ADJUST

In case you didn't know, the word fibromyalgia really means adjust. You must adjust your thinking, your lifestyle, and even your attitude. That's a lot of adjusting for one person to handle. That's when I realized uh oh, it wasn't just ME who had to adjust. There were also others, too, and that was the really hard part.

You now understand that fibromyalgia accounted for your constant pain, your irritable bowel and bladder, your allergy problems, and also for your lack of endurance and non-sleep routine. You know you have had memory blanks, word mix-ups, and the basic "irritable everything." At this point. you have a name for it, you have a personal, workable understanding of it, and you know you have to make a lot of adjustments. You also have to try to get others to catch up with you.

For those of us who are overachievers, it is important to find ways to function without creating more pain for ourselves. We are independent by nature, and it is hard to ask others for help. Realizing you can't do it all may take some time. It is not an abuse to ask another for assistance. It's just another adjustment.

Keep your head up and remember, a little adjustment goes a long way with FMS!