Some used to think fibromyalgia was closely linked to anxiety and depression. But the latest research shows that’s not really the case. Recent data suggests that people with fibromyalgia don’t have higher rates of depression or anxiety than people with other pain problems. What

Fibromyalgia causes widespread pain all over the body, often making people feel stiff in the mornings, tired, and mentally foggy. It can also lead to stomach problems, Dr. Sean Mackey explains. Doctors used to diagnose it by checking for "tender points" on the body, but now they

"For all of us with #fibromyalgia, it seems to me that it’s all about doing or thinking whatever it takes to get up and get doing the things we have to do in life and hopefully, before our energy runs out each day…getting to some things we like to do." soisfibromyalgiareal.com/i-live-in-deli…

Fibromyalgia isn’t just body aches—it rewires how the brain processes pain, disrupts sleep, and affects daily life. Treatments focus on symptom management through movement, mindfulness, lifestyle changes, and medications. Learn more about causes, diagnosis, and options:

"Many with #fibromyalgia tell me they can’t #exercise and I’ll be the first to acknowledge that exercising with fibromyalgia is fraught with so many difficulties it took me two posts of over five thousand words combined to discuss it." #WhatIKnowIsReal soisfibromyalgiareal.com/different-thin…

#Restorative "I’m certainly not a #sleep expert but I think I can just tell when I wake up, if I was able to get that…there’s a feeling of being rested, having a sense of well-being & grounded…that is just not there if I have a night of disjointed sleep" soisfibromyalgiareal.com/to-sleep-or-no…

#FibroFog and eating #brain-boosting foods..."So, the worst that happens, is…I get healthier? And the best? I get smarter? Personally, I can’t argue with that logic!" #WhatIKnowIsReal soisfibromyalgiareal.com/go-figurehelpi…

"Without medications to help me feel better I have learned how to make myself feel better on my own.” #Fibromyalgia #ManagingWithoutMeds #WhatIKnowIsReal soisfibromyalgiareal.com/my-story-keepi…

"So I guess then, pain and symptoms in my body, for me, is a signal to (in fact, I guess) work on my brain. (IMPORTANT NOTE: This is NOT the same as saying “It’s all in my head.”!!!)" #WhatIKnowIsReal soisfibromyalgiareal.com/it-seems-like-…

"there’s a stigma attached to fibromyalgia; it seems the question Is fibromyalgia real? hangs over me (& everyone else suffering from it) in the eyes of many others & honestly, it just gets too ridiculous for me to even dignify it with a response anymore!" soisfibromyalgiareal.com/i-have-fibromy…

#FibroFog ..."And if you’re a “regular” person (who doesn’t have #fibromyalgia)…STOP RIGHT NOW!…and don’t laugh and dismissively tell me, “Oh, I get that too, that happens lately, it’s old age.” #WhatIKnowIsReal soisfibromyalgiareal.com/fibro-fog-frus…

"But I think there’s something to be said for having an optimistic ignorance of our SUPPOSED #fibromyalgia fate…in other words…#hope." #WhatIKnowIsReal soisfibromyalgiareal.com/ten-things-im-…

"It’s ALL mind over matter(!!) to me…it’s ALL using my willpower to overcome my physical problems…my INCREDIBLY STRONG willpower over my EXCRUCIATINGLY DIFFICULT fibromyalgia physical problems." #WhatIKnowIsReal soisfibromyalgiareal.com/its-an-incredi…

"So I’ve been getting my life back these last five years…my full life…particularly my energy…my time…my feeling of well being. Ever so slowly, but surely, it’s all coming back. And the major thing I changed? #Sleep. I FIXED MY SLEEP." #WhatIKnowIsReal soisfibromyalgiareal.com/the-sleep-solu…

#Fibromyalgia & #Covid "And maybe our fibromyalgia doesn’t make us weaker as we face this, as we initially fear when something like this comes along…maybe it makes us stronger. Yes. Stronger." #WhatIKnowIsReal soisfibromyalgiareal.com/fibromyalgia-a…

#Fibromyalgia too, story of my last 23 years.

Again. Read your entire thread here. It's like you are talking about my life with fibromyalgia. Exactly.

#Fibromyalgia and #Diet …“If there’s a chance in hell it can help AND it’s a thing that’s healthy (even advised!) to do anyway...I’m doing it!” #WhatIKnowIsReal soisfibromyalgiareal.com/fibromyalgia-a…

"Like an athlete running a marathon, their body worn out and hurting, their energy expending (not unlike #fibromyalgia…every day!), it's their mental game that keeps them going…mind over matter…to the finish." #WhatIKnowIsReal soisfibromyalgiareal.com/its-an-incredi…

“Try to be positive...is both RIDICULOUS advice and GREAT advice, all at once." #Fibromyalgia #WhatIKnowIsReal soisfibromyalgiareal.com/being-positive…