Laughing and smiling are important. They release happy chemicals that do happy stuff. I could find some website to give you all the technical stuff, but I don't think I will. Google it if you really want to know.
When you don't feel good, you don't really want to smile, much less laugh. But you need to, believe me. Watch some comedy show on TV, or if you can't find one, go on youtube. If you really don't want to do any of that, invite some funny friends over. I know my friends have the best sarcastic humor. When I get them all in a room I never even need to talk, they typically just keep going without any prompting, which is great for the days that I can't think of anything to say, but need a laugh.
If you can't think of anything to make you laugh or smile, get up, eat some comfort food. After that, you should get some exercise. Studies for fibro people show that low impact work outs, like taichi, yoga, and swimming can help you improve... I got that one from webmd.com. They also suggest stretching a lot, isometric work outs, heat, ice, and adding activities into your daily life as you get better. Here's that slide show: http://www.webmd.com/fibromyalgia/slideshow-fibromyalgia-friendly-exercises. Not only will it help you with your general well-being, but it may help you with any self image issues you may have, which is important since fibro people do tend to suffer from depression. It may also help with any sleep issues you may have.
It's important to have fun! So, no matter what, even if it's a fight to have fun, it's a fight that's worth it in the end.
This is a pretty awesome post with good advice. However, I have to disagree with the comfort food as it certainly hasn't helped me in the long run :P (J/k, really, sometimes you do get to feel better by eating that bowl of ice cream). One little trick I have to cheer myself up is to just put a smile on my face in front of the mirror. It could be fake as all get-out, but the simple act of fake smiling helps just a little until I feel like smiling for real. I also read Calvin and Hobbes, but that's another matter entirely.
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