Educating and empowering women with Fibromyalgia to live her best life in a healthy and sustainable way.
Your time is NOW! You deserve to live the healthy life you've always wanted.
A Fibro Girl Communicates Her Needs Clearly
Introduction:
Does it seem like no one gets your fibromyalgia? And you know how frustrating it can be to deal with it everyday. You'd love some help, but you don't even know how to tell your family and friends what you need.
It can be a challenge to let others know how to understand your fibromyalgia when you barely understand it yourself. Keep reading for 5 tips on sharing your fibromyalgia with others.
This used to be me. I didn't talk about my fibromyalgia at all. Or even understand how to. Maybe you can relate?
I was embarrassed.
I didn’t want to tell anyone how awful I felt.
I didn’t LOOK sick.
Worried that they’d dismiss me.
Or say that it was all in my head
It’s hard to find a way to share with those closest to you about what’s going on. And it can feel scary for your people too. They can see that something is wrong. They might not even know that it’s fibromyalgia yet. They don’t know how to help you.
They want to help.
And maybe you don’t know how they can either.
They want to help.
And how it affected me.
And what I needed from them
These are the things that I looked when I started sharing about my fibromyalgia
Learn the facts about fibromyalgia
Look at all the ways you can help yourself
See where you might need extra help (during the day, during an outing…)
Plan ahead and ask for support with kindness (not in a demanding way out of desperation when it’s too late)
Speak up - you are responsible for yourself and for taking care of your OWN needs
When I finally stopped reacting and was able to look at my fibromyalgia objectively, then I was able to communicate better with my family and friends.
I wrote an Operation Manual for them.
They were so grateful.
If you’re interested in creating your own Operation Manual for your people, check out this self study course A Fibro Girl’s Operation Manual. You’ll be glad you did. And so will your people!
© Copyright 2022 Sunflowers and Butterflies