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Living with fibromyalgia

We are all told, “live your life to the fullest”; I am here to do just that. Fibromyalgia, Are we having fun yet?! serves as a vessel to project my passions, and clue in my loyal readers as to what inspires me in this crazy world. So, sit back, relax, and read on.

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Sally O'Gwin Gentry

May 6, 20202 min read

Better later than never!!!

I have been wanting to share about my journey with fibromyalgia, chronic pain and all the other good stuff that goes along with...

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Sally O'Gwin Gentry

Dec 101 min read

Fibromyalgia is an invisible illness

When you see someone in a wheelchair or using a cane, you can tell something is wrong & you don't question it when they pull into a ...

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Sally O'Gwin Gentry

Dec 71 min read

"But You Don't Look Sick!"

😳😡🤬 I like to think, "Them are fightin words!" How many times have people said that to you? Fibromyalgia is such a conundrum! It can...

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Sally O'Gwin Gentry

Nov 231 min read

Grief, What Do I Do or What Do I Say!

I have to admit that I have always struggled with what to do or what to say in cases of loss/grief. Here are some suggested ideas: Just...

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Sally O'Gwin Gentry

Nov 141 min read

10 Things That Can Indicate Low Self Esteem

Chronic people pleaser Comparing yourself Holding onto past failures Constantly seeking validation Avoid tough conversations Excessive...

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Sally O'Gwin Gentry

Sep 142 min read

Understanding Our Own Minds

You spend your life just an inch from madness. You don't know it, but that is one of the tricks of madness. You break a leg, you know...

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Sally O'Gwin Gentry

Aug 271 min read

Fibromyalgia, the invisible illness

People with fibromyalgia don't look sick. When you see us we are probably well-groomed, may look happy and look just like everyone else....

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Sally O'Gwin Gentry

Jul 241 min read

Fibromyalgia, what are the symptoms

About 25 years ago, I was stressing about a case in my practice as a psychotherapist. Consequently, I woke up one morning with a...

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Sally O'Gwin Gentry

Jul 221 min read

Depression & Isolation

Depression can often be a disease of isolation and secrecy. Nearly a fifth of U. S. adults are living with some kind of mental illness. ...

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Sally O'Gwin Gentry

Jun 151 min read

Chronic Pain

😢🥺😢🥺😢🥺 One author wrote, when people ask me to describe what fibromyalgia is like, I ask them if they had ever joined a gym after...

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Sally O'Gwin Gentry

Jun 42 min read

How to Help A Friend or Loved One Coping With Depression

One of the best tools any one person has in coping with mental illness is the support of other people. Roughly 17 million American...

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Sally O'Gwin Gentry

May 222 min read

8 Ways to Help Feel Happier

Remember whence you came. Do not underestimate the power of nostalgia. Swapping stories with friends can help us view ourself in a more...

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Sally O'Gwin Gentry

Feb 41 min read

Why do today, what I can put off until tomorrow?!

One of my main faults is procrastinating! And the older I get, the worse it becomes! Knowing myself so well, depression has always been...

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Sally O'Gwin Gentry

Jan 171 min read

Do you sometimes feel blue this time of year?

Seasonal Affective Disorder is a reality for some people. It is a form of depression. It can occur at different seasons, but is most...

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Sally O'Gwin Gentry

Dec 29, 20231 min read

New Year's Resolutions can be such a downer!

How about Anti Resolutions? 1)Instead of setting goals, perhaps try to add one thing to your repertoire of skills. I will try to read...

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Sally O'Gwin Gentry

Dec 18, 20231 min read

5 Steps for Dealing with Stress during the Holidays

If you are struggling with stress or depression, or you just feel like a broken gingerbread cookie, the holiday blues are real. The...

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Sally O'Gwin Gentry

Dec 9, 20231 min read

WORRY! I WISH I WAS NOT A WORRY WART!!!!

Henry Winkler was The Fonz, in the sitcom, "Happy Days." He admitted that "worrying is my favorite indoor sport!" I can relate! This...

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Sally O'Gwin Gentry

Nov 30, 20232 min read

10 Ways to Manage Holiday Blues

The holidays can paradoxically become a source of stress and sadness for numerous folks. Various factors can cast a shadow on the...

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Sally O'Gwin Gentry

Nov 30, 20230 min read

Better Late than Never

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Sally O'Gwin Gentry

Aug 12, 20211 min read

How the Vicious Cycle Can Swirl!!!!!

Feel like crap! Then you feel guilty for feeling like crap!!!! Then you feel more depressed for feeling guilty about the crap! Then your...

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Sally O'Gwin Gentry, Licensed Professional Counselor

A Texas Tech University, sociology/criminology major, worked in business, community volunteering, back to school to become a therapist, worked for 2 agencies then private practice, then fibromyalgia! Unexpected retirement. Wife, mother, daughter, sister, mother in law, and best of all Gramma!