Laughing About Fibromyalgia and CFS By Adrienne Dellwo

[Guest guest]

When you have fibromyalgia (FMS) or chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS or ME/CFS), it

can be hard to keep a sense of humor. Now and then, we need to make sure we're

still able to laugh, and that we don't take ourselves too seriously -- one of my

favorite movie quotes is from Steel Magnolias: " Laughter through tears is my

favorite emotion. "

Toward adding some humor to your day, I've come up with and compiled some jokes

that I hope will make you smile. Most of them work for both conditions -- just

change it as needed.

You know you've got brain fog when ... I'm sorry, what were we talking about?

How do you snap someone out of brain fog? I'll tell you when it happens.

You know you've got chronic fatigue syndrome when you wake up in the morning to

get ready for your nap.

You know you've got FMS when your cat thinks you spend too much time laying

around in warm spots.

How do you identify the grocery list of someone with ME/CFS? It's on the table

at home.

You know you've got fibromyalgia when you refer to Vicodin as " the mild stuff. "

I used to know a lot of jokes about ME/CFS, but I forgot them all.

You might have FMS/ME/CFS if:

You've got your pharmacist on speed dial.

You tell the cop you're driving slow because of the fog -- and it's sunny out.

You fit the diagnostic criteria for both insomnia and narcolepsy.

You've got more diagnoses than a nursing home.

Your medical chart comes in several volumes.

Old people avoid you because of how much you talk about your health.

[Guest guest]

One of my own:

Your pharmacist asks where you've been or if you've been okay if she/he

hasn't seen you in a week.

My chart had two volumes when I was eighteen. I was on volume three or four

(1000+ pages) when my PCP switched to electronic charts in Summer of 2010

at age 20.

Steve M in PA

On Jun 3, 2012 10:07 PM, <CFAlliance-owner > wrote:

When you have fibromyalgia (FMS) or chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS or

ME/CFS), it can be hard to keep a sense of humor. Now and then, we need to

make sure we're still able to laugh, and that we don't take ourselves too

seriously -- one of my favorite movie quotes is from Steel Magnolias:

" Laughter through tears is my favorite emotion. "

Toward adding some humor to your day, I've come up with and compiled some

jokes that I hope will make you smile. Most of them work for both

conditions -- just change it as needed.

You know you've got brain fog when ... I'm sorry, what were we talking

about?

How do you snap someone out of brain fog? I'll tell you when it happens.

You know you've got chronic fatigue syndrome when you wake up in the

morning to get ready for your nap.

You know you've got FMS when your cat thinks you spend too much time laying

around in warm spots.

How do you identify the grocery list of someone with ME/CFS? It's on the

table at home.

You know you've got fibromyalgia when you refer to Vicodin as " the mild

stuff. "