Has Fibromyalgia Made You A Liar?

It sounds sort of funny to ask such a question, "Does Fybromyalgia make you a liar"? But the reality of it is that all of us with Fibro or Chronic Pain/Fatigue Syndrome are all a bunch of liars. If we weren't then every time someone asked us how we were doing we would have to tell the truth and that truth on most days is not pretty. Instead, we creak a smile and say things like, "Not too bad", "Fine thanks" or just plain "Good". Liar, liar, pants on fire!

Of course we lie about it, if we didn't people would never want to talk to us let alone want to be around us. It is only the nearest and dearest who know the real truth, that our bodies ache to the point of tears, it takes everything we have on some days just to take a shower from lack of energy and that we want nothing more than to sit in a room and pray for it all to go away. But we don't. 99% of the time, we get up, we get going and we live our lives just like everyone else. The only huge difference is, we do it in constant pain and with the perfected lying smile.

Like I mentioned before our cause is not about sympathy but empathy. So I say, lie like a Persian rug, put that smile on your face, take on the day with everything you have and if you don't happen to have it on that day then just bench yourself. Your job is to live and how you choose to live this life with all its uncomfortable effects is up to you. For me, until they come up with a better way to deal with the daily symptoms  all I have to say is this. My name is Abigale, I am a liar and my pants are flaming! But at least I have one smokin' backside!