines' for me, but it

didn't happen until I changed my outlook!

Be good to yourself, be gentle with yourself, love

yourself, and the Universe will respond in kind!

You don't have to take my word for it. Just try it

for yourself, and see what happens!

Love,

Sue

--- Novak wrote:

> Hello to everyone,

>

> I am a 28 year old female living in Los Angeles.

> I've suffered from chronic

> and illness most of my life. A couple of years ago,

> while living in San

> Francisco, a specialist treating my TMJ told me he

> thought I had

> fibromyalgia--when I told my primary care physician

> who had been doing the

> usual battery of tests for thyroid, kidney, liver,

> and other problems that

> I'd had done a million times ago--she said she'd

> been thinking the same

> thing. A testing of my tender points showed that I

> did in fact have

> fibromyalgia. Since this, I've gone through a

> divorce, a move, job changes,

> and currently in the middle of a bankruptcy. My

> current employer informed

> me yesterday that she could no longer work with my

> many illness-related

> absences, and that I should look for another

> opportunity that suited me

> better. I am frustrated and demoralized to say the

> least--and a bit

> frightened of my future.

>

> I have web design and graphics skills that I would

> like to build on so I can

> try to support myself working from home. Freelance

> work is worrisome

> because of the lack of insurance, but I don't see

> much choice anymore.

> Ideally, I would like to build on my skills and

> education, but I have no

> idea how to support myself while I do this. Do any

> of you know of any

> resources I could look into for the purposes of job

> re-training? Also do

> any of you know of a good support group in the LA

> area, or have physician

> recommendations? I thank you in advance for any

> advice you can offer.

>

> Thank you,

>

>

>

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Sue:

I'm brand new here and live in Texas, but I've gone through similar

problems like you before I knew I had fibromyalgia. Everyone saw it

as lazy. I lost two husbands and numerous jobs over it. I now

finally have the diagnoses to prove I wasn't malingering, but no job

or husband and very few friends. Three years ago when I thought I

still might be able to work, I went to our state Rehabilitation

Agency. You can find them in the phone book or call the department of

human servoices there. There are lots of programs to help the

disabled, and that's what we are now.

As far as support groups, my Dr. told me thaty are great for us.

Look int he phone book under Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue, or again

the Dept of Human Services or even the local MHMR (it's called here)

or Community Mental Health Center. I know, Fobro isn't all abut

Mental, but support groups often come under that and an element of

fibro is depression.

Good luck, and take care of yourself.

Deb

[Guest guest]

Sue:

I'm brand new here and live in Texas, but I've gone through similar

problems like you before I knew I had fibromyalgia. Everyone saw it

as lazy. I lost two husbands and numerous jobs over it. I now

finally have the diagnoses to prove I wasn't malingering, but no job

or husband and very few friends. Three years ago when I thought I

still might be able to work, I went to our state Rehabilitation

Agency. You can find them in the phone book or call the department of

human servoices there. There are lots of programs to help the

disabled, and that's what we are now.

As far as support groups, my Dr. told me thaty are great for us.

Look int he phone book under Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue, or again

the Dept of Human Services or even the local MHMR (it's called here)

or Community Mental Health Center. I know, Fobro isn't all abut

Mental, but support groups often come under that and an element of

fibro is depression.

Good luck, and take care of yourself.

Deb

[Guest guest]

abraxis3@...

Hi Deb!

I use to live in Texas! My son was born in Houston!!!

I was born here in the midwest and I've always ended

up back here!

Thanks for sharing all the info with me.

I've been through all of it over the years.

Vocational

Rehab, Mental Health, Groups, 3 'alcoholic' husbands,

and I've just come to realize something about myself

that has set me free, in one sense, and is helping me

to heal, both emotionally and physically...I felt

responsible for other people, and I took 'in' their

'energy'! I'm what they call a 'sensitive'..an

'empath', or 'clair-sentient'. I was told this over a

year ago, and I didn't understand what that meant

then, but have come to understand it since..My first

reaction was " Poo! " Without what I have

experienced in the past year, I would still be going,

" Poo! " I have this idea of my own now, that everyone

with this affliction is the same. I would love to be

able to take a 'poll' and see how many here have been

accused of being, 'too sensitive', 'too emotional',

'too prone to over-exaggeration'!!!!! Who have

taken these 'insults' and said to themselves, " What's

wrong with me? " , then trying to change, 'who they are'

to suit the other...only to find it impossible,

because

the comments keep coming! This is what I mean by

feeling responsible for others. At a level, that we

can't see, we are all 'energy', and we give and we

exchange that energy, constantly. If you don't think

so, think of a time when you walked into a room to

find the feeling of it full of tension. The people

there are acting like everything's just fine, but

they just had a fight before you got there! There's

other things that are similar, if you think about

them.

