Re: Re: New to this...

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Ditto to that.  Yeah, most of them think I'm being lazy and that I should push

myself harder, which is BS since it would only make me feel worse.

 

Then I have others who think it's merely psychological, which the chronic pain

and loss of activities, and therefore loss of a lot of people in my life, loss

of my work and social activities does begin to wear at one's emotions, but it's

the physical issues causing the stress and emotions, not the emotions causing

" perceived pain. "   The pain is real.

But yeah, I can't even count how many fights I've had with my family and it all

boils down to that they think I'm acting like a " Princess " who " wants to be

waited on hand and foot. "    

 

I really wish there was a way to get people to understand.  Like there's this

thing called the Spoon Theory and that's a pretty good way to describe chronic

pain to others - but they have to want to hear it.  Some people still don't get

it.

 

Me, my best strategy is to try to not think about it, get in the zone with

reading something, or on the computer, music, etc. to forget about it.  Lately

I've been working with a new doctor who seems to actually care, so this is good

:-)

 

Jen

 

I haven't found a family member who understands it yet.

T- in FL