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Posted 3/22/2016 4:31 PM (GMT 0)
I'm weird. I've accepted that. (sort of).

When I get certain pains, I also panic.......which makes it all worse.
Do any of you feel that way? I feel if I only had the pain to deal with, I could probably do it............But to add panic to it just isn't fair! confused
Posted 3/22/2016 5:03 PM (GMT 0)
Panic is fear so what do you have to be afraid of? That's what you need to work on. We know we will have pain with fibro and we also know that fibro isn't a terminal illness. When panic tries to raise its ugly head, stop it and focus on something besides your pain. The panic/anxiety will go away. But if you keep thinking about your pain you are feeding your panic and it's a vicious cycle. Been there and done that.

Sherrine
Posted 3/22/2016 5:04 PM (GMT 0)
Most of us have some level of pain each day, and then also flare ups, if i am in a bad flare and then also get highly stressed...the combination can make me feel panicky...

Last night i was having nerve pain that was hard to control, so it can make me feel down, because i have a busy week and if that nerve pain stays , it will be tough...

We understand exactly, most of us deal with multiple issues and when they stack up , it can be difficult...

This is a good place to talk some of it through...lj
Posted 3/22/2016 5:12 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks Sherrine and Ljm! Maybe I just haven't tried hard enough to distract myself. I'm not a social person. I do like to keep busy though.

I seem to be grappling with childhood issues.....(yes...still, at 66 years)..where I had parents who didn't respond to my needs, and I wonder if that started it all. Oh well.......nothing I can do about that now.....but it does make it harder to change it. I do have an over-active neuro system and take a beta blocker for that, which has helped a lot. But I do freak out easily. I always feel like I'm dying when I have certain types of pain, and I can't escape it.
I do wonder if wherever in my brain sends out the pain signals, also sends out the "Abandon Ship! Abandon Ship!" signal too. haha

I need to learn to see beyond the pain........that in a day or so, I might not have such bad pain. I seem to have trouble looking beyond the moment.
Posted 3/22/2016 8:17 PM (GMT 0)
The stressful thinking is adding to your pain. One of the very best things you can do for yourself is.....forgive your parents! Really! You are carrying around this anger and it is affecting your whole body. Once you decide to forgive your parents it will feel like a load has been lifted off of you.

I had to do this with a friend of mine. She broke up our friendship with no explanation and we had been friends for over 30 years at that time. I was so hurt and angry and even wished bad things would happen to her. But once I forgave her I did so much better in the pain department. And you know what? We are friends again! It turns out she was suffering badly from depression and was angry with everyone and broke off contact with people.

I know you can't go back with your parents but you still can forgive them. They did give you life to begin with and that's something to be thankful for. Stop trying to figure out the "whys" of your situation. We usually don't know why but that won't stop us for forgiving people. Forgiving can be done and I think that will help you far more than any medication.

Sherrine
Posted 3/23/2016 3:37 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks so much Sherrine!
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