So, you spend years 'beating yourself up' with your

inner talk, and eventually, it shows up on the

outside.

Don't get me wrong...I'm not by any means saying that

it isn't 'real'. Everything around you started with

a thought..not the other way around! I'm not saying

" it's all in the head " either! It takes an

understanding, or spiritual 'awareness' to fully see

how everything works. Understanding that everything

physical and material has 'consciousness'. Even a

rock is 'alive', and science has come to see this

through quantum physics. We are far more than we have

even imagined. So, when they say " it's all in your

head " , in one sense it's true, but not in the sense

that you are 'crazy', as implied, or that there is no

'substance' to it!

It would take a book, or many, for me to really try

and explain it all, so let me just say, I've learned

I'm 'not' powerless over this thing, and I am over-

coming it! How? By being aware that my thoughts are

creating my reality, at a level that I can't see with

my physical eyes, and that I can make the choice (free

will) to monitor my thoughts. Become aware of the

things I'm thinking and creating, and change those

thoughts. When I hear someone say, " I have " , " I

suffer " , " I hurt " , " I feel " , " I can't " , " I'm

frustrated " , etc., I'm 'aware' now that these are

'commands' to continue living this reality. When I

find myself at discord with someone, now I ask, " what

is it about 'me' that my soul is trying to get me to

look at? " Because I know now that everyone 'out

there' is a reflection of me...something that my soul

is trying to get me in touch with that I either

haven't accepted about myself, or it's time to look at

and change a particular belief that is causing my

problems. I've learned that when I judge

someone else, I'm judging myself, and am 'creating

more experiences of the same for myself with my

thoughts! In other words, by saying, " She's selfish " ,

before long someone is going to accuse me of the same!

When I was stumbling around unable to keep my balance,

my soul was trying to tell me to get my thoughts in

balance. When I was suffering from irritable bowel,

my soul was showing me that I was thinking and acting

'irritable' and there were things I needed to 'let go

of'. When I was having 'fibro fog', I noticed how

many times I had told myself, " I can't remember " or

" I can't think " , or " I can't do " , etc., etc.

When I was experiencing pain, I became aware of how

many times I said, " I suffer " , " I hurt " , " I'm in

pain " ,

etc., etc.

Even finding things going slower...I caught myself

saying it! " I'm slow! " " It takes me a long time " ,

etc.!!!

A year ago, I was told that if I was to say UP UNTIL

NOW everytime I caught myself saying something

negative, it would change my life...and it has! Of

course, it's only been recently that I have seen that

these things I say, without thinking about them (out

of habit) were the things I kept experiencing, and

when I decided that I didn't care to experience that

anymore and replace " I can't " with " I can " , " I'm not "

with " I am " , etc., my 'pain' left me!

It's working for me, and can work for others!

It's a choice. It's believing that we have no choices

that has caused it, and not understanding how we are

all connected consciously, and how powerful our

thoughts really our. We are God's children, but we're

taught we are 'sinful', not that we are also God's!!!

Capable of 'creating' our own realities!!! We are

'powerful spiritual beings'! We have 'forgotten' and

are in the process of 'remembering'.

I've learned that what I experience 'in this moment'

is

a result of yesterday's 'thoughts', 'words', and

'actions', and in this moment I state it to be

'different'. " I am in perfect health " ...I envision,

in

my mind what that means to me...see myself doing those

things that respresent that...and 6 months later, I

notice that I'm doing those things! It's miraculous!

There's one thing I have learned about 'beliefs'...

they're subject to change!

This is the best thing that I can share with anyone,

and finding it to be 'truth' myself, I'm elated and

hopeful that others will hear the 'truth' in it and

apply it to their lives as well!

