Writing for The Mighty!

Hey there, Sharing is Caring Members!

It’s been a while. Not gonna lie. I’m struggling a bit these days with completing anything outside of work. My pain levels are high, and my personal balance is out of whack.

I have good intentions, just no follow through at the moment, and that’s okay. I’m working 60-70+ hours a week, something has got to give.

A lot of somethings.

Sadly, writing for the blog has been one of those things.

However, I was invited by The Mighty to write an introduction for their Fibromyalgia news letter which was super exciting for me. It was also a challenge to keep my ramblings down to 150 words!

Sharing my introduction with you below and encouraging you to check out the featured story by Samantha Moss – it includes an excellent pain visual and description chart.

Until the next blog – peace out pain sufferers.

Pain is Personal. How Do You Perceive Your Fibromyalgia Pain?

Pain. All-day, every day? Worse in the morning or the afternoon? Sharp? Shooting? Stabbing? Aching?

Pain is personal — how we perceive it and our tolerance to it is as individual as it gets.

For many, the struggle to describe their chronic pain is as real as the pain itself. To make things harder, add on a cloak of invisibility. There’s no wound to see. No cast to draw on. No Snoopy bandage to ease the hurt.

Whether you rely on words, visuals or a pain scale, talking about how your pain feels and how it affects you is critical to getting the help you need. In my case, recording my symptoms and better describing my pain led to the discovery of a second autoimmune disease.

How about you? How would you rate your fibro pain before, during and after a flare, and what method do you use to describe it? Check out this week’s featured story — it may inspire you to come up with a new creative way to rate your pain.

You can read more of Edith’s work on The Mighty by clicking here. Visit her website by clicking here. You can also follow her on Instagram here and “like” her Facebook page here.

💡 Today’s Takeaway

Finding a way to describe your pain may be hard, but it’s worth it!

Stay Mighty,

Edith