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brightrosefoxQuoting myself:
Imagine an electrical current. It can transform into a tidal wave, or a forest fire, or an earthquake, or a tornado. Sometimes it can be a wild animal. But at its heart, it is a current of energy, moving and alive and feeding. It's moving through your body constantly, never stopping, never resting. It's not normal, it's not part of your body's usual routine. It is an exaggerated response to external and internal stimuli, and if something irritates it, it lashes out, like a frightened animal. On "good" days it is very quiet and almost calm. You can feel it, but it doesn't really bother you. On "bad" days, it can turn into one of those raging elements, it can be a beast with teeth and claws and screaming. It attacks you because there's nowhere else to run, nothing else to attack. It might focus on different parts of your body at different times, or at the same time, or everywhere at once. It's blind and deaf and it won't respond to usual treatments. You have to truly strike at its core to quiet it down.
http://community.livejournal.com/fibromyalgia/1882127.html
Imagine an electrical current. It can transform into a tidal wave, or a forest fire, or an earthquake, or a tornado. Sometimes it can be a wild animal. But at its heart, it is a current of energy, moving and alive and feeding. It's moving through your body constantly, never stopping, never resting. It's not normal, it's not part of your body's usual routine. It is an exaggerated response to external and internal stimuli, and if something irritates it, it lashes out, like a frightened animal. On "good" days it is very quiet and almost calm. You can feel it, but it doesn't really bother you. On "bad" days, it can turn into one of those raging elements, it can be a beast with teeth and claws and screaming. It attacks you because there's nowhere else to run, nothing else to attack. It might focus on different parts of your body at different times, or at the same time, or everywhere at once. It's blind and deaf and it won't respond to usual treatments. You have to truly strike at its core to quiet it down.
http://community.livejournal.com/fibromyalgia/1882127.html
