Pain Absolve-RX
So what is causing it all Some sort of threat Well maybe - the threat of not enough money, not enough security, no control. Maybe very real physical threats such as an abusive or violent situation. However, in my experience, fibromyalgia and panic and anxiety are all caused by a person having a perception of no freedom and no power about the things that are important to them.
In my recovery process, I first discovered that I did have a little bit of power over my fibromyalgia and I could make myself feel a bit better with certain processes like stretching and massage. As I felt better I gained a little bit of a sense of power within my own body. As I got healthier my emotional states improved in ways that I wasn't even trying to improve, like I gained confidence in my abilities, and I became happier. Eventually, I realized that every time my emotional state dipped down into anger, fear, panic, or anxiety, my body paid for it. (I always felt much more sore on emotionally 'bad' days).
Anger is actually a response, I believe, to a perception of powerlessness. So if you get angry easy, good. If you never get angry, well, you've got some work to do. If you can move through powerlessness to anger and then to something that feels better (worry, frustration) a couple of times, well then you've learned the process to feeling better from everything.
Once I realized how my extreme negative emotions were actually indicators of what my thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes were, I could start changing my thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes into ones that felt better. First I was mad a lot, cuz it felt better than fear and powerlessness. Then I spent a lot of time in frustration and worry, because that felt better, and then, eventually I felt well enough that these days I am consistently in states of enthusiasm and joy. There was only one time I was able to jump right from fear to joy (within about half an hour) - mostly I had to work at it and the changes were more gradual and over time.
