So I know it must seem like I am trolling along today, and I dont know WHY but when things arent so good, here is where I seem to turn. I guess because sometimes it is easier to talk to strangers, I try not to always tell the people on my everyday life how bad I feel. For one because I dont look like there is something wrong its hard for people to see that there really is and for two really who alwyas wants to hear how crappy someone feels, I try to put on a smile and keep going. I will try not to RANT on this time. I am feeling very down and kind of depressed today, I have alot of pain and I am just furioI us with my body today, I dont usually try to hide it from my hubby, I do try to EXPLAIN vs COMPLAIN to him, that because if GOd forbid something goes awry and he has to take to to hospital he can tell them what was going on with my (for some reason a fear I always have). I have NO time, NO patience for pain and balh feeling, I want to live my life FULLY with my family, I know this will pass, but in the meantime, what have you done if you have ever been in a place like this? One thing I ty to do is remind myself how much worse off others have it, but today that or nothing else seems to beworking.
Thanks everyone for listening... I took some painmeds, cooked some stirfry (I like cooking) and I am ending the evening with homemade milkshakes and a movie with my kiddos! oh yes my Yazz cat reinded e to add with he on my lap
Sometimes when you are down, nothing feels like the right thing to do. I had one of 'those' days today, too.
I wish I had a great suggestion. Just wanted to let you know I am here for you, thinking of you, and hoping things are much brighter in the morning:)
"What do you do to bring yourself back up when you are feeling so down?" I'll tell you what I told the last writer-"add red wine and stir, Baby!"
I look forward to hearing from you a month from now on here, Sassy, telling us that you feel better after trying those ideas on your other post. Seriously, WORK that stuff! When I was so sick a couple of years ago, my hair was falling out so badly that my husband looked at the mess of hair in the shower and asked me if I was hiding from him that I was in chemo - he was kind of kidding, but kind of not. I started taking one protein Herbalife shake a day, OR Spirutein shake, whichever one was in the cupboard, and slowly my hair started growing back. It's a good thing I had SO much hair in the first place, because I think I lost a third of it. Now it's much better. I'm able to eat now whereas when I was sick, I was throwing up all the time. But I don't think being able to eat again is why my hair is mostly back (and yes, it still comes out more than it used to before I got sick.) I think it's because of these shakes because they have so many vitamins and minerals in them, that I'm taking them as FOOD rather than as pills.
You can add all that stuff into a smoothie that the ladies were talking about. If I were you, I'd really try the gluten free diet too - it's difficult, but it just might be your answer, in addition to my other suggestion.
Good luck, and tell us next month if it's working!!
Dawn
I'll put this out there and not sure if it matters to this post or will make sense. I manage fibromyalgia, chronic pain not otherwise specified, PTSD and blah blah blah.....On days when I feel like everything is collapsing in on me and making it difficult to live life to the fullest I can for that day I listen to my children laugh. I cuddle and get kisses from my autistic son. I also remind myself that I could have it much worse than I do. I remind myself that I don't have anything terminal and that my family is healthy so that keeps me going. I cannot lie I come on here a lot of the time to read and try to escape my own mind for a few minutes.
When I'm that low, I have to stop and think what I have eaten that day. Not eating healthy food at regular intervals makes me feel exhausted and low, even if everything else is going well.
I'll change my clothes, fix my hair, and put some makeup on, because that is like thumbing my nose at pain and sadness.
Getting out in fresh air helps me; I'll power-walk or just stroll, but I'll start breathing and keep moving.
I'll look for the colors all around me. I'll look for anything I can smile at or laugh at. I'll try to fix my mind on anything but myself.
In the house, I'll even set the timer for ten minutes and do ironing if that will distract me from myself!
I agree with B - funny old movies can be helpful. A good laugh is therapeutic, and some of the best laughs are from decades ago.
Oh, and chocolate. That helps, too. Not too much - just (Ahhh!) the right amount. Yes.
Sometimes a bowl of popcorn and a good movie is a great pick me up.
We like watching The Money Pit every so often and it makes me laugh every time see it.
Arsenic and Old Lace is pretty good, too.
Yoga helps me a great deal whenever I'm feeling down or having a flare-up (rheumatoid arthritis)/feeling physically exhausted. It's easy to practice (You don't have to do any difficult poses; the basic ones will do the trick), and it's not expensive or difficult to start. Even if you have physical limitations, you can practice yoga in some form. You can look up basic poses on the internet, there are some yoga shows on television (mostly on PBS stations), and public libraries and bookstores have many books & DVDs available. I initially began practicing yoga because I felt physically awful, and I was emotionally down because of how I felt. After my first class, I can't begin to tell you how much better I felt (after just one class!) both mentally and emotionally/spiritually! It always seems to work for me....I hope you find something that works as well for you, and I hope you are feeling better soon.
Isn't that what pictures of shirtless Taylor Lautner are there for?
Hope you feel better :)
I kinda feel the same way today...trying to motivate to get some exercise- it's been 10 days since I have done so, so that's probably why I'm feeling like this.
I throw myself into something I love so your stir fry was probably just what the doctor ordered. :)
Listen to India Arie. Her music inspires me and provides with a lift when I need it.
I've gotten so good at hiding my pain issues that several people who know me very, very well don't believe that I have Fibromyalgia. In fact, even my best friend thinks I'm "wasting resources" using the Bureau of Rehabilitation Services and "taking up someone else's spot" because I'm not truly disabled "yet" even though I have a diagnosis of Fibromyalgia. Because I'm able to work right now. Even though I need BRS to help me find work due to my disability. She thinks I'm exaggerating to BRS, when the truth is I only see her when I'm feeling well enough to leave the house. She hasn't seen me when the pain is at its worst.
Anyway. Stress and depression make the pain worse, so I do yoga. I take hot showers. Aroma therapy. Prayer. I try to stay active, but that's not always possible. I do try to stay as rested as I can, and I delegate more with the chores now than I used to.
I'm not on any heavy duty pain meds, and I've figured out that taking too much in the way of pain medication will make the pain worse even if it's only Advil or Tylenol. Not only that, but it's not good for the liver or kidneys anyway.
I've cut out trigger foods that affect my related diverticulosis and I'm starting my fifth week of my most recent phase of vegetarianism. I'm also testing being lactose-free since we're mostly lactose-free already for one of my daughters, but occasionally have real cheese. We keep real milk for my husband and two other daughters but I'm avoiding that now.
Having a plan seems to help. That's why I'm sharing all of that. It feels like I have a measure of control and will be able to say, "Yes, that worked but that didn't. I can try this next."
Oh yes, and I make sure to get plenty of snuggles with my cats. The absolute unconditional love I get from them, and wonderful feeling of their warm bodies purring as I cuddle up with them while watching TV or reading, is relaxing.