The first question I had to ask myself was, " What is

it I want to experience? " And that is the question

I now continue to ask myself, " Do I want to experience

the results of this thought? "

I am well aware that there are those who are saying,

" That's crazy! " They deny this every bit as much as

they do the 'fibro'!!!!

I made a choice to try it out for myself, and I found

it works! I'm so much better then I was! I'm doing

things I once thought I never would again!

Well, I could go on forever with what I've been

learning. It's become my 'passion' to get the word

out!

You have a great day!

Love,

Su

--- Deborah wrote:

> Sue:

>

> I'm brand new here and live in Texas, but I've gone

> through similar

> problems like you before I knew I had fibromyalgia.

> Everyone saw it

> as lazy. I lost two husbands and numerous jobs over

> it. I now

> finally have the diagnoses to prove I wasn't

> malingering, but no job

> or husband and very few friends. Three years ago

> when I thought I

> still might be able to work, I went to our state

> Rehabilitation

> Agency. You can find them in the phone book or call

> the department of

> human servoices there. There are lots of programs

> to help the

> disabled, and that's what we are now.

>

> As far as support groups, my Dr. told me thaty are

> great for us.

> Look int he phone book under Fibromyalgia, Chronic

> Fatigue, or again

> the Dept of Human Services or even the local MHMR

> (it's called here)

> or Community Mental Health Center. I know, Fobro

> isn't all abut

> Mental, but support groups often come under that and

> an element of

> fibro is depression.

>

> Good luck, and take care of yourself.

>

> Deb

>

>

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

abraxis3@...

Hi Deb!

I use to live in Texas! My son was born in Houston!!!

I was born here in the midwest and I've always ended

up back here!

Thanks for sharing all the info with me.

I've been through all of it over the years.

Vocational

Rehab, Mental Health, Groups, 3 'alcoholic' husbands,

and I've just come to realize something about myself

that has set me free, in one sense, and is helping me

to heal, both emotionally and physically...I felt

responsible for other people, and I took 'in' their

'energy'! I'm what they call a 'sensitive'..an

'empath', or 'clair-sentient'. I was told this over a

year ago, and I didn't understand what that meant

then, but have come to understand it since..My first

reaction was " Poo! " Without what I have

experienced in the past year, I would still be going,

" Poo! " I have this idea of my own now, that everyone

with this affliction is the same. I would love to be

able to take a 'poll' and see how many here have been

accused of being, 'too sensitive', 'too emotional',

'too prone to over-exaggeration'!!!!! Who have

taken these 'insults' and said to themselves, " What's

wrong with me? " , then trying to change, 'who they are'

to suit the other...only to find it impossible,

because

the comments keep coming! This is what I mean by

feeling responsible for others. At a level, that we

can't see, we are all 'energy', and we give and we

exchange that energy, constantly. If you don't think

so, think of a time when you walked into a room to

find the feeling of it full of tension. The people

there are acting like everything's just fine, but

they just had a fight before you got there! There's

other things that are similar, if you think about

them.

So, you spend years 'beating yourself up' with your

inner talk, and eventually, it shows up on the

outside.

Don't get me wrong...I'm not by any means saying that

it isn't 'real'. Everything around you started with

a thought..not the other way around! I'm not saying

" it's all in the head " either! It takes an

understanding, or spiritual 'awareness' to fully see

how everything works. Understanding that everything

physical and material has 'consciousness'. Even a

rock is 'alive', and science has come to see this

through quantum physics. We are far more than we have

even imagined. So, when they say " it's all in your

head " , in one sense it's true, but not in the sense

that you are 'crazy', as implied, or that there is no

'substance' to it!

It would take a book, or many, for me to really try

and explain it all, so let me just say, I've learned

I'm 'not' powerless over this thing, and I am over-

coming it! How? By being aware that my thoughts are

creating my reality, at a level that I can't see with

my physical eyes, and that I can make the choice (free

will) to monitor my thoughts. Become aware of the

things I'm thinking and creating, and change those

thoughts. When I hear someone say, " I have " , " I

suffer " , " I hurt " , " I feel " , " I can't " , " I'm

frustrated " , etc., I'm 'aware' now that these are

'commands' to continue living this reality. When I

find myself at discord with someone, now I ask, " what

is it about 'me' that my soul is trying to get me to

look at? " Because I know now that everyone 'out

there' is a reflection of me...something that my soul

is trying to get me in touch with that I either

haven't accepted about myself, or it's time to look at

and change a particular belief that is causing my

problems. I've learned that when I judge

someone else, I'm judging myself, and am 'creating

more experiences of the same for myself with my

thoughts! In other words, by saying, " She's selfish " ,

before long someone is going to accuse me of the same!

