Fibro Comments - How to React to Others

Great Advice here on how to respond to those not so pleasant comments from others about fibro (I'm a big fan of Sue Ingebretson and her books, author of this post here):

http://www.prohealth.com/fibromyalgia/library/showArticle.cfm?libid=19025&B1=EM070314F

Oprah Advice

From Oprah Winfrey, good:

- What you put out comes back all the time, no matter what.
- You define your own life. Don't let other people write your script.
- Whatever someone did to you in the past has no power over the present. Only you give it power.
- When people show you who they are, believe them the first time (A lesson from Maya Angelou)
- Worrying is wasted time. Use the same energy for doing something about what worries you.
- What you believe has more power than what you dream, wish or hope for. You become what you believe.
- Failure is a signpost to turn you in another direction.
- If you make a choice that goes against what everyone else thinks, the world will not fall apart.
- The happiness you feel is in direct proportion to the love you give.
- If the only prayer you ever say is "thank you" that will be enough. (From the German theologian and humanist Meister Eckhart.)

Worrying Advice

Someone gave me this advice one time, and I really liked it:

When worrying about the outcome of a situation, to ease your nerves and worries, answer these 3 questions:

1. What is the worst that could happen?
2. What is the best that could happen?
3. What is most likely to happen?
   

Once you have gone through each of these possible scenarios, you should feel more at ease and prepared for the outcome.

Sometimes this helps a lot with doctor visits :) or new symptoms that crop up :)