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Mindset is so important, but what does that really mean?

To think positively?

To extract the lessons from a situation?

To focus on moving forward?

To be perfectly honest, these all sound fantastic, but what really happens in the back of my mind is fear.

➡️ Fear of injury or reinjury
➡️ Fear of a flare up
➡️ Fear of moving backward in my wellness journey
➡️ Fear of not being heard

That’s what I think about when I think of mindset.

I know that living with a fear mindset is not helpful….in fact it will pull me further away from my goals.

But the reality is that there is always a bit of fear under the surface because of my Fibromyalgia.

My flare ups are always going to happen….But the key is having a system to deal with the fear + flare ups.

Here’s what I do:

✔️ Gratitude journal- 100 Days of Believing Bigger - Marshawn Evans Daniels

✔️ Lots of breaks - a.m. + p.m. recess & lunch break

✔️ Don’t push to be like others - I follow my path

✔️ Cry, scream, shout - Some days just suck!

✔️ Embrace the movement my body likes - QiGong + Kundalini Yoga

✔️ Supplements - Magnesium, Vitamin D, Omega 3, Zinc

✔️ Ask for help - Part of my team: +

✔️ Acceptance - Each day is different

I know these might not seem like “big” steps, but they work for me.

What tips can you share to keep your mindset positive + focused?

I’ve got a great Mindset Audit to help identify mindset problems.

Comment “YES” below or send a PM + I’ll share it with you.

What is the brain gut connection?

Basically, the gut and brain communicate with each other. What happens in your gut has an impact on the rest of your body.

The gut plays a role in mood, sleep, stress, immunity, inflammation and pain. The gut is very important to our overall health, so if it isn’t healthy, there will be signs in other parts of the body.

Dr. Alejandro Junger explains gut health by using a plant analogy. If you see brown leaves on a plant, picking off the brown leaves won’t make the plant healthy. The leaves aren’t the issue; the problem lies in the roots or the soil. You must look at the internal conditions of the plant to discover the cause of the brown leaves.

The same is true for gut health. The external condition is a result of a problem with internal health.

Let’s say you have a problem with your skin (acne or psoriasis). Only treating the condition externally will not be effective. You may see temporary healing, but the condition (or a different one) will recur. An unhealthy gut is causing the external (skin) conditions. By treating the gut, we can get to the cause of the skin condition by healing from the inside first.

If you’d like to read more about the gut and keeping it healthy, read Clean Gut by Alejandro Junger.

I know through my personal experience that taking care of my gut health has reduced my pain and inflammation and also reduced the severity of my flare ups. By focusing on my gut health, I’ve been able to stop taking medication for my Fibromyalgia and Osteoarthritis. Having a healthy gut has made a big difference in my health.

IT'S ALL ABOUT PAIN!!

The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) defines pain as an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage.

➡️ Acute pain has a sudden onset, feels sharp, + may last from hours to weeks

➡️ Chronic pain is a dull continuous ache that lasts longer than 3 months.

There are other categories of pain, but they aren't the focus

“Studies also show that the brains of people with fibromyalgia may not process pain in the same way as people who do not have fibromyalgia. Lower levels of certain brain neurotransmitters, such as serotonin or norepinephrine, may cause you to be more sensitive to pain and have a more severe reaction to pain. Imaging studies of the brain show that people with fibromyalgia feel pain when people without fibromyalgia do not. Some medicines prescribed to treat fibromyalgia try to bring the levels of those neurotransmitters back into balance.”

(https://www.womenshealth.gov/a-z-topics/fibromyalgia #:~:text=People%20with%20fibromyalgia%20experience%20aches,with%20nerves%20and%20pain%20signals)

See Image 2:
Regular pain originates at the location of the trauma whereas
Fibromyalgia pain originates in the brain.

When you speak with someone who deals with chronic pain, please don’t say, “I know how you feel” or “I have pain, too.”

Your pain is not like my pain.

How is my pain different?

🔺 It never goes away 😕
🔺 Fatigue is constant
🔺 Getting out of 🛌 is difficult
🔺 Exhaustion is present before my day begins
🔺 Simple tasks take effort + planning
🔺 Rest after activity is necessary

How do you experience pain? How do you manage it?

Images from .me.uk and Health Services

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