Living with fibromyalgia can be a challenge. There are days when it feels like you can't do anything right, and every little thing is a struggle.

Fibromyalgia can feel like a never-ending cycle of stress because of pain; the stress causes anxiety or depression to develop, amplifying the pain. Then, like some sick joke, the pain increases the stress.

Pain, stress, anxiety, and depression all contribute to unhappiness.

Being happy doesn't take away our fibromyalgia pain, but it can make it more bearable. It can make stress more manageable and help reduce anxiety. Here are 5 ways to be happy despite your diagnosis.