Fibromale
Member
- Joined
- May 4, 2021
- Messages
- 13
- Reason
- DX FIBRO
- Diagnosis
- 01/2021
- Country
- US
- State
- TX
If you have read my previous post you may remember I’ve had FM for 7 years but was finally diagnosed early this year.
Working full time has been a struggle for sure and it’s been getting more difficult as time goes on. I know my quality of life would get better if I didn’t have the stress of work.
Fortunately, I have been working for the same company for many years and I’m at the early retirement age so I could if I want to but we would be accepting a lower lifestyle. I would be perfectly fine with that but I doubt my wife would. She has been supportive but has a tendency to not understand my limitations and when I brought up early retirement a few months ago, it did not go well. She thinks I should keep working so I don’t give in to the illness.
So my problem is, what do I say to convince her retirement is what I need to improve my mental and physical wellbeing?
Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Working full time has been a struggle for sure and it’s been getting more difficult as time goes on. I know my quality of life would get better if I didn’t have the stress of work.
Fortunately, I have been working for the same company for many years and I’m at the early retirement age so I could if I want to but we would be accepting a lower lifestyle. I would be perfectly fine with that but I doubt my wife would. She has been supportive but has a tendency to not understand my limitations and when I brought up early retirement a few months ago, it did not go well. She thinks I should keep working so I don’t give in to the illness.
So my problem is, what do I say to convince her retirement is what I need to improve my mental and physical wellbeing?
Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.