Positive Veruse Negative & Reality

August 7, 2001

Question, what defines a negative post?

When a person is having pain or finds they cannot do a certain thing that 2

months ago they could do etc. and they come here and state that and ask a

questiion of others, those responding who have been there done that, respond to

help that person. To let them know they know how they feel, which helps that

person, is this negative?

If a person writes about the use of a wheelchair or scooter, is that negative?

Or reality, it happens to some, so its reality.

If a person writes that his Dr. said he/she or their child will be in a

wheelchair and another writes thats not so won't ever happen, and others respond

never say never, is that negative or reality?

Staying in a positive frame of mind is great. Not aways possible.

Mind over matter is great. However reality sets in sometimes and no matter how

positive a person is mind over matter staying positive doesn't make a person

walk if there is a disease or condition that is going to prevent them from

walking. CMT is a disease of the body, not our minds, altho a good frame of

mind, staying positive helps, it does not cure CMT . Staying as active as one

can, staying as positive as one can does help.

I have noticed that some (only a few) of the milder cases of CMT just don't

get it when it comes to the more severe cases of CMT. They think that if they

(more severe) post of their CMT and post responses of their problems with CMT

its deemed negative or stressful or distressing. Why? Its what we deal with,

its reality. So why is it negative? Stressful/distressing to some, yes, but its

reality.

Now for my being positive, heres a tidbit, my Dr. said he was surprised

that I am still walking with my braces, he thought I would be in a wheel chair

by now, he asked how did I do it? My answer, shere determination to not let CMT

put me down. As I stated in another post, walk a mile in my braces, deal with

what I do 24/7, then call me negative, stressful distressful, LOL, or walk a

mile in anothers shoes and then pass judgement, until you've been there done

that, you may find that that person is very upbeat very positve under the

conditions that they have to deal with

So what defines a negative post? ~>Becky M.

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