When I was stumbling around unable to keep my balance,

my soul was trying to tell me to get my thoughts in

balance. When I was suffering from irritable bowel,

my soul was showing me that I was thinking and acting

'irritable' and there were things I needed to 'let go

of'. When I was having 'fibro fog', I noticed how

many times I had told myself, " I can't remember " or

" I can't think " , or " I can't do " , etc., etc.

When I was experiencing pain, I became aware of how

many times I said, " I suffer " , " I hurt " , " I'm in

pain " ,

etc., etc.

Even finding things going slower...I caught myself

saying it! " I'm slow! " " It takes me a long time " ,

etc.!!!

A year ago, I was told that if I was to say UP UNTIL

NOW everytime I caught myself saying something

negative, it would change my life...and it has! Of

course, it's only been recently that I have seen that

these things I say, without thinking about them (out

of habit) were the things I kept experiencing, and

when I decided that I didn't care to experience that

anymore and replace " I can't " with " I can " , " I'm not "

with " I am " , etc., my 'pain' left me!

It's working for me, and can work for others!

It's a choice. It's believing that we have no choices

that has caused it, and not understanding how we are

all connected consciously, and how powerful our

thoughts really our. We are God's children, but we're

taught we are 'sinful', not that we are also God's!!!

Capable of 'creating' our own realities!!! We are

'powerful spiritual beings'! We have 'forgotten' and

are in the process of 'remembering'.

I've learned that what I experience 'in this moment'

is

a result of yesterday's 'thoughts', 'words', and

'actions', and in this moment I state it to be

'different'. " I am in perfect health " ...I envision,

in

my mind what that means to me...see myself doing those

things that respresent that...and 6 months later, I

notice that I'm doing those things! It's miraculous!

There's one thing I have learned about 'beliefs'...

they're subject to change!

This is the best thing that I can share with anyone,

and finding it to be 'truth' myself, I'm elated and

hopeful that others will hear the 'truth' in it and

apply it to their lives as well!

The first question I had to ask myself was, " What is

it I want to experience? " And that is the question

I now continue to ask myself, " Do I want to experience

the results of this thought? "

I am well aware that there are those who are saying,

" That's crazy! " They deny this every bit as much as

they do the 'fibro'!!!!

I made a choice to try it out for myself, and I found

it works! I'm so much better then I was! I'm doing

things I once thought I never would again!

Well, I could go on forever with what I've been

learning. It's become my 'passion' to get the word

out!

You have a great day!

Love,

Su

--- Deborah wrote:

> Sue:

>

> I'm brand new here and live in Texas, but I've gone

> through similar

> problems like you before I knew I had fibromyalgia.

> Everyone saw it

> as lazy. I lost two husbands and numerous jobs over

> it. I now

> finally have the diagnoses to prove I wasn't

> malingering, but no job

> or husband and very few friends. Three years ago

> when I thought I

> still might be able to work, I went to our state

> Rehabilitation

> Agency. You can find them in the phone book or call

> the department of

> human servoices there. There are lots of programs

> to help the

> disabled, and that's what we are now.

>

> As far as support groups, my Dr. told me thaty are

> great for us.

> Look int he phone book under Fibromyalgia, Chronic

> Fatigue, or again

> the Dept of Human Services or even the local MHMR

> (it's called here)

> or Community Mental Health Center. I know, Fobro

> isn't all abut

> Mental, but support groups often come under that and

> an element of

> fibro is depression.

>

> Good luck, and take care of yourself.

>

> Deb

>

>

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Amen Sue, been trying to work towards the same attitude. Thanks for the

pep talk. God knows we all need it sometimes and our group can say it

better cause we all understand and love each other for all they have

suffered. I could not have said it better. Deana

On Fri, 8 Jun 2001 13:38:48 +0200 " D. Krein "

writes:

> Hi!

> I would like to welcome all new members

> Sorry all that I'm not writing, I'm giong througha family crisis and

> my

> health isn't too wonderful

> Love

>

> Re: New to list/seeking advice

>

>

> abraxis3@...

