Chronic Fibromyalgia Pain; You Don't Have to Live With It

So, it seems like your fibromyalgia pain has beendestructive habits of thought. This is why stress
around forever, and will be around forever. Letmakes fibromyalgia pain so much worse in the
me assure you that you DON'T have to live withshort run, because stress is actually what causes
it, that there is a way out, and that it isit in the first place too.
surprisingly simple, and yet totally deceptive atBut you've had a stressful life and you are
the same time, because even your doctors don'tcurrently living in stressful circumstances, so what
know about it and aren't doing it.are you to do? Well, do what you can to alleviate
The answer is to first, start feeling betterthe stress as much as possible, and start
emotionally, and second, to start relaxingdeveloping a 'relaxing muscle' that you can use to
physically. In my experience, fibromyalgia iskeep your stress level down in the middle of a
caused by a buildup of stress chemicals in thestressful circumstance.
tissues. So, stop laying down stress chemicals bySpend the first 15 minutes of every day
working yourself into happier emotional states andbreathing deeply and purposefully relaxing all your
start a daily practice of stretching and relaxingmuscles so you can develop some body memory
and dismissing your worse-feeling thoughts andthat you can turn to when the going gets
start clearing stress chemicals with gentle (atstressful. Start practicing breathing deeply while
first) stretches.you are driving, or washing dishes or having a
Fibromyalgia pain is caused by stress chemicalconversation. This practice alone can eliminate the
buildup and stress chemical buildup is caused byrelease of stress chemicals in your body if you
dwelling in 'negative' emotional states, and dwellingcan remember to turn to it at the first sign of
in negative emotional states is caused bythe shallow breathing and tense muscles of stress.