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    Lifting the Fog of Understanding
    Lifting the Fog of Understanding
    Lifting the Fog of Understanding
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    Lifting the Fog of Understanding

    By Pete Atkin

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    Written by the partner of a long term Fibromyalgia victim, who has spent ten years learning about, discussing and more importantly, listening to his partner, to fully understand the effects of fibromyalgia. Enabling him to support her and assist her to reduce the effects of the symptoms of this dreadful condition.

    This book examines

    FMS the symptoms & what's 'going on'

    Dealing with the BIG 3

    Recommended Do's & Don'ts

    Benefits of 'Reframing'

    Dealing with 'fibro fog'

    This book is written in plain, non-medical language . It is a pleasant, easy, informative read for both sufferers & partners alike.

    This unique publication sets out to give you hints and tips about how to improve your life with Fibromyalgia in it by understanding the effects and ways of dealing with them.

    It's not a medical book and offers no miracle cures, but it does show you practical ways to make positive and successful changes to your lives with Fibromyalgia.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPete Atkin
    Release dateJul 7, 2014
    ISBN9781311821980
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      Book preview

      Lifting the Fog of Understanding - Pete Atkin

      FIBROPARTNERS

      LIFTING THE FOG

      OF UNDERSTANDING

      Peter Atkin

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright © 2014 Peter Atkin (Fibropartners)

      All rights reserved.

      No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, including scanning, photocopying or otherwise without prior written permission of the copyright holder.

      Disclaimer and terms of use. Any perceived slights of specific persons, peoples or organisations are unintentional.

      This book is not intended as medical advice. The information contained herein is intended solely for general information of the reader. The information here is not intended to diagnose health problems or to take the place of professional medical care. All content is for general information purposes only.

      Ebook formatting by www.ebooklaunch.com

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      INTRODUCTION

      ABOUT THE AUTHOR

      UNDERSTANDING FIBROMYALGIA

      DO'S & DON'T'S

      PAIN

      FATIGUE

      'FIBRO' FOG

      EMOTIONS

      FIBROMYALGIA HELP SHEETS

      FINAL NOTE

      SUPPORT GROUPS

      INTRODUCTION

      You don't have Fibromyalgia

      Your partner does

      BUT

      TOGETHER you can manage it

      For me the first step in understanding fibro is accepting that your partner has it, neither of you like the diagnosis you have been given but you do have to accept it. You need to accept that things will change. You can either withdraw or hide behind the false belief that it can be cured with a bit of rest and a few pills or you can learn about it, understand it and manage it.

      The aim of this book is to help you, the partner deal with living with Fibromyalgia.

      To help to understand how your partner is suffering and how to deal with the emotional effects Fibromyalgia has on your partner; providing simple explanations and simple do's and don'ts, to help you understand and be the support your partner needs.

      This book is not about complex medical terminology or what Fibromyalgia may or may not be, it is a simply written book about understanding and managing Fibromyalgia as a partner, based on my own research, experience and listening to my partner and others like her.

      YOU are important. Your understanding and support can make living with Fibromyalgia a whole lot better and more tolerable for your partner and trust me on this one, being there for them also makes you feel a whole lot better about yourself.

      WHY do I need to learn about fibro? You may be asking.

      WHY do I need to understand it? My partner has it, she/he knows what she/he needs to know to manage it, they do okay without me knowing what it's all about.

      Lack of understanding, leads to lack of support and that can make it a whole lot worse, not just for your partner who has Fibromyalgia but also you and your relationship.

      The benefits to BOTH are incredible, learning about and understanding how you can help your partner can make such an incredible difference to the quality of BOTH your lives.

      The diagrams on the following pages are just my way of showing two different perspectives on understanding and supporting and not understanding and supporting.

      CYCLE 1

      A vicious circle that just keeps spinning around and around getting nowhere, gathering momentum, getting worse and worse until it eventually snaps from its axis and spins off out of control and lands up who knows where?

      CYCLE 2

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