What’s the hardest part of living with fibromyalgia (FM)?

pain?
fatigue?
changes in your life?
people not believing you?
feeling like you’re the only one with this strange disease?

All of these issues - and more - are presented in the new documentary film by Daneen Akers and Stephen Eyer, Living With Fibromyalgia: A Journey of Hope and Understanding.  And it’s great!

After [...]

You still have 9 days left to enter our contest… What’s Your Most Creative Way To Relax?  You can enter up to once a day.  Good luck!

Migraines can feel like someone’s drilling a hole in your head.  But the problem might actually be a hole in your heart.

Many years ago, stomach ulcers were thought to be caused by stress, or poor coping with stress.  But we’ve since discovered that in more than 90% of those who suffer from this problem, it’s [...]

What’s the best thing to do on a Friday in August?  Relax, right?

Well, that’s second best!  Even better is entering today’s contest here at How to Cope with Pain!!
I talk a lot about relaxation and de-stressing on this site (for example, see these relaxation exercises, relax, relax and relax).  It’s great for you - and can both [...]

NFL football players don’t often pull out Kleenex to dab the corners of their eyes.  Perhaps only upon losing the Superbowl or blowing out a knee in a game.

However, an interesting study of retired football players looked at their depression and pain levels.  Here’s what it showed:
15% of these retired players had moderate to severe depression.  [...]