I never thought of the issue of boundaries as a code of ethics. But I like that. And am thinking about it seriously.
I have the right to cut off toxic people from my life, without a feeling of shame or guilt, even if it is family.
This was when I first realized that I was and am a Fibrowarrior
I have the right to not answer my door, or phone just because I choose not to.
I have the right to support people that I care for in any manner that I can.
Even though I am a GL I am first and foremost a FibroWarrior, and have the right to remember this and be a warrior when I need to and a GL when I can.
(I bring this up because I tend to try and hide my feelings in an attempt to support the other fibrowarriors, and therefore not request support, mea culpa but I need to remember it,
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I can should and must be honest at least with myself about how I really feel.
I have the right, and indeed must let the child in me out to play!
I have the right to feel good about my activities, even if that means accepting that somedays there are no activites.
I have the duty to recognize the goodness in my man, and the right to understand and accept that how he shows love is by doing, so let him do!!!
I have the right to enjoy being pampered by the selfsame gentleman. And I have the right to pamper myself.
I have the right to be honest, to my doctors, to my husband, to my friends and to myself. In fact, if I want to obtain any sense of well being I have the duty to be honest.
I have the right to not spend the day on MDJunction, co-equally I have the right to spend the whole day on MDJ.
I have the right to love whom I will, but the duty to be fair and considerate and kind to all.
Thank you, Irish Angel. It was a good solidifying exercise.
Natalia
"When I was diagnosed about 18 months ago with fibromyalgia, I didn't know where to turn. I got on my computer and looked for a support group where I could talk to other people with the same disease and get some help...Information, suggestions, mostly just what I can do now that I have this.....disorder/disease/syndrome...I didn't even know what to call it. I found MDJ, and yes, there was a support group for fibro. I started a post, and figured I would never get an answer. However, very quickly I was welcomed in, and became really involved in the group. I received help, support, friendship and the feeling of being truly cared about by these strangers who had become like family to me. Now, I have been here for about a year and a half...I have become a group leader, and love every minute of it. It is so wonderful to be able to help others. I still receive help and answers from the members in this group. The fibromyalgia is where I go to help, support, listen, care and even laugh. I don't know what I would do without this group." (mabri)
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