Guest guest Posted June 15, 2004 Report Share Posted June 15, 2004 Hi Jana, I'm right there with you! I definitely have a short fuse when I'm in a flare. It takes all that I have just to get thru the day to day stuff and any added stress just sets me off. When I get a handle on the flare and my meds are working I am able to calm down again. I hate when I'm so short. It's mainly my family who takes the brunt of it. Kathleen/Santa , Calif. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2004 Report Share Posted June 15, 2004 Dear Jana, I've never been one who has had a temper, I'v usually been to kind or easy or so I have been told. But this pain must have this effect because it was pointed out to me on several occasions before I had to leave work that at least the tone of my voice was taken as being angry so I suppose it effects us in ways we are not aware of at times. Don't feel bad, I am sure that it stems from your pain, not from you as a person. How can we not be a bit tempermental when it is all we can do to make it through constant agony. I just try to be more aware of my tone of voice now when speaking with people and on the rare occasions when I just cannot help but feel anger, I try not to direct it towards anyone unless I feel it is really justified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2004 Report Share Posted June 16, 2004 Yes Jana my temper can be very short also. I usually try and announce to dh that I feel wicked awful and am not fit for company. I go into the bedroom and close the door crawl under the covers and crank up the electric blanket. I take an extra seroquel so that after I read for a bit I will fall asleep. I try very hard to apologize if I bite dh's head off either immediately or asap. Our loved ones do not deserve to be our verbal punching bags. It is not only not fair it can become abusive and cruel. Fortunately we have this dear group of people to listen to us vent when we need to. Life isn't fair we have to work with the hand we are dealt. Kaylene I just hate >it. Does anyone else have trouble with that? What do you do about it? > >Jana > _________________________________________________________________ Looking to buy a house? Get informed with the Home Buying Guide from MSN House & Home. http://coldwellbanker.msn.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2004 Report Share Posted June 16, 2004 HI Kaylene...I do the same thing when the pain is intolerable...It just seems I am spending more and more days in the bedroom with the shades drawn and shutting everyone out...I dont like the way I seem to be headed! I try to stay involved since I am in the fire department, But even more andmore I ignore the pager when it goes off, it just seems like toomuch trouble to get dressed and get outof the house. I am not a firefighter per say but a fire police, I don't do anything strenuous except for directing traffic and crowd control, but I just have not felt like doing ANYTHING K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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