If you or someone you know is suffering with a diagnosis of fibromyalgia, please do not dismiss this alternative perspective, and please share it with anyone suffering.
I have been a follower of Louise Hay’s teachings for many years and often use her books as references for guiding myself and others to self-heal.
There is no reference to fibromyalgia in the copies of You Can Heal You Body or You Can Heal Your Life I have. I don’t know if there are updated versions that include it, but I was very excited to read an article last week in an old magazine I picked up at the library. I was equally excited with the synchronicity that May is Fibromyalgia (and Lupus) Awareness Month.
What Is Fibromyalgia?
As per the CDC, “Fibromyalgia is a disorder of unknown etiology characterized by widespread pain, abnormal pain processing, sleep disturbance, fatigue and often psychological distress.” It is currently treated with antidepressants, anticonvulsants and painkillers.
According to the most recent statistic from the National Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain Association: “The disorder affects an estimated 10 million people in the U.S. and an estimated 3-6% of the world population. While it is most prevalent in women —75-90 percent of the people who have FM are women —it also occurs in men and children of all ethnic groups.”
To me, this is an epidemic!
I believe everything happens for a reason; so with any “problem,” the greater the severity, the greater urgency of the message or lesson. So, I believe all the great epidemics of our time were/are global messages for awakening, the body is delivering the messages, and our bodies and language were designed to allow for perfect interpretation of messages from your higher Self.
Up until now, the following was my offering to people suffering with a diagnosis of fibromyalgia:
I believe when western medicine fails to find a cause, it is because it is not to be found in the physical body. I don’t think there are any mysteries: only western medicine’s inability or unwillingness to diagnose all disorders from a mind/body/spirit perspective.
I think fibromyalgia is a dis-ease of the spirit. I’ve come to think of it as Super-Woman Syndrome or soul sickness, and self-love is its message.
You are not your body. You are spirit. Your body carries the messages from your spirit. Uncover the source of your emotional/spiritual pain and you will no longer need the messages of the physical pain. I highly recommend all of the following books: Dr. John Sarno’s The Mind-Body Prescription, Louise Hay’s You Can Heal Your Life, Karol Truman’s Feelings Buried Alive Never Die, Your Body Speaks Your Mind by Deb Shapiro, The Intuitive Advisor by Mona Lisa Schulz, and Mind Over Medicine by Lissa Rankin. (I use several of them as regular reference books for answering my body’s messages.)
You can also learn about the/your chakra system, Chinese Medicine, Ayurveda, and/or Energy/Vibrational Medicine. The information is all out there!
For those whose symtpoms include chronic fatigue syndrome (an autoimmune dis-order), I would offer this:
According to Karol K. Truman in “Feelings Buried Alive Never Die,” the emotional or feeling issues associated with fibromyalgia (which she lists with chronic fatigue syndrome) are as follows:
- Feeling totally alone
- Feelings of desolation
- Feelings of despair
- Feeling hopeless/”It’s no use.”
- Tired of trying to prove yourself
- Low self-worth
- Has lost the will to live
Dear Louise
In her Dear Louise column, in the September 1999 issue of Science of Mind magazine, Louise Hay’s response to a question about fibromyalgia was:
“According to the sources I’ve checked with, there is no known cause, but it seems to be accompanied by emotional tension reflected in the knotting up of muscles. When a person is under stress the body reacts and tenses. Stiffness and pain is felt in the fibrous tissues, usually deep within the muscles, yet there is nothing wrong with the muscles themselves. Stiffness is a result of rigid and stiff thinking. Tension and fear result in the body cramping and gripping. Affirm: I am relaxed and safe. My mind is flexible and peaceful, and so is my body. I am free of pain, and all is well!”
Now I can provide the message from the master! Namaste, Louise!
Pain occurs to teach us what to do and what not to do.
Pain is a message for our growth; our inner guidance.
Chronic and recurring pains are important messages for ones growth that have not been acknowledged and addressed.
If you have any comments or questions, please leave them below.
(I reply to all comments personally!)
May you perceive and receive all your blessings.
