I have been diagnosed with FMS for just under a year but have been dealing with symptoms for a lot longer. I’m sure a lot of it is from the stress I have been under but it seems like everything has just been amplified. Has this helped people? It seems like I need some validation of my situation. Could anyone share with me some of their issues with FMS and if talking about it helps?
Amplified: That’s actually an accurate description of what I experience with Fibromyalgia. Sounds, light, exhaustion, temperature changes, pain, tasks, stress, dust bunnies, wrinkles in the bed sheets (seriously!) – all magnified many, many times. Emotions are too. The possible implication of every word I hear, the tone of voice and the posture of the speaker – it all falls on my head like boulders. FMS has more than a few things in common with PMS. So you see, what you are experiencing isn’t just stress, and you’re not the only one thinking everything is REALLY BIG.
Talking: Hmm. It depends on the person listening to me. If I talk to a sympathetic person, there are times when I know it relieves some of my fears and depression. Sometimes physicians or counselors/therapists are able to help, sometimes not. I can’t guarantee talking to someone will alleviate your burden, but yes, it might help. My best friend knows about my good days as well as my absolutely horrid days. It’s encouraging to have a person who cares, listens, and goes above and beyond to help. Does that fix what’s wrong with me? No, but being loved certainly improves my general happiness and therefore the quality of my life. Do I tell my friend everything? No, not really. FMS is too much for me. If it were a job I would quit. I don’t want to dump this huge burden on another human being. The only one I tell everything to is the Lord Jesus. He’s strong enough to bear the bad stuff I pour out each day, then replace it with what I really need at the moment.