It’s going to bed in pain and waking up exhausted, as if the night had been a battle rather than a time of rest. Your body hurts, your mind won’t switch off, and your sleep comes in broken, shallow, restless periods. And when you finally manage to sleep, it can feel more like a punishment than a break. It doesn’t restore you. It doesn’t relieve you. It doesn’t give you your strength back. For someone living with fibromyalgia, sleeping doesn’t necessarily mean resting — it can simply mean getting through…
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