With Much Love,
Rev. Michele
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April 11, 2023 at 5:09 am
Hi suffer from underactive thyroid, fibro, histamine intolerance. I have IH intercranial hypertension and the list goes on … I’ve been on and off the spiritual journey …
My body and in my head experiences parethesia and weird cold symptoms that won’t go away ….
I have identified the emotional resonance behind it … but the symptoms are not shifting … don’t know where to turn anymore as the physical symptoms only get worse with whatever I try and do to get better … I feel cursed … can you help ?
April 29, 2023 at 7:16 pm
Hi Pascale,
It’s not enough to identify the emotional issues behind our dis-order and dis-ease, we have to heal those issues. We have to become our own healers when western medicine fails.
An underactive thyroid suggests an underactive use of your 5th chakra – self-expression and authenticity. Please check out https://returnlove.org/secrets-lies-and-the-thyroid/
Let me know if this article spoke to you, no pun, and what you are doing to heal. After that we can dig into the other less localized issues.
May you perceive and receive all your blessings.
Michele
May 31, 2023 at 2:36 am
Pascale..check out info that Medical Medium offers. all you list can be healed! keep tbe hope.
July 29, 2023 at 2:16 am
Try giving up caffeine and gluten xx
December 17, 2022 at 10:50 pm
Thank you for your thoughts and comments on fibro. It is real. Trauma is real. You have helped with your words and knowledge. Thanks for the information.
March 4, 2023 at 9:56 pm
I’m so grateful, Lynn. You are most welcome. Be well.
December 8, 2022 at 3:06 am
There is research connecting fibromyalgia with histamine intolerance and the histamine response – see healthy histamine website. you could try the low histamine diet to see if it makes a difference. Yasmina has some incredible info. 🙂
March 4, 2023 at 9:59 pm
Thank you for adding to the discussion and offering a potential solution.
May 21, 2022 at 3:18 am
I was wondering about the pain relief side if this ? Louie hays says Mother Nature will provide us all our medical needs.
I want to go down the route of Natural way.
I know why my FB in. Flare up I have an incisional hernia. Wait on repairs as few years my body letting me know. I am greying upset and frustrated as in my country the wait list are out rages. Yes sometimes things are out of control, yes I know I will need this operation to get fixed. Mine is a matter of time and getting threw each day and coping as best as as kind as I can be to my spirt. Tap into the universal positive air waves. Education relaxations prayer, ask for what you need, listen to your body with love. Trust in the universe, keep asking trust the doors will fling open. Love light and healing to all ❤️
July 19, 2022 at 9:59 pm
Hi Feonagh. I am not sure where you read Louise Hay say that mother nature provides, but that is not my understanding of her work which is finding the mental/emotional causes for physical ailments. Have you honestly evaluated the possible emotional causes outlined in this article? Have you identified the ways you are not loving yourself or dealing with your stress?
Sending you much love and healing light. Michele
October 2, 2021 at 4:33 pm
I have fibro as well as many other conditions such as endometriosis and EDS and they all disappeared while I was pregnant 6 months ago but has all come back with a vengeance the last few weeks!!
I am completely crippled with pain and I have no idea what to do…I am very happy within myself now after struggling with drugs and alcohol previous to falling pregnant last summer and am happy with who I have become and couldn’t b happier with being a new mum 🤷♀️
HELP 😭😭
October 12, 2021 at 2:00 am
Hi Chloe. I have a number of thoughts but would prefer to do some research before answering. I just wanted to reply so you didn’t think I wasn’t going to answer. Give me a week or so, and I will get back to you.
October 15, 2021 at 10:21 pm
Hi Chloe. Forgive me, I failed to congratulate you on becoming a mum. <3
I have some questions, ideas and suggestions but I would prefer to communicate with you in a less public manner. Either email me at michele.indigosky@gmail.com or provide me with your email.Blessings to you and yours. Michele
April 14, 2021 at 11:12 am
Wow thank you for listing the thoughts as yes yes and yes. I have myofasical syndrome which is similar to Fibermylgia. Most people I find do not get what I go thru. I am on a healing journey searching for the answers. I live with daily pain. Much stems from a car accident almost 7 years ago. I am determined to get better but struggling to find my healing. i find I attract such abuse as very conditioned to it in the family i grew up in. I am an empath. I am 51 and now starting menopause. I joke no more childhood trauma i am having hot flashes. Anywho i am on this journey and seeking healing.
