Guest guest Posted January 2, 2004 Report Share Posted January 2, 2004 Hi Diane, You wrote in your recent post about trying to find some peace with your situation and that struck a cord with me. I have been in chronic pain for all of my adult and most of my teenage years. For many years according to doctors there was nothing wrong and I was trying to punish my mother. In my twenties I had my first of many spinal surgeries. Turns out I have a congenital defect in my spine. Any way I have had many years trying different treatments, medications, and so on. I have found out in the last 5 years that so much of my pain is contingent on how I deal with it. That's not to say that the pain goes away, but more about my mindset. When I'm fighting the pain i.e., angry, frustrated, etc., the pain is so much more out of hand. I find that when I'm able to accept the situation I'm in, breath, and say my own little mantra my attitude is much improved. I have accepted that I will live my life in pain. There will be good days and bad days. I'm blessed with good doctors who are straight with me and work with me to make me as comfortable as possible. The mind is a powerful tool. During the many treatments to " cure " me over the years it was very hard to deal with the failures, but I've found that if I'm able to take some time and stand back to catch my breath I'm able to change the constant harassment in my mind. Of course I have my bad days and sometimes bad stretches of time. But I really have found that I can change my outlook on my chronic pain. I hope that you find the answer for your back pain and also treatment to help. Your an awesome woman. Kathleen in Calif. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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