> Dear ,

> I hope that you take this in the spirit in which it is

> sent. I know full well how it feels to have your life

> fall to pieces, but if you can look for the 'silver

> lining' in the cloud (there 'always' is one, and only

> you will be able to determines what that is), you will

> see that things will turn around for you. I wanted to

> share that with you, so that hopefully, you will stop

> and reflect and come through this, maybe a little

> quicker than I did! Looking back at my own life, the

> things that were so tragic, at that time, were really

> for the best. Something better replaced it! I could

> sit here and say, " oh, you poor dear " , and really mean

> it, but what benefit would you receive from it? Set

> your sights up, dear! There's a life boat waiting

> for you to get in and ride...as bad as I felt about

> myself, there was one for me, so there's certainly

> one for you, too! When I got on, so many incredible

> things just opened up for me. I still mourned my

> losses (cried my tears), but chose to see them as a

> form of 'cleansing' instead of seeing them as 'the end

> of my world'. It was a 'choice' I finally made, and

> I'm glad I did. The angels (other people) came out

> of the 'woodwork' with 'lifelines' for me, but it

> didn't happen until I changed my outlook!

> Be good to yourself, be gentle with yourself, love

> yourself, and the Universe will respond in kind!

> You don't have to take my word for it. Just try it

> for yourself, and see what happens!

> Love,

> Sue

>

> --- Novak wrote:

> > Hello to everyone,

> >

> > I am a 28 year old female living in Los Angeles.

> > I've suffered from chronic

> > and illness most of my life. A couple of years ago,

> > while living in San

> > Francisco, a specialist treating my TMJ told me he

> > thought I had

> > fibromyalgia--when I told my primary care physician

> > who had been doing the

> > usual battery of tests for thyroid, kidney, liver,

> > and other problems that

> > I'd had done a million times ago--she said she'd

> > been thinking the same

> > thing. A testing of my tender points showed that I

> > did in fact have

> > fibromyalgia. Since this, I've gone through a

> > divorce, a move, job changes,

> > and currently in the middle of a bankruptcy. My

> > current employer informed

> > me yesterday that she could no longer work with my

> > many illness-related

> > absences, and that I should look for another

> > opportunity that suited me

> > better. I am frustrated and demoralized to say the

> > least--and a bit

> > frightened of my future.

> >

> > I have web design and graphics skills that I would

> > like to build on so I can

> > try to support myself working from home. Freelance

> > work is worrisome

> > because of the lack of insurance, but I don't see

> > much choice anymore.

> > Ideally, I would like to build on my skills and

> > education, but I have no

> > idea how to support myself while I do this. Do any

> > of you know of any

> > resources I could look into for the purposes of job

> > re-training? Also do

> > any of you know of a good support group in the LA

> > area, or have physician

> > recommendations? I thank you in advance for any

> > advice you can offer.

> >

> > Thank you,

> >

> >

> >

>

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Amen Sue, been trying to work towards the same attitude. Thanks for the

pep talk. God knows we all need it sometimes and our group can say it

better cause we all understand and love each other for all they have

suffered. I could not have said it better. Deana

On Fri, 8 Jun 2001 13:38:48 +0200 " D. Krein "

writes:

> Hi!

> I would like to welcome all new members

> Sorry all that I'm not writing, I'm giong througha family crisis and

> my

> health isn't too wonderful

> Love

>

> Re: New to list/seeking advice

>

>

> abraxis3@...

> Dear ,

> I hope that you take this in the spirit in which it is

> sent. I know full well how it feels to have your life

> fall to pieces, but if you can look for the 'silver

> lining' in the cloud (there 'always' is one, and only

> you will be able to determines what that is), you will

> see that things will turn around for you. I wanted to

> share that with you, so that hopefully, you will stop

> and reflect and come through this, maybe a little

> quicker than I did! Looking back at my own life, the

> things that were so tragic, at that time, were really

> for the best. Something better replaced it! I could

> sit here and say, " oh, you poor dear " , and really mean

> it, but what benefit would you receive from it? Set

> your sights up, dear! There's a life boat waiting

> for you to get in and ride...as bad as I felt about

> myself, there was one for me, so there's certainly

> one for you, too! When I got on, so many incredible

> things just opened up for me. I still mourned my

> losses (cried my tears), but chose to see them as a

> form of 'cleansing' instead of seeing them as 'the end

> of my world'. It was a 'choice' I finally made, and

> I'm glad I did. The angels (other people) came out

> of the 'woodwork' with 'lifelines' for me, but it

> didn't happen until I changed my outlook!

