The June Pain Blog Carnival is up at How To Cope With Pain with the theme of pain & summer/vacation.
June 27, 2008
Pain Blog Carnival
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June 27, 2008
The June Pain Blog Carnival is up at How To Cope With Pain with the theme of pain & summer/vacation.
August 12, 2008 at 1:09 am
THE KEY TO COPING WITH FIBROMYALGIA IS ACCEPTING THAT THE PROBLEM IS CHRONIC, LEARNING HOW TO MINIMIZE THE PAIN, AND FINDING THE GOOD THINGS WITHIN A PAINFUL LIFE. THE REALITY IS THAT THE PAIN WILL NOT GO AWAY. THE CHALLENGE IS TO LEARN HOW TO LESSEN IT AND CREATE A LIFE BEYOND THE PAIN.
‘ I USED TO BE A TYPE A PERSONALITY,’ BUT FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS I HAVE LEARNED TO LIVE WITH FIBROMYALGIA. I HAVE FOUND THAT DEPRESSION IS WHAT GOES WITH THIS THING THEY CALL FIBROMYALGIA. I HAVE TO LOOK FOR LIFE’S LITTLE PLEASURES WHERE I CAN.
IT’S NOT EASY. WAKING UP EVERY MORNING EXHAUSTED. THEN I HAVE TO FACE A DAY OF PAIN AND IT AFFECTS MY ENTIRE IDENTITY.
I HAVE LOST MY SELF CONFIDENCE AND NOW I SEE MY SELF AS A SICK PERSON.
I HAVE ALWAY BEEN A BUSY PERSON, HANDLING STRESSFUL JOBS. I USED TO BE ABLE TO DO HOUSE WORK ALL DAY OR GO TO A 8 HOUR JOB, NOW I HAVE TO SPEND AN HOUR DOING ANY THING AND THAT’S IT. IF I PUSH MYSELF BEYOND MY LIMIT, I WILL PAY FOR IT. SO I’VE LEARNED TO LIMIT WHAT I DO.”
MOST DAYS I EXPERIENCE WHAT I HAVE HEARD IT CALL “FIBRO FOG,” I FIND MYSELF TRANSPOSING NUMBERS. I HAVE DIFFICULTY CONCENTRATING. I HAVE A HARD TIME WHEN I AM AT A PLACE WHERE THERE IS FLUORESCENT LIGHTS. OR IF I AM AROUND TO MANY PEOPLE.
WHETHER SOMEONE ELSE BELIEVES IT OR NOT, I AM FORCED TO DEAL WITH THIS PAIN DAILY.
THIS IS MY LIFE NOW AND I HAVE TO TRY AND UNDERSTAND IT. TRYING TO GET OTHER PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND IS NOT ALWAYS GOING TO HAPPEN. SO I DON’T SPEND TO MUST TIME ON TRYING TO GET OTHER PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND, WHEN I DON’T EVEN UNDERSTAND MYSELF.
AND IF THIS WASN’T ENOUGH TO GO THROUGH I HAVE FOUND MYSELF ASKING FOR HELP FROM SOCIAL SECURITY. JUST THE STRESS OF THAT WILL MAKE ANY ONE GO CRAZY.
AND THAT’S MY STORY, WHO WOULD OF KNOWN, ME PATRICIA LYNN, THE ONE WHO NEVER THOUGHT SHE WOULD EVER SLOW DOWN. I AM GOING TO LIVE TILL I AM 99, I WOULD TELL MYSELF. AND IT’S OK IF I DO LIVE TILL I AM 99, I WILL JUST HAVE TO LIVE TAKING ONE STEP AT A TIME, O SO SLOWLY.