New Years Day is a time that many reflect on the past year and set new goals for the new one. That includes many of those who are suffering from fibromyalgia, a chronic pain condition that affects an estimated 10 million people in the United States alone.
Here are 15 New Years resolutions made by fibromyalgia sufferers. We hope that some of these may inspire you or someone that you love for 2017. Please post any resolutions that you’ve made for yourself to the comments section of our Facebook page.
1. “To keep moving my body! Stretch a lot every morning. Walk around the farm. Remember to move with careful awareness and treat myself to plenty of hot baths, black and white movies and Arnica Gel! — Mary Clasen
2. “To use my time wisely doing the things I love.” — Karen Woods McIsaac
3. “To allow myself to have bad days without feeling guilty.” — Melissa Winans
4. “To make it through my 45th year of having fibro and to never quit!” — Lou Gardina
5. “To give up trying to convince everyone that I am ill…” — Robert G. Burke
6. “To get moving and capture more of life. That may be doing things modified for ‘the fibro’ I live with, but it’s still living.” — Emily Atwood Hagensick
7. “To better advocate for myself, whether it’s with my healthcare providers, myself or family and friends.” — Merielle Bernier
8. “To do one thing a day. It could be laundry or just going out to get the mail.” — Susan Kenney
9. “To have a little more laughter in my life. Laughter is the best medicine!” — Elaine Emond
10. “To be gentle with myself and listen to my body, not just every day but every moment. To do what is necessary to support myself and surround myself with people who love me and bring positivity to my life. And to appreciate the so-called ‘little things’ that make life worth living.” — Kittie Eubank
11. “To be happy for every moment I am here, every moment without pain or fatigue, to be grateful for the friends and my family who are so wonderful. And to give hope and encouragement where I can.” — Diane Jones Magnum
12. “To help myself and others to understand this thing better and to try and find a remedy that works for me.” — Ann Walsh
13. “To love life and keep believing there will one day be a cure.” — Kirsten Burgess
14. “To keep on keeping on no matter how bad the pain gets…” — Rita Lique
15. “To get through each day, one at a time.” — Michael Wood
Source: https://themighty.com/2015/12/new-years-resolutions-people-with-fibromyalgia-are-making-for-2016/
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