what do you think

[kitty51]

Do you Feel that your emotional state effects your pain levels?

[jason80]

I don't understand the difference between "agree" and "yes it does". I think there is a slight correlation.  Just when I think there is a great correlation of pain and stress -- I am feeling good, not stressed at all, and wham I sometimes begin feeling more pain. So there are other factors I cannot control that have as much or more impact in my case. BTW, not entirely sure I have this specific illness, but I still think I'm in this sort of category.

As the person mentioned above, my stress levels tend to rise when I'm in pain, so there is a definite correlation in that respect.

[deedee332]

I believe that my stress level contributes to my pain level to a certain degree but it also seems that I get really, really stressed when my pain is high.  I don't know, I feel like a crazy person, cuckoo I get.  I also have ended communication with an aunt whom I was very close with recently because she seems to upset me with her nonsense.  One of the times that her and I were talking and I didn't agree with what she was saying, she asked me had I taken my meds.  That was when I was on Lyrica which made me forget and not understand things. I realized after I had stopped taking lyrica that things were more understandable and she was using my illness against me.

[kitty51]

the orthopeadic surgeon said that fibro is a word that rhumys made up, he said its servere muscle tension and the rest WELL  hmm .
Anyway i do believe when the stress is low and the spirit is high the fibro takes a break!!
thanks girls hugs all round!!

[kiddthekatt]

  By all means. Any time that I get upset or stressed out over anything, I throw myslf into a flare. That's the main reason that I had to distance myself away from a dear friend whom I've known since high school. She doesn't believe in Fibro, and told me more than once that I needed to see a shrink!! I was so upset with her. I finally had to sit down and write her a long letter explaining to her that our friendship had to end. I told her that my health seemed not to matter to her, and that in order for me to function without the stress that she put between us, I had to say goodbye to her.

  It's been a year now and I haven't heard back from her. Oh well, it was her loss.

gentle hugs
Angel  

[PlateletGal]

I agree 100%. I think that is I do my best to live a healthy & balanced lifestyle. Since I can work on my spirit and happiness.... I do that. It is challenging at times.... I mean, my hormones are screwed up and I'm in pain, but I'm sure that doing this will only help me in my quest to beat this disease.