Last year I was at an ultimate low point. I was incredibly overweight, constantly in pain and struggling to get by each day. It all came to a head while on holiday with the children in August 2015. I was out of breath, I looked like a beached whale in all of the photos, I struggled to walk to the beach from the caravan and more importantly I couldn't participate in all the fun stuff the children wanted to do. When I got back from that holiday I knew that I needed to get in control of my condition. I had long suspected that food and exercise were the key to my improved health and I had been doing more exercise through walking, but I had not changed anything about what I was eating.
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Relaxation techniques have often been advocated for Fibromyalgia treatment, due to the conditions association with stress and depression. Meditation has been shown to reduce symptom severity, reduce stress and sleep disturbances in Fibromyalgia patients and is certainly a technique that can help you to slow down, to rest and to relax. [Source: Natural Health Advisory] I know that mediation is a powerful tool in assisting with relaxation, but I struggle to get into the right mindset without some form of assistance - or rather guidance. Guided meditation is my solution and although I still find it difficult to ‘get into’, once I allow the guidance to transport me, I find meditation incredibly helpful. I am constantly frustrated by my foggy brain; the inability to string a sentence together, when I forget the word I need to say, when I get confused and forgetful. It’s hard sometimes to accept how I have gone from an organised and effective person all of the time to an often confused and forgetful mumbling mess. It really has knocked my confidence. Once upon a time I could remember when someone’s birthday was, I could multitask at work and at home, I was organised, methodical and totally in control. Now I struggle to remember most things; what day my daughter has PE, where I put my keys, friends and family’s birthdays. I even forgot parents evening once! |
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