Mibrofyalgia

I’m working on trying to stop pushing myself too much when I’m feeling good, because if I do I then crash and my Fibromyalgia symptoms flare up and then my mood dips too.  I’m learning (slowly) that pacing is definitely the way forward.  The problem I have is that when I start to feel better I want to get on with all the stuff I haven’t been able to do and I get over-exited, do too much and end up sore and exhausted.  I need to realise that when I’m feeling good/better I need to save some of that energy and then I can more consistently do the things I would like to do.

I’ve been in a cycle of doing too much then crashing into a heap of pain and fatigue.  Apparently there is another way, which is to pace oneself.  As a chaotic and impulsive person this should prove to be an interesting approach.  I’m going to try and live within my limits and not keep expecting to be able to do things just because I used to be able to.

I need to learn to enjoy the things that I do have and can do.  If I can manage to take it easier and not push beyond my limits I should in the long run, feel better and be able to do a bit more.