What about those REALLY bad days with Fibro?

OK, I am usually the poster child for being "active"(well,to an extent!) with Fibro. In other words, I do not work, but I do my best to exercise, keep busy with 'something' and just generally life a positive and healthy life.

I do this, not to hide my illness, but to sort of bring myself up emotionally. If I sit too long or stay in too long, I can start to fall apart in many ways. I'm sure many of you can relate.

After all, I'd be the first one to tell you, just take one step away from that couch or bed and try to get a walk in. Even if you only walk up the street and back, or, down your driveway or to your porch. Just get yourself outside.

Well, this morning, I woke up, later than I wanted, as usual. I felt a bit "off", or should I say more "off' than usual. I ate my usual healthy breakfast and I ended up having some stomach issues. (No details needed as most of you know what I mean).

So I felt more weak than usual and I also felt a bit sad because, instead of the threat of thunderstorms we've been having over the past several days, it's a beautiful 75 degrees, sunny, and dry. It has changed from hot and sticky to "pretty". I saw the perfect day to be "out".

Well, I started to implode. Felt sorry for myself and proceeded to stay on the couch much longer than I should. That started to depress me even more than it normally does.  I have full view of the back yard and the sunshine and had opened the windows.

I finally forced myself to get dressed, sunscreen on and headed out to a garden center as there are some items we need and there were very few left. I was trying to push myself and I KNEW it would help.

It did not.

So, therefore, I decided I'd ask you, dear Fibro friends, what about the REALLY bad days? What about when you can NOT push?

How do those of you with family's deal? How do you deal with the house, the food, the pets, the laundry? Do you let it all go? Do you stop and just give yourself a rest and let everyone fend for themselves (except the animals, of course?!)?

It can be, at least for me, maddening to feel I haven't been even slightly productive and just feel very ....OK, here I'm going to say it LOUSY!

SO, what do we all do when attacked by a flare/stomach flare/migraine or whatever your "favorite" issue is?

I would love to hear your suggestions. I just picked up a new "hobby", I think. I found an "adult" (not in terms of being 'crude') coloring book. It's got some beautiful pictures and they are meant to relax and destress. So, we'll see how that works....

Your solutions? Would LOVE to hear them..

All my best...
Mo M. :)