TRANSFORMATION OF A MYSTIC: Relationship Stress Triggers Fibromyalgia

Look in your close relationships for clues to your Fibromyalgia Triggers.

The most common denominator in Fibromyalgia triggers for me is stress from my closest relationships. It is not all of the cause of symptoms, but it is probably the biggest culprit.

I have seen it repeatedly in myself and with clients as well.

Relationship stress can be very subtle. You may not even be consciously aware that you are being triggered. But your body knows. Your Spirit knows.

Watch for the physical and emotional patterns in yourself. Look into your most recent interactions with others and identify how you were feeling physically and emotionally, how you were affected by the experience of relating with them. Watch for a tightened jaw, gritting of teeth, a headache, a sudden dip into depression or despair, feeling superior, feeling inferior, shallow breathing, tightened shoulders, aches and pains cranking up in intensity.

These are all clues to something deeper going on in your relationships--much deeper, in most cases.

Allowing ourselves to be in the presence of others who are chaotic, manipulative, depressive, bullying, passive-aggressive or openly volatile, increases symptoms--any kind of symptoms, not just Fibromyalgia, but particularly Fibro symptoms.

I do my best to be conscious of how I am reacting and feeling, and then I limit my exposure to the situations and the people that I discover are triggers for me in my life. This is just common sense.

Being conscious is required! But that is not always so easily done!

In general, most people are very unaware of how they operate and why they do so. Sometimes this requires a healer or a counselor--someone who can help us to become more conscious of ourselves.

It takes great courage and persistence to keep showing up and doing this kind of personal growth/spiritual healing work. It is always easier to feel like the other person is the problem. But that is rarely the case.

We are the problem. How we react is the problem.

Limiting negative exposure and creating healthy boundaries opens up other areas of healing work that must be addressed that are just as vital to creating a joyous life, in my opinion--like, what do you now do with the holes in your life that used to be filled with other people's stuff???

You stand in the quiet and peace and listen to God's input--sometimes for the very first time in your life, because now God can actually get through to you!

And you keep growing and learning and getting better at living life joyously and as pain-free as possible!

Love and Hugs,

Barbara