Jobs You Can Do with Fibromyalgia
This was the topic that originally started the blog. There were fibro blogs out there and work from home blogs. However, I needed to know exactly what I, Sara, who was too sick to really walk down stairs was supposed to do with her life. This blog has really documented a lot of those struggles over the years.
I think I’m going to put a link to this post on the homepage forever and ever just in case anyone else is really asking the same question. I tried blogging, and this still pays the grocery bill every month. I’ve had a lot more success with niche websites and article marketing which pays the rest of my bills every month. I’ve found a combination of sites like infobarrel and my own properties work the best.
Here are a few reasons why it’s a really great job for people with fibromyalgia:
1. You can work in your jammies.
2. There’s an opportunity for residuals on some sites. This is great for those days when you are too sick to work because there’s still cash coming in.
3. Work on your own schedule. There’s not a ton of jobs, even online, that you can do when you have insomnia.
4. Go at your own pace. I like being a freelancer just because I can work as much or as little as I want as long as the bills get paid. This allows me to manage my fibromyalgia a lot better.
5. Writing is therapeutics, at least for me. Even though this is the only blog that I write about fibromyalgia on, it keeps me in touch with the healthy world. I get to explore my interests and hobbies in a manageable way. This is also great if you had a previous job or area of study that you love but now you are basically home bound because you can still keep up to date on it and earn money from it.
6. Its pretty entry level work if you do enough research.
Of course there are a few cons as well:
1. It’s stressful, a lot more stressful than I imagined.
2. The money is sporadic at best. You won’t be able to quit your job right away. It takes constant building over a period of years to get to a level where you can pay any bills with it.
Overall, I think that this is an opportunity that works for a lot of people with chronic illnesses.
October 16th, 2010 at 7:55 pm
I would like to view more about your home business. I have just been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia and am thankful that I found out. I am 55 and was diagnosed with a slight case of Lupus at 33. I have exercised and ran off and on my whole life, but in the midst gone through emotional pain and the fibro seems to act up again. I have never been able to put my finger on it whether it was emotional, in my head that produced physical symptoms. Now as I start my journey, I am encouraged that I am not dreaming this up.
November 20th, 2010 at 5:23 pm
Deborah A., Your comment about emotional vs physical pain prompted me to post this comment. This is an area of interest in both my personal and professional path. I recently re-read and am continuing to read books by Dr John Sarno and Dr. David Schechter. The MindBody Prescription is by Dr Sarno. I found a lot a help in it and in the audio from Dr Schechter (not scintillating listening but very helpful, at least to me). They present a strong case for the mindbody connection and a possible different way of looking at chronic pain, including fibro is found within these items.
warm regards, Chris
September 14th, 2011 at 11:19 pm
Deborah A., Your comment about emotional vs physical pain prompted me to post this comment. This is an area of interest in both my personal and professional path. I recently re-read and am continuing to read books by Dr John Sarno and Dr. David Schechter. The MindBody Prescription is by Dr Sarno. I found a lot a help in it and in the audio from Dr Schechter (not scintillating listening but very helpful, at least to me). They present a strong case for the mindbody connection and a possible different way of looking at chronic pain, including fibro is found within these items.
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