April 15, 2021 at 12:51 am
Hi Rhonda. I pray for your successful healing journey. What alternative healing have you tried? Are you using Louise’s replacement thought?
I apply Louise’s methodology to everything my body experiences and look for potential messages. I was able to minimize my hot flashes, which started when I was 27, by addressing them with “everything’s cool.” Probably sounds rediculous but it worked.
If I can help in any way, feel free to contact me.
December 26, 2020 at 5:46 am
I’ve been a mind over matter person for many yrs, but as yrs go by I have memories of my childhood , and many failings in life , between fybromialga and chronic depression I’m drowning
December 28, 2020 at 11:26 pm
I am so sorry for your pain and suffering John. If they are traumatic memories, have you tried EFT? Have you tried looking at your “failings” as opportunites for growth?
I offer phone sessions if you would be interested in taking a shot at healing. You can find more information here; https://returnlove.org/individual-sessions-available/
Please seek out professional help. No one deserves to live with chronic depression and fobromyalgia.
Sending you much love, Rev. Michele
November 7, 2020 at 9:01 am
I needed to read this .Louise s description is exactly my current experience. I’ve not been able to label how it manifests physically. I’m in the throws at this moment of fybro.
Over repeatedly tried to combat it through physical measures in hoping that would bring about the spiritual solution rather than vive- versa
Its horrible the loneliness one feels in this.You can’t even explain to others what you’re going through
November 8, 2020 at 9:15 pm
I am sorry for your pain Kevin. I hope you were able to gain insight from Louise (and Karol) and start healing your thoughts and beliefs with her prescribed affirmation. If I can be of any help, please do not hesitate to contact me.
November 19, 2020 at 9:56 pm
Im not at this time comprehending my chronic pain . This has been sev weeks without relief
The only answer i get is longer periods of silence and being still
November 19, 2020 at 10:34 pm
Are you using those “longer periods of silence and being still” to be introspective? To seek out the possible messages in your pain? If silent and still are the results, they are the messages. I can’t interpret them for you because I don’t know you or your life.
I have written several articles about chronic and recurring pain. If you search “chronic pain” on my site, you will find them all. Perhaps you can gain some insight from them.
May you find your answers and relief soon.
With much love, Rev. Michele
January 9, 2021 at 3:09 am
Hi Kevin, I resonate the same with this. I concluded last night, that if retreating, silence, peace is what my soul needs and wants me to do and the only way to get me to do thi is to incapacitate, in order to reach relief, then so be it. After searching all triggers it appears the more one is aware of ego the more painful it becomes to be even slightly egoic, around others who are unaware or facing obligations or activities that are inappropriate for one’s path. This makes survival a real challenge but one must engineer life for peace and avoid as much as possible disturbing events because they will feel like sheer hell no matter how small.
September 25, 2020 at 10:14 pm
Fibromyalgia definitely starts in the mind. And I wanted to let you know that there is now a diagnostic blood test for fibromyalgia! 😀 Woo! Woo! myFMtest.com
It’s called the FM/a test by EpicGenetix. It looks at white blood cells which are deficient in certain protective proteins. They are also working on identifying genetic pathways of the disease, as well as a vaccine that may help treat fibro. I got my test back three days ago and my diagnosis was “extremely confirmable.” 93% out of 100. This is massively helpful for my ssdi disability process.
As a 26 year old who has had my hopes and dreams taken away, it gives me great joy to even attempt to help someone else with this same problem. Namaste!
September 30, 2020 at 5:49 pm
Namaste Noah. Thank you for the information. I look forward to reading the research. I admit to being sceptical but I it would be great if it were true.
