Remember, try to relax...

I've been very busy, these past few months. I haven't had much of a chance to be a presence on the forum. I can't say I was the biggest help, even when I was, but I did like to contribute. For my absence, I apologize.

Today, I'm just stopping by to remind you guys of something, which is to try your very best to maintain the fighting spirit, a positive outlook, and relax. I know, it's a mountain of a request to make. Life's hard, for most everybody, some days, but especially so with Lyme/co. I get it.

But, like we're taught in nursing school, pain is the fifth vital sign, similarly, stress is another layer of the onion that you need to work on peeling back in order to heal.

I've known this, but, likely a problem for you guys, it's hard to have the mindset on your bad days. It sucks being sick. You've got money issues. Family troubles. All the rest added on to it. Again, I get it.

I was doing quite well, with hopes for remission, and then the stress started piling on, and I got lost in it. School, work, negative family members. I forgot to calm down, try to be positive in spite of it all, if not for my happiness, then my health.

A couple days ago, I broke down. I lost it. Because of that, I pulled symptoms out of hiding. My brain inflammation is back in effect, to name the worst.

There's a huge, distinct difference in the way I feel. My whole personality has been affected. It's crazy.

Be positive, guys. Try, at least. Your infections love for you to feel like crap, have panic attacks, etc.

Just a reminder, if not a help to you, then a help to me.

You can win. Fight hard. Smile. Negativity is bad for your health.

Good to hear from you NQA. Sorry to hear you've had a setback. Hope you get back on track quickly!

It's not a coincidence, I think that too...

Sorry to know about it.

I had contact with a lovely girl, through the internet. She could manage her disease well, and was very low symptomatic.

Until her mom died.

She collapsed, her lyme came fully back, she could not take the pain.

She had been living here and there from favors of friends (as she could not work nor study anymore), unfortunately she took her life away.

It was exactly an emotional event that brought her lyme symptoms back.

We consider only a little about it, how much the immune system's health is linked to our emotions, positive thoughts....

Dr. Kronn is a physicist that developed products based on that premise: first thing to give to a patient is Stress Relief herbs, etc Then you do the rest, and the efficiency of any treatment will go much higher.

He had asked Universities to confirm this hypothesis on mice, it seems...

Mwah, mwah!

Yeah, I forgot to mention, I had a colonoscopy the day before, as well. I'm sure that took a lot out of me, too.

I should make it through, Girlie. Too far to turn back now.

Love you, guys.

Thanks for the tip, astroman. Though, I have none of those on hand currently. I played with some dessicated stuff, ashwaganda, and something else, for a time. I don't know what I'd use, nowadays. Also, I know, and I've only got until May 'til I get my LPN diploma, if I can make it. So close.

I'm fine. I'm a strong cookie. Big waves on beautiful rays of love and sunshine. The setbacks are still there, but we'll see. ;)

These can help relax without drowsiness:

Adrenals: Holy basil calms adrenals,

Brain: l-theanine relaxes a little but mainly helps brain fog, lithium orotate 5mg (not the Rx drug) calms too.

Above three work well together.

Magnesium calms whole body but makes many tired- best before bed.

Many of the herbs that calm make most tired, again, best before sleep.