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| Shary |
Posted - 04/19/2007 : 20:56:33
This is in response to Penny's post, which was getting overly long. It has been quite a while since I felt fine without pain relievers, which I no longer take because of GI problems they were causing. So I can't say I'm fine one minute and then leveled by pain the next. I do know, however, exactly what's going to make me worse. There are currently several stressors in my life that can tie me in knots any time a new wrinkle develops. Maybe it's because I know this is going to happen that it DOES happen. And it isn't always due to anger. It can be anxiety, fear, or any number of other things. My thinking is that I automatically create worst-case scenarios for these unresolved issues, and that's what's causing my pain--sort of a fear of the fear. I haven't yet figured out how to rein in my overactive imagination but I'm working on it.
On a different subject, I do a lot of alternative stuff. Some works, some doesn't. On that note, I dug out an old copper bracelet I haven't worn in years. Copper is supposed to help arthritis and arthritis is supposed to be TMS, right? Okay, okay, I know... desperation tactics. Anyway, I'll try it for a few weeks to see what happens. I realize it's not a cure, but for the time being it would be nice to get some relief. |
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| skizzik |
Posted - 04/20/2007 : 04:28:58
one of the docs in the div mind said its ok to go a bit conventional (pain killers, pt...etc) temporarily to "take the edge off" while your mind works on accepting TMS wholeheartily. Ultimately the goal is to ween off all the conventional ways in some time per his writing. |
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