I sometimes wonder if we have the same disorder

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Sometimes I wonder if what some of us suffer is really RLS, because what I

have can't be distracted by the amount of attention I give it. I'm late in

reading my mail, because my computer has been in the shop for over a week,

but in a Feb. 22 letter I'm reading a letter written by Louise

relating to a letter from , 38 Des Moines saying her RLS is directly

related by how much attention she gives it. And if she goes to bed with it

on her mind, then there it is. No wonder some people think it's all in our

heads, and maybe it is for some, if they can distract it from their minds.

It really makes me wonder!!! Maybe when I was younger it might have been

possible, but I doubt it. I hope the RESEARCH DOCTORS aren't listening in

on us, because if they hear that some of us can relieve it by not giving

attention to it, then all research will stop, because they would think they

are wasting time and money on something that can be diverted by the

attention we give it. And for those who don't have it, they don't

understand it anyway, so you couldn't blame them for thinking that. I

believe the people that can control it by the amount of attention they give

it, are probably taking something, whether it be prescription or herbal,

that have already hit upon the right formula that works for them, or they

have a very mild case, or they have something else. I just wish it were

that simple for all of us. Unfortunately, we need more research, not less.

June 65, Delaware