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[Images]

I have just been diagnosed as having fibro. After many years of physical troubles and such. I am beginning my journey and such with this.  To be honest I am feeling like a loser.

[Gearhead4Life]

Welcome images, i was also recently diagnosed not even a month ago so i know the feeling very well. Know that you are not alone in battling this disease.

[jmanwithfm]

Welcome Images.
You are not a loser. None of us are, but we know the feeling. We are just different. It takes awhile to adjust to it, but at least you have a diagnosis, which has much greater acceptance today than it did several years ago. It will be a journey learning to live with your limitations and finding out what helps. You will find lots of good advice and support here, but elsewhere as well. So best of luck in your journey!

[Robby]

Ok, I'll try this again, I posted earlier but my post isn't there.

Welcome Images, we all feel like losers when we have fibro. However, we have to learn how to ignore those feelings and realize that it's the illness that makes us think that way. You've came to the right place, we all understand and can help you get past all the negative feelings, well at least for the most part. The rest you can live through.

[Tay]

Aaarrrrrgh!!!!!  You know how much I love you guys.........but

Would you feel the same if you had diabetes, or a frozen shoulder...NO!!!

So do not feel that you are a looser.

Life throws us some awful curve balls, and its how we deal with them that matters.  You can still talk, walk, listen, and function, and you wake up every morning.

(Sorry not trying to be hard).

Each day is a blessing and its about taking one step at a time, and one day at a time.  Be thankful for what you have.

Focus on what is important and what you can do.  (Glass half full, is way better than glass half empty)

If only I could give you all a big  hug (so this one will have to do) 

Tay

[ronr]

Welcome Images !

A loser you are not !!!   More likely you are a type A personality of being a go-getter and and overachiever that has finally reached your personal threshold.  You found the best group of folks to help you through this rocky journey right here.  Feel free to ask anything because we have ages of experience with a subject we never wanted to know about.

Learn as much as you can about this so that you have all the weapons possible to fight it.  Fibro does not kill you but may make you wish it would at times.  It is a total readjustment to your life and you will find that you need to reinvent yourself.  Still the same person inside but with a new set of rules for pacing so that you do not make yourself worse.

Read this topic on the stages of grief and print it out so you can review it from time to time.  http://menwithfibro.com/community/index.php?topic=277.0

No matter what you are doing, start low and go slow with all activities that may cause you more grief.  There is plenty of grief in dealing with this anyway so don't add to it.

[foxgrove]

Welcome to the family Images,

I understand your feelings... I've been there so many times.  Let me reassure you that you are certainly not a loser.  You are a hero for continuing on in spite of the pain and fatigue that you're facing.  

Hang with us crazies and you'll find yourself in good company... people who understand because we walk the same walk.  There's no pressure to be or do anything but yourself.  Stick around and make it your home too... you'll never regret it!

Fox

[looneylane]

Welcome Images!