December 26, 2020 at 9:30 am
Thank you so much Noah. <3
September 18, 2020 at 8:07 pm
Without a doubt everything, everything, everything is the result of thought, be a thing, a circumstance a disease. Busy your mind with harmony, health, joy and good will until it becomes habitual thinking and wonders will happen in your body and your life.
September 30, 2020 at 5:44 pm
Well said, Steve.
March 20, 2020 at 12:30 pm
Hi I’m not sure if this is still live for feedback. I’m done, done “chasing” a medical reason for all the crazy things I’ve been experiencing, knowing full well it starts in the mind. I have constant burning in legs, and now body, daily migranes, severe fatigue, lymph system stuck, extreme anxiety, depression, I am incorporating a lot of the affirmations from Louise l Hay and wondered how long until you felt a difference. I will not do medication as I personally do not do well with. I started taking b1, 5htp, coq10, garlic, copper (my level is low) and protandim. I know my spirit is trying to tell me something it needs, and I’m listening, trying not to go into despair.
March 20, 2020 at 9:18 pm
Hi Amber. I’m grateful you reached out for more information. There is no need for despair if you are willing to listen to what your body is trying to tell you. But broadly, you have to investigate how your beliefs, thoughts and actions/behaviors are causing you pain. What do you need that you are not giving yourself?
1. Have you applied one of Louise’s new thought patterns to each physical manifestation? (Remember, saying or thinking them is not enough, you have to believe them and often that requires repeating them many times every hour of every day. If you don’t or can’t believe them, that is something you should work on/a message.
2. Feet and legs – In what way(s) are you not moving forward? Standing up for yourself? Refusing to budge? Are you allowing fear for your future?
3. Burning: Do you have a “burning” desire to do something that you haven’t done? Are you “burning” mad but haven’t dealt with it or expressed it?
4. Migraines:
a. Is there something in your life you have been resisting?
b. Alternate Nostril Breathing:
Use the thumb and pointer of one hand to alternately close off one nostril and breathe in with the other; switch and breathe out the other.
– Close left, breathe in right
– Close right, breathe out left
– Keep right closed and breath in left
– Close left, breathe out right
– Keep left closed, breathe in right;
– Continue until it’s gone!
c. There is also a “being present” message here.
5. Fatigue: Is there a lack of flow in your life (resistance, blocking)?
6. Lymph system “stuck:” Is your mind stuck on something that is non-spiritual, non-essential? Is there a lack of flow in your life (resistance, blocking)?
I think that is a very long list, so a great start for your self-examination.
Feel free to ask me more questions.
I pray for your peace and your healing.
With much love and gratitude, Rev. Michele
August 30, 2021 at 11:27 am
Hello, I just happened upon this blog because I am looking for answers to my fybromyalgia. Having read some comments, I feel compelled to say here that even if every ill feeling starts in the brain, seeing a doctor can be important especially when it comes to depression, especially if you feel unsupported. Medication can be a temporary relief which gives space for new thoughts and wellness activities. What’s more, feelings of failure can arise when new affirmations don’t yet kick in. I would say seek help, which comes in many shapes and forms which our intuition generally guides us towards.
September 12, 2021 at 11:08 pm
Well said.
September 25, 2020 at 10:14 pm
Fibromyalgia definitely starts in the mind. And I wanted to let you know that there is now a diagnostic blood test for fibromyalgia! 😀 Woo! Woo! myFMtest.com
It’s called the FM/a test by EpicGenetix. It looks at white blood cells which are deficient in certain protective proteins. They are also working on identifying genetic pathways of the disease, as well as a vaccine that may help treat fibro. I got my test back three days ago and my diagnosis was “extremely confirmable.” 93% out of 100. This is massively helpful for my ssdi disability process.
As a 26 year old who has had my hopes and dreams taken away, it gives me great joy to even attempt to help someone else with this same problem. Namaste!
September 30, 2020 at 5:58 pm
EpicGenetics’ research and the FM/a test aren’t without critics. The American College of Rheumatology does not recognize FM/a as a valid test. Fibromyalgia expert Dr. Daniel Clauw has said EpicGenetics’ studies contradict other research, which has shown normal or elevated cytokine levels in fibromyalgia sufferers.
