Guest guest Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 Hi Everyone I do believe that many people have good intentions. They just don't know what to say to us. Granted, there are hurtful remarks, ie my sister who is a physical therapist who used to say " if you tried harder. " It took me a long time to forgive those words. I finally remembered that she said the same thing about my bipolar disorder. I did go to therapy, but it finally took the right medication combination to manage it. I vote for giving people the least amount of information, not talking about medications, especially narcotics, and a large dose of forgiveness. It also helps to simply avoid those who will not stop giving negative comments, that are hurtful, and cause me emotional distress. Oddly enough, when I had to begin living with nerve pain from knee replacement surgery, in addition to eons with fibromyalgia, my Mom and I were finally able to develop a close relationship. She had nerve pain, due to multiple blood clots in her legs. We actually got along the last few years of her life. She passed away in 2004. Life is full of surprises. Kaylene PS I am not trying to start a lot of posts about people who do not under stand our pain. We have talked about a zillion times. <smile> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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