The Five Balance Points for Successful Chronic Pain Management
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View ArticleWhere Are You?
The biggest thing I've learned in this journey is that positive thinking won't cure my illness, but it sure as hell makes it easier to live with. . . . → Read More: Where Are You?
View ArticleDo You Take More Pain Meds Than You’re Supposed To?
Doctors risk losing their license, losing their livelihood, and losing their freedom every time they write a prescription for a controlled medication. Can we really blame them for being careful and...
View ArticleAre You Comparing Your Insides to Everyone Else’s Outsides?
when I compare what I can see of someone else's life to what I experience in mine, I do us both a disservice. I make myself feel worse about my life, because not being able to see the negatives in...
View Article8 Things You Didn’t Know Would Make Fibromyalgia Worse
Do you do everything you can to ease your fibro symptoms, and wonder why you don't feel better? If you're being exposed to the following substances, you may be undoing all the good you're doing with...
View ArticleTo Sleep, Perchance to Dream – But What if You Have Painsomnia?
Do you have trouble sleeping because of your pain? Here are some helpful tips to try. . . . → Read More: To Sleep, Perchance to Dream – But What if You Have Painsomnia?
View ArticleOpiophobia, Restrictive Laws, and the Torture of Chronic Pain Patients
Albert Einstein said that insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results, but isn't that exactly what we're doing now? . . . → Read More: Opiophobia, Restrictive Laws,...
View ArticleDoctor, Why Does My Face Still Ache? – A Review
Doctor, Why Does My Face Still Ache?: Getting Relief from Persistent Jaw, Ear, Tooth, and Headache Pain by Donald R. Tanenbaum, DDS, MPH and S. L. Roistacher, DDS is an outstanding explanation of the...
View ArticleLetting Go: It’s Time to Move On
Working with a chronic pain condition like fibromyalgia is hard enough without the addition of a 4 to 5 hour commute. . . . → Read More: Letting Go: It’s Time to Move On
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