Re: PTSD... maybe I DO have it and being strong

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Since I got diagnosed I have spent a lot of time " feeling " my pain and just

getting a handle on good days v bad days, what helps, what doesn't and this is

what I have learnt.

1. Negative people need to take their opinion out of my house, a bad day can

double if I'm surrounded by a whinger, you can tell a whinger because they

usually start off asking you how you are then before you have answered they have

launched into " well if you think thats bad

MY...............................................insert monologue on sore toe

nail here.

2. A bad day does not mean a DEAD day it means I have 2 out 10 energy and I need

to structure my day accordingly.

3. If you burn a good day by catching up, make sure you REALLY catch up because

you WILL over do it and the next 2 days at least need to be allocated for bounce

back.

4. Same applies with exercise the adrenaline is great for the 30 minutes you do

it but the bit back is a bi*ch.

5. Meds are fine but if its the only thing in your " emotional tool box " you are

doing something wrong.

6. Side effects are real - Don't exclude meds as a possible case of symptoms,

once I reduced one of my meds my brain fog cleared extensively, no one mentioned

to me that the treatment might be worse than the cure.

7. Its not my job to convince the world of my disease they either get it or they

don't, if they don't MOVE on. You can waste hours of your life making yourself

miserible trying to " convert " someone.

8. Even if you can't leave the house talk to someone everyday.

9. On days where you are think your gonna loose it, physically grit your teeth

and bear it, yes it is there, yes it exists and yes, it sucks so chomp on down

and bear it.

10. As long as I am a alive, there is hope that tomorrow might be a better day.

Today I adopted a little girl so I'm too busy to be in pain (hmmmmm distraction

really doesn't cut it).

Re: PTSD... maybe I DO have it and being strong

You know, I can be placed in this category easy. I can soo relate. I could

write a book about what I've been thru. No, no flashbacks but soo many of the

others things. Maybe I should write some of them out for you........

I do believe that this has had a HUGE impact on my/our bodies and Fibro in

particular.

I also have to agree 100% that we are truly S T R O N G people!!!!!!! The

strongest I've ever met. Myself included. And, don't let anyone tell you

different!!!!!!! We are some of the strongest out there!!!!!! You better believe

it!!!!

~Jennie

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Oh and last but not least EVERYTHING I OWN CAN FIT DOWN THE TOILET - GOTTA LOVE

KIDS.

Re: PTSD... maybe I DO have it and being strong

You know, I can be placed in this category easy. I can soo relate. I could

write a book about what I've been thru. No, no flashbacks but soo many of the

others things. Maybe I should write some of them out for you........

I do believe that this has had a HUGE impact on my/our bodies and Fibro in

particular.

I also have to agree 100% that we are truly S T R O N G people!!!!!!! The

strongest I've ever met. Myself included. And, don't let anyone tell you

different!!!!!!! We are some of the strongest out there!!!!!! You better believe

it!!!!

~Jennie

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