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Living with fibromyalgia

We are all told, “live your life to the fullest”; I am here to do just that. Fibromyalgia, Are we having fun yet?! serves as a vessel to project my passions, and clue in my loyal readers as to what inspires me in this crazy world. So, sit back, relax, and read on.

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You Might Have Fibromyalgia, If your trash goes out more than you do!!!!!!! Boo

A Name for the Pain - A Story of a Fibromyalgia Survivor She writes about people always telling her that she looked older than her age. ...

Sally O'Gwin Gentry

Sep 5, 20202 min read

When it Rains, it Pours!!!!!!!

Most people with Fibromyalgia and other pain based medical problems, do not suffer solely from fibromyalgia, but an array of other...

Sally O'Gwin Gentry

Sep 2, 20202 min read

One Possible Cause of Fibro Can Be Like Nailing Down Jello!

One author talks about Substance P as a brain/pain chemical with the main purpose of sending pain messages to the body. Normally this...

Sally O'Gwin Gentry

Sep 2, 20202 min read

I Have Fibromyalgia\Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, But It Doesn't Have Me!!!!!!!

We can choose to celebrate small victories!!!!! Some days are harder than others. Discouragement can start out as small whispers, and...

Sally O'Gwin Gentry

Sep 1, 20201 min read

I am not the least bit stressed out.... I AM NOT THE LEAST BIT STRESSED OUT........ I AM NOT

.........THE LEAST BIT STRESSED OUT!!!!!!!!!!!! Ok, I know that I am being over dramatic!!!!!!! But I have never handled...

Sally O'Gwin Gentry

Aug 30, 20202 min read

The Story of The Golden Buddha

One of the harder things to struggle with in my opinion, is overall confidence. Once chronic illness like fibromyalgia, i.e. chronic...

Sally O'Gwin Gentry

Aug 28, 20202 min read

Anxiety!!! I'm Not Anxious!!!! What Makes You Think That?!!

One of my most popular times to have a panic attack is if we are going to travel, and I worry and worry ridiculously about running out of...

Sally O'Gwin Gentry

Aug 27, 20202 min read

The Inmates Are Running The Asylum!!!!!!

The other therapist that I shared an office with used to use that expression a lot!!! It was usually about our supervisor, and personnel...

Sally O'Gwin Gentry

Aug 26, 20202 min read

Charlie Brown to Lucy, "They say that if life gives you lemons, make lemonade!" .....

..... What if life gives you Brussels sprouts?!! "Don't even think about it, says Lucy!!! I know, corny! Growing up Brussels sprouts...

Sally O'Gwin Gentry

Aug 25, 20202 min read

Sometimes A Person Can Be So Dense!!!!!!

Now for the serious part!!! And of course this is about me!!!!! An Important rule is to be careful about labeling thyself! Of course,...

Sally O'Gwin Gentry

Aug 24, 20202 min read

Sometimes I Think That If the Roles Were Reversed And I Had To Live With Me, I Might Want To Run ...

........ away from home!!!!!!!!!!! It is just that, as we know, it is sometimes such a daunting task to live with chronic pain, fatigue,...

Sally O'Gwin Gentry

Aug 22, 20201 min read

Eat Like A Bird Continued

A friend and I were discussing the Sleep Hygiene Rules, which I can recite in my sleep!! Ha ha. Get it!!!! There will be a reference to...

Sally O'Gwin Gentry

Aug 21, 20201 min read

Eat Like A Bird

Are you kidding me?!!!

Sally O'Gwin Gentry

Aug 21, 20201 min read

WHILE I AM WILD EYED AND BUSHY TAILED, MY HUSBAND JUST SLEEPS AWAY!

That is the case in so many relationships. Of course, my husband has not been as lucky as he has gotten older. But nevertheless, I think...

Sally O'Gwin Gentry

Aug 20, 20202 min read

I Have A Brand New Skill......

I can forget what I am doing while I am forgetting!!!!!! Sorry, I see to be stuck on fibro fog lately!!!!!!! How are you doing during...

Sally O'Gwin Gentry

Aug 20, 20203 min read

HOW IN THE HECK DO MEN AND WOMEN EVER SUCCEED IN COMMUNICATING?!!!!!

When we think about the way men logically communicate with solutions in mind, and the way that women communicate many times in an...

Sally O'Gwin Gentry

Aug 19, 20203 min read

Adding Some More Specific Symptoms To The List .......

In looking thru more information on fibromyalgia, here is another interesting list that breaks down the different symptoms into more...

Sally O'Gwin Gentry

Aug 17, 20202 min read

Oh boy, I'm in line for that happiness pill!!!!.......

...............Ha! According to Time magazine, and Laura Kubzansky and K."Vish" Vishwanath, some research on the matter indicates that...

Sally O'Gwin Gentry

Aug 16, 20201 min read

Karilyn's Story

Hurry, hurry, hurry, now if I can get out of the house in the next few minutes I can pick up the dry cleaning, stop at the pharmacy and...

Sally O'Gwin Gentry

Aug 15, 20207 min read

What can happen later in life to a child in trauma ...........

I ask a friend if she would mind sharing her story of struggles with rheumatoid arthritis, and other extremely painful issues. I was...

Sally O'Gwin Gentry

Aug 15, 20201 min read

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Sally O'Gwin Gentry, Licensed Professional Counselor

A Texas Tech University, sociology/criminology major, worked in business, community volunteering, back to school to become a therapist, worked for 2 agencies then private practice, then fibromyalgia! Unexpected retirement. Wife, mother, daughter, sister, mother in law, and best of all Gramma!