http://womenandfibromyalgia.com Living with an Invisible Dis-ease Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:14:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://womenandfibromyalgia.com/2010/03/16/fibromyalgia-an-argument-against-being-mentally-ill/ http://womenandfibromyalgia.com/2010/03/16/fibromyalgia-an-argument-against-being-mentally-ill/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:02:30 +0000 Barbara Keddy http://womenandfibromyalgia.com/?p=795 ” My friend…care for your psyche…know thyself, for once we know ourselves, we may learn how to care for ourselves”, Socrates Fibromyalgia does not allow for any kind of scientific tests to aid in making the diagnosis of the syndrome. It is not a disease, but a broad spectrum of ‘symptoms’ which appear to be [...]]]> http://womenandfibromyalgia.com/2010/03/16/fibromyalgia-an-argument-against-being-mentally-ill/feed/ 4 http://womenandfibromyalgia.com/2009/04/12/is-fibromyalgia-a-psycho-somatic-disorder/ http://womenandfibromyalgia.com/2009/04/12/is-fibromyalgia-a-psycho-somatic-disorder/#comments Sun, 12 Apr 2009 22:58:13 +0000 Barbara Keddy http://womenandfibromyalgia.com/?p=45 ” Trust one who has gone through it”, Virgil Writing those words, in fact, even thinking about the title makes me feel uncomfortable! Who wants to be labeled as one whose pain is thought to be “JUST in your head” implying it is not real? But, before we go off into a tailspin about that specific demeaning-sounding word, I [...]]]> http://womenandfibromyalgia.com/2009/04/12/is-fibromyalgia-a-psycho-somatic-disorder/feed/ 8 http://womenandfibromyalgia.com/2008/12/01/fibromyalgia-and-buddhist-practice-of-tonglin/ http://womenandfibromyalgia.com/2008/12/01/fibromyalgia-and-buddhist-practice-of-tonglin/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:01:42 +0000 Barbara Keddy http://womenandfibromyalgia.com/?p=38 ” There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in”, Leonard Cohen While I have read about and practiced (somewhat… and not diligently), mindfulness meditation, I have not often successfully been able to ‘let go’ of the pain messages from my brain, which seems to be from where anxiety and stress originates. [...]]]> http://womenandfibromyalgia.com/2008/12/01/fibromyalgia-and-buddhist-practice-of-tonglin/feed/ 7 http://womenandfibromyalgia.com/2008/10/10/fibromyalgia-and-sore-hips/ http://womenandfibromyalgia.com/2008/10/10/fibromyalgia-and-sore-hips/#comments Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:10:40 +0000 Barbara Keddy http://womenandfibromyalgia.com/?p=36 “It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it” , Lena Horne HAPPY THANKSGIVING WEEK-END! We Canadians are always so happy our Thanksgiving falls in mid October when it’s harvest time; the leaves are gorgeous and in full colour and if we cook a turkey it is still a long way [...]]]> http://womenandfibromyalgia.com/2008/10/10/fibromyalgia-and-sore-hips/feed/ 11