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States or Attitudes that Can Cause Fibromyalgia, In my Opinion

December 16, 2009 by Lisa

We’ve already talked about the state of problem-solver, and people-pleaser.

Another state I believe causes fibro is that of being divorced from the body.

For me, I believe some painful and violating episodes when I was younger caused me to just tune my body out. To just get really good at dampening the signals from my body.

The body has a lot to tell us, but if we habitually ignore it due to chronic pain or any other reason, then it starts to scream.

The body uses the language of symptoms and sensations to articulate what it knows. How else can it communicate?

Stephanie Mines, Ph.D. From We are All in Shock

Another state that creates fibro is ignoring the body.

I remember about 10 years ago. I was working as a dispatcher in the local police department. I would come home from 8 hours of work with a headache. I would take 2 motrin and a half hour nap and then get up and work on my home computer, and I would do this every day.

Wow! Is it any wonder that I got sicker and sicker? My body was telling me, with that headache: “stop working! Take some time off! Stretch our neck muscles! Go outside! Find something relaxing and fun to do! Process the work day! Don’t wait till the weekend!”

Instead, I dampened the pain with motrin, waited long enough for it to kick in, and then got right back on the computer.

Head aches, back aches, finger aches, feeling tired, they are all our body trying to communicate with us: “If you keep going something seriously wrong is going to happen.” “I need rest and repair time and attention.”

Today, I try to pay a lot of attention all day long to what my body is telling me. If I have a pain or an ache I address it. I no longer take pain medication ever. I always make sure to catch and treat my overuse symptoms before they get out of hand.

I’ve felt the pain of fibromyalgia and that’s a place I won’t go to again.

One more state I believe causes Fibromyalgia is the state of feeling responsible for things we can’t possibly have control over. Like the behavior of our children or spouses, or like the way other people see us, or being late to an appointment because of traffic. All we can truly be responsible for is ourselves and our own behavior and thoughts.

And one more – the super-big kicker for me: the state of giving others power over our happiness. Believing that if my husband treats me in a way I consider to be poorly I should be upset about it.

Actually, I don’t know if this was my exact belief. I think my exact belief could be more accurately stated as: other people, especially my husband, should know exactly how to treat me to make me feel the best, and they should always be willing to treat me in exactly this way regardless of what is going on with them.

Lol. What a trap. This trap is one I am still unraveling for myself, but every time I see a little victory I reap the rewards of peace and well-being for myself, no matter how people around me feel.

Is this selfish? Yes. I believe we have to be selfish if we are to regain our health – and I believe that your selfishness will be the best thing you can give your family and friends. When you can find peace and happiness regardless of how they feel, you can lead them to peace and happiness – when before they had no hope, no path, no guiding light at all.

States of resentment about anything and states of hiding something from someone close to you also can contribute to the starting of body states that lead to fibromyalgia I believe. These both require and consume huge energetic resources.

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