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[quiara]

I deal with fibromyalgia and I have long wanted to create a supplemental community different to the ones I've encountered. Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain disorder and not a ton is understood about it, even by medical professionals, so sometimes it's hard for the newly diagnosed or even people who've dealt with it for years to find tips for living a full, healthy life and for finding information on effective traditional treatments or complementary/alternative medicine. To that end, I've created fibro_life, a community to talk about the ways in which we manage to live full and fulfilling lives despite the pain.

There's merit to having places to go that we can say "I hurt" and know beyond a shadow of a doubt that people "get it." But there's something to be said for setting that aside and focusing on what to do to overcome or at least live well despite the pain. Fibro is, by definition, hurting. But the question this community hopes to address is, "Yes, we hurt -- but now what?"

So if you have been diagnosed with fibro or a similar chronic pain or fatigue syndrome or know and love someone who has, please feel free to join in and share knowledge and ask questions!