How do you keep a happy face for friends and family ?

[ydnam]

[floozy]

i paint my happy face on then everyone tells me how well im looking despite the huge black bags under my eyes , and i laugh a lot

[Twiglet]

That it, you have to hang on to your sense of humour. I do the penguin walk when I first stand up too, and some of the muddles I get in with words are hilarious. You have to laugh when you can and when you cant the people who love you will understand. As the saying goes "Those who matter wont mind, and those who mind dont matter!!"

[wendyp]

i get up every morning shower do my hair and when i put the make up on i paint my smile on as well hope u be felling better soon and christine i been thinking 1 thing and saying another thought it was just me glad im not on my own xx

[wendyp]

well im glad there are 2 of us there may be a few more out there xx

[AlisonH]

I agree with all of the above, being able to laugh at yourself is paramount. My children take the mickey too and funnily enough that makes it all more bearable x

[chillibean]

Hi all.

I also agree with all of the above! Laughing at yourself sometimes is the best way to go, I am clumsy, I sometimes walk funny, or my words come out all wrong. If I didn't laugh then I would probably cry! Some family members don't really understand how I am feeling as it is almost an invisible illness. As it happens my sister also has Fibro and ME, and my mum has MS. (faulty genes!) So they do understand. Keep smiling and think happy thoughts! x

[dawny]

worst weekend ever but all your comments remind me im not alone, together we stand divided we fall, i wish u all the best and laughter conquers all x

[Sharon_J]

I tend to laugh and joke my way through work, but sometimes at home this is harder, probably because I can relax more at home. I think sometimes I must be seen as a right old whinger to my husband but he listens! Well I think he does!! 1 thing that a customer said at work the other day was "You've got darker lenses in your glasses haven't you." I haven't, it was just the dark circles under my eyes she was seeing!!! (I work in an opticians) My friends found that highly amusing!

[soo19]

I even went for tests on my brain cos I was convinced I was crazy, it was of course fybro fog, I also paint a smile with my makeup every morning, my family have got used to my silly extra or wrong words that pop out and we joke about it. The penguin walk develops now into a penguin jig to music ! we get there now been 12 years chin up and Ive just found you lot !!

just joined so Hi every one!!!

[Hidden]

Like everyone else I use humour to cope , and to be honest some of the things I do are a bit like a Fawlty Tower's sketch !

When I have a problem thinking of a word , my fiancé turns it into a game of charades and we have a good giggle .

[Butterfly54]

My worst go with fibro fog was calling a taxi,all ready to go.And when she answerd and asked where I wanted to go I went completely blank and had to say I didn`t know.She was really sweet and conversation went like this (are you going shopping,no says I are you going into town aaaano say I,are you going to the hospitals no says I but It`s somthing like it,Dentist says she thats it says I.Where says she havent a clue says I but i think its in Silverhill.She started to say the names and hit on flint house.Thats cries I,and off I went lol xxx