This test has been available since 2012 and has not been FDA approved.I was sceotical and a cursory look didn’t give me a lot of confidence. Beware of scams.
February 15, 2020 at 12:00 pm
I too, am grateful for your article. I have been having symptoms for 8+ years now that I do not want a diagnosis for. I am aware that certain foods bring on the symptoms of muscle pain and fatigue and I am a believer of what Louise Hay teaches, that there is a psychological cause to our physical symptoms/issues. I have used cannabis to help with the pain and depression but I am tired of being stoned so often! I want to know what the psychological causes are of my physical symptoms of what seems to be autoimmune disorders or fibromyalgia. Am I not giving myself enough self love? Is it my environment? Thank you for any reply to this.
February 23, 2020 at 9:57 pm
Hi Dayna, I am grateful you found and liked my article. Do you have or can you get a copy of Louise’s book (even at the public library)? Another book I use is Karol K. Truman’s Feelings Buried Alive Never Die. There is a lot of overlap but it’s worth comparing for unique answers. Auto-immune is your body attacking itself. How do you attack yourself? With your thoughts, your beliefs, your actions? I would look up each individual symptom and see what applies. Self-love is definitely the overall cause. If you don’t have access to these books, you can email me a list and I will tell you what they say. Be well. With much love and gratitude, Rev. Michele
July 4, 2019 at 7:54 pm
This article brought me great hope and mental ease. I am 28 years old and have had chronic pain on the left side of my body for 3 years. It started as a foot pain and slowly traveled up my left side. Now it’s the entire left side of my body. What could this pain be telling me?
September 19, 2019 at 11:10 pm
Hi Anna. Please forgive me for not responding until now. I didn’t get a notification of your comment and haven’t logged onto my admin page. As per Louise, my guru, your foot represents fear of the future and of not stepping forward in life. Did something happen three years ago that you did not move forward with or that kept you stuck in place? The new thought pattern is “I move forward in life with joy and with ease.”
The left side of our body is the receptive side/taking in, the feminine, woman, mother energy.
What are you not receiving? Are you self-sabotaging? Do you have a relationship where you are doing all the giving?The new thought pattern is “My feminine energy is beautifully balanced.”
“Chronic” pain represents a refusal to change, fear of the future and/or not feeling safe.
New thought pattern: I am willing to change and to grow. I now create a safe, new future.
Does any of this apply?
Use the new thought patterns for the one or ones that do. I recently cured neuralgia pain by accepting and remembering “My life is sweet.”
Again, I’m really sorry this took so long. I will look for your reply.
May you perceive and receive all your blessings. With much love, Rev. Michele
April 23, 2019 at 9:00 pm
I found your article very insightful is a good reminder I must stop being Wonder Woman , I’ve had fibromyalgia since I was 36 now I’m 70, it’s been a long painful road. My faith in God gives me strength to go on, but now after 21 months since I had two open heart surgeries I’m experiencing daily, horrible cramping in my hands and legs. The pain is horrible and can’t function if I don’t take a pain pill . What else can I do to improve my health? Please, advice thank you.
Gina
April 23, 2019 at 9:59 pm
Hi Gina. Before I get to the specifics of your hands and legs, have you acted on the recommendations of my article by addressing and healing the emotional and mental burdens you have been carrying? Have you stopped trying to be Wonder Woman? Are you practicing self-love? Have you tried to decode the messages your body is sending you? Did “rigid and stiff thinking” apply to you and if so, have you been doing the affirmations to retrain your belief system?
Hands grasp, hold and handle. What are you refusing to let go of? Are you handling your experiences in a way that is detrimental to you?
Legs move us forward in life. Have you been holding yourself back? Refusing to budge? Paralyzed with fear of the future or of change?
According to Karol K Truman: cramping of hands = “conflict over ability and how to communicate it. Feels unable to communicate well verbally.”
If you would like to share with me the burdens that apply to you, I can provide you with affirmations.
Wishing you only wellness, Rev. Michele