{"id":822,"date":"2018-01-14T19:06:30","date_gmt":"2018-01-14T19:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thefibro-lupusbutterfly.com\/?p=822"},"modified":"2018-01-14T19:07:19","modified_gmt":"2018-01-14T19:07:19","slug":"trying-to-out-run-fibromyalgia-pain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefibro-lupusbutterfly.com\/?p=822","title":{"rendered":"Trying to Out-run Fibromyalgia Pain"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I am hurting and in need of rest, oddly, I’ll get a vision of me outside, running very fast. In that vision, I have a desire to run non-stop; to run with all my might as if someone or something is chasing me…Maybe even over-exert my physical form like I am trying to prove something to myself-As if running non-stop, fast and hard I could somehow out-run the pain…<\/h3>\n

Or maybe run so fast that I leave the pain behind me.<\/h3>\n

Yes… like running super fast I would somehow break free from the bondage that Fibromyalgia has me in.<\/h3>\n

The mental vision of me running may be a metaphor of me trying to outrun the pain before it catches me.<\/h3>\n

I feel this way more often in the winter, probably because I am mostly house bound due to in-climate weather.<\/p>\n

Sometimes I want to move really fast like I used to. Sometimes I want to jump rope when I see my girls doing it (and I have…and I can’t). Sometimes I want to ride my Air-dyne bike with all my might and take all my frustrations out on the exercise itself; to try to release all my anxieties and stresses of this dread condition with vigorous exercise. Unfortunately, I am lucky to go two minutes a day without serious joint flares.<\/p>\n

Would strenuous exercise make the Fibromyalgia just disappear?<\/em><\/p>\n

Would it?<\/em><\/p>\n

Would it be worth trying?<\/em><\/p>\n

Ah, but I have tried many of these things…many times…and the outcome is always less than favorable, causing excruciating pain as I did it, or soon after, with agonizing and debilitating physical issues for days and days. Sometimes just walking is painful enough.<\/p>\n

Trying to prove to myself what I can no longer do is like pouring salt in an open wound.<\/p>\n

I walk as often as I can when the weather is pleasant, but those walks cause me pain, not just as I walk, but many times, pain for days.<\/p>\n

But I must walk for my overall health.<\/em><\/p>\n

Yes, I wish I could somehow out-run the pain.<\/p>\n

Golly, I just wish I could out-walk the pain. How about out-stand the pain. Now that, my friend, is a pun.<\/em><\/p>\n

As for my vision, I guess it is more of a yearning to be free from this awful condition.<\/p>\n

This is where positive thinking is vital.<\/p>\n

So here’s to positive thinking when you feel anything but positive! Knowing I am not alone in this daily fight of chronic pain can be helpful. If you are reading this, you must battle the same thing…<\/p>\n

I may not be able to walk well, let alone run, but I am a saved child of God and “I can do all things through Christ who strengtheneth me.”<\/p>\n

Have a good day, gentle hugs\u00a0 and God bless.<\/p>\n

\"Fibromyalgia\"<\/p>\n

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When I am hurting and in need of rest, oddly, I’ll get a vision of me outside, running very fast. In that vision, I have a desire to run non-stop; to run with all my might as if someone or something is chasing me…Maybe even over-exert my physical form like I am trying to prove… Continue reading Trying to Out-run Fibromyalgia Pain<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fibromyalgia-pain","without-featured-image"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t