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Posted 4/30/2018 1:05 AM (GMT 0)
Hi all, I'm new here and am dealing with a Lyme relapse after being well for 1yr. I really am struggling with my emotions and feelings this go round. I'm feeling so sick and tired of being sick and tired, which I'm sure all of you can relate too. I just want to feel normal and would love any advice with helping to stay positive.

I'm treating with herbs, homeopathics, essential oils, acupuncture and magnet therapy. What I would like to know is: are there online support groups out there that are supportive AND uplifting and positive? I realize how nice it is to commiserate with others who are going through a similar experience and it's highly important to have that....but the last couple groups I had joined were so negative I had to leave them for mental sanity tongue

What are some things that have helped all of you cope and stay positive? I know there is a light at the end of this tunnel, as I was there last year....it just seems a bit dark right now smile
Thanks!
Posted 4/30/2018 2:14 AM (GMT 0)
OnwardJeeves,

I'm so sorry to hear about your relapse. I've read quite a few posts in the last week from others who relapsed. You may want to read some of their posts.

I joined this forum last August after months of researching online. I'd visited other forums, too, and some of them were quite dark and cynical. I found this forum to be both positive/encouraging and knowledgeable/informative. Both are equally important to me.

Regularly reading and responding to posts on this forum has helped me more than anything else.

Being outside in clean, fresh air enjoying natural beauty is always a mood booster for me.
Posted 4/30/2018 3:58 AM (GMT 0)
Welcome, OnwardJeeves!

Sorry about your relapse.

I’d say for the most part were a positive group here - lots of support and also sharing of knowledge.

I hope you find this to be true, too! smile
Posted 5/1/2018 10:56 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you all for your responses and for your suggestions, so appreciatedsmile
Posted 5/2/2018 3:28 PM (GMT 0)
There's a few things to keep me going. The first and most important is knowing that this is temporary and one day this disease will be something of the past, nothing but a distant memory. Second is knowing how much you will learn and grow from this experience. And lastly when you do regain your health, i think most of us will have a greater appreciation for life in comparison to someone who has never lost their health. A lot of us did not realize how important our health was until we lost it. So when you do get your health back i think we will be able to fully appreciate that, more than someone who hasn't been what we've been through.

I think one of the greatest keys to life is finding opportunity in suffering. We were not put on this earth to experience pure joy/pleasure. Struggle is a very important aspect of life. I think the happiest of individuals have gone through very difficult times and have rose above to become greater versions of themselves.
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