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What it feels like. Fibromyalgia.

Sorry haven't posted for a while, I haven't been well recently. I have a condition called fibromyalgia, I have decided to share with you all today how it feels to live with this on a day to day basis. Some days are good and others days are bad, some days are so bad I feel like I can't even get out of bed, but I don't let it beat me. There are many different symptoms of this condition, the widespread pain is the biggest one, the pain that you get when you have the flu, aching pain that just take you over, that's what it feels like, and it could happen anytime and in any part of your body. The constant pain also makes it extremely hard to get a good nights sleep, I hate going asleep at night just because I simply know that I won't, even if I did get a good 8 or 9 hours of sleep I still would be so tired waking up the next morning, and to top it off, the morning stiffness is excruciating, it would take me 15 or 20 minutes just to get out of bed. I would also get a lot of headaches and migraines wich would leave me bed bound for a couple of hours. Stomach problems are also an issue with me IBS is also I symptom and it can strike me at certain times, which is not nice if you are out trying to have a good time and suddenly you are crippled with stomach cramps. Sometimes all the different things can get a bit too much for me, I do get depressed about it a lot, thinking why does it have to happen to me, why do I have to have so much pain all the time. I know that there are some people who think that I am just milking it and it couldn't be as bad as I say, and that I'll be grand if I get some excersise and a good nights sleep, I wish it was that easy, exercises is painful and completely draining, sometimes it's impossible to do it, other times I would be crippled for days with muscle pain. Some people think that it's not even a real condition, but I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy and I hope those people never realise how I am not even telling them the half of it, I am fortunate enough to have people who look after me aswel, my boyfriend is amazing, he never judges me and puts up with all the tears and fibroflares, he does his best for me which is all I can ask of him. Although I do have bad days and I might get depressed about it all I am extremely grateful that I am well enough most of the time to go out and enjoy my life and not be held back, I treasure every good minute I have because I know that I could be struck with pain at any time and that I might not be able or want to do anything but lie down. I do hope that in the future people become more educated on this condition, as I do think that understanding it is half the battle, then you can help the people who need it. Off to bed now with my heat pad and a good book. Night night thanks for reading. 

Joanne... Xxx