> Be good to yourself, be gentle with yourself, love

> yourself, and the Universe will respond in kind!

> You don't have to take my word for it. Just try it

> for yourself, and see what happens!

> Love,

> Sue

>

> --- Novak wrote:

> > Hello to everyone,

> >

> > I am a 28 year old female living in Los Angeles.

> > I've suffered from chronic

> > and illness most of my life. A couple of years ago,

> > while living in San

> > Francisco, a specialist treating my TMJ told me he

> > thought I had

> > fibromyalgia--when I told my primary care physician

> > who had been doing the

> > usual battery of tests for thyroid, kidney, liver,

> > and other problems that

> > I'd had done a million times ago--she said she'd

> > been thinking the same

> > thing. A testing of my tender points showed that I

> > did in fact have

> > fibromyalgia. Since this, I've gone through a

> > divorce, a move, job changes,

> > and currently in the middle of a bankruptcy. My

> > current employer informed

> > me yesterday that she could no longer work with my

> > many illness-related

> > absences, and that I should look for another

> > opportunity that suited me

> > better. I am frustrated and demoralized to say the

> > least--and a bit

> > frightened of my future.

> >

> > I have web design and graphics skills that I would

> > like to build on so I can

> > try to support myself working from home. Freelance

> > work is worrisome

> > because of the lack of insurance, but I don't see

> > much choice anymore.

> > Ideally, I would like to build on my skills and

> > education, but I have no

> > idea how to support myself while I do this. Do any

> > of you know of any

> > resources I could look into for the purposes of job

> > re-training? Also do

> > any of you know of a good support group in the LA

> > area, or have physician

> > recommendations? I thank you in advance for any

> > advice you can offer.

> >

> > Thank you,

> >

> >

> >

>

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Deb,

Allow me to welcome you to a fantastic list and I'm sorry you have really

suffered with your fibro, as well as losing jobs. I have lost one job to ill

health. The current job I'm in is great about it.. well most of them are. I

never thought an element of fibro is depression. You might have found the

key to my depression

Love

Re: New to list/seeking advice

Sue:

I'm brand new here and live in Texas, but I've gone through similar

problems like you before I knew I had fibromyalgia. Everyone saw it

as lazy. I lost two husbands and numerous jobs over it. I now

finally have the diagnoses to prove I wasn't malingering, but no job

or husband and very few friends. Three years ago when I thought I

still might be able to work, I went to our state Rehabilitation

Agency. You can find them in the phone book or call the department of

human servoices there. There are lots of programs to help the

disabled, and that's what we are now.

As far as support groups, my Dr. told me thaty are great for us.

Look int he phone book under Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue, or again

the Dept of Human Services or even the local MHMR (it's called here)

or Community Mental Health Center. I know, Fobro isn't all abut

Mental, but support groups often come under that and an element of

fibro is depression.

Good luck, and take care of yourself.

Deb

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[Guest guest]

Hi Deb,

Allow me to welcome you to a fantastic list and I'm sorry you have really

suffered with your fibro, as well as losing jobs. I have lost one job to ill

health. The current job I'm in is great about it.. well most of them are. I

never thought an element of fibro is depression. You might have found the

key to my depression

Love

Re: New to list/seeking advice

Sue:

I'm brand new here and live in Texas, but I've gone through similar

problems like you before I knew I had fibromyalgia. Everyone saw it

as lazy. I lost two husbands and numerous jobs over it. I now

finally have the diagnoses to prove I wasn't malingering, but no job

or husband and very few friends. Three years ago when I thought I

still might be able to work, I went to our state Rehabilitation

Agency. You can find them in the phone book or call the department of

human servoices there. There are lots of programs to help the

disabled, and that's what we are now.

As far as support groups, my Dr. told me thaty are great for us.

Look int he phone book under Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue, or again

the Dept of Human Services or even the local MHMR (it's called here)

or Community Mental Health Center. I know, Fobro isn't all abut

Mental, but support groups often come under that and an element of

fibro is depression.

Good luck, and take care of yourself.

Deb

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