Me Versus Fibro

  🌀 Fibro Fog and Forgotten To-Do Lists: Learning to Be Kind to My Mind mevFibro.blog Some days, I lose my keys. Other days, I forget what I was saying halfway through a sentence. And then there are days when I open the fridge, stand there for a good minute, and still have no idea what I was after. That’s fibro fog for you — a symptom I never saw coming, but now know all too well. When I first started noticing brain fog, I thought I was just distracted, tired, or  maybe even a bit lazy. (Hello, internalised guilt.) It wasn’t until I learned more about  fibromyalgia that I realised: no, this isn’t “just forgetfulness.” This is my brain on Fibro. Fibro fog feels like your mind is buffering. Like you’re running a race in your head,  only to forget the word for “microwave.” It’s frustrating, sometimes embarrassing,  and often completely out of your control. 🧠 What It’s Really Like It’s difficult to explain what this kind of cognitive fuzziness feels like unless y...

When You’re Told There’s Nothing More They Can Do.  A personal journey through fibromyalgia and finding a way forward Hi everyone, This post has taken me a while to write—not because I didn’t want to share, but because it’s hard to revisit some of these moments. Still, I know there are others out there who may be feeling exactly how I once did: lost, scared, and unsure where to turn next. If you’re navigating fibromyalgia or chronic illness, or supporting someone who is, I hope sharing my experience helps you feel a little less alone. I still remember the day my GP told me there was nothing more they could do for me. It was shortly after I’d been diagnosed with fibromyalgia. At first, hearing the diagnosis was almost a relief—I finally had a name for the constant pain, fatigue, and brain fog that had been draining the life out of me. I thought, “Okay, now we know what this is… now we can treat it.” But then came the reality. My GP sat across from me and said they’d reached t...