Re: one foot ahead of the other

[Guest guest]

Tess, have you noticed that a bunch of us are fibro flaring right

now,in addition to the other stuff we have? I feel EXACTLY like you

do. I make myself come to work, go to church, etc. because I feel

like if I don't- then the illness wins. But sometimes I just have

to " hibernate " , I get so worn out. I have been battling depression

esp. since Chas left for college, she was the light of my day to come

home to.

I wish I could wrap you in sunshine and take away your pain. You are

one of God's precious gifts to this world, and especially this group.

Love you, girl. Hang in there.

Jane

--- In , " Grammi B " <grammi_love@m...>

wrote:

>

> Golly...I know many of you, probably all of you feel this way at

least sometimes...I feel physically so tired, achy, stiff, painful,

so I do not have a lot of 'get up and go.' But, the depression does

not do so well if I am cooped up all the time. So, I make myself at

least do some activities outside the house. But, then I get

exhausted and stiffer, achier, more pain. Catch 22, I know. The way

I am looking at it right now is that I am in flares, and need to be

gentle with myself, take good care, rest, eat right, gentle movement,

lots of water, more rest. But part of being fully healthy is taking

good care of my mental health. So, I am deciding to do a little more

physically and perhaps pay a little more physically, but keep the

depression, which has been relentless, at least a little lowered.

>

> The doctor has upped my antidepressant dosage, and I see my

rheumy Oct. 4.

>

> Love to all...

>

> Tess in Oregon

>

>

[Guest guest]

Tess, have you noticed that a bunch of us are fibro flaring right

now,in addition to the other stuff we have? I feel EXACTLY like you

do. I make myself come to work, go to church, etc. because I feel

like if I don't- then the illness wins. But sometimes I just have

to " hibernate " , I get so worn out. I have been battling depression

esp. since Chas left for college, she was the light of my day to come

home to.

I wish I could wrap you in sunshine and take away your pain. You are

one of God's precious gifts to this world, and especially this group.

Love you, girl. Hang in there.

Jane

>

> Golly...I know many of you, probably all of you feel this way at

least sometimes...I feel physically so tired, achy, stiff, painful,

so I do not have a lot of 'get up and go.' But, the depression does

not do so well if I am cooped up all the time. So, I make myself at

least do some activities outside the house. But, then I get

exhausted and stiffer, achier, more pain. Catch 22, I know. The way

I am looking at it right now is that I am in flares, and need to be

gentle with myself, take good care, rest, eat right, gentle movement,

lots of water, more rest. But part of being fully healthy is taking

good care of my mental health. So, I am deciding to do a little more

physically and perhaps pay a little more physically, but keep the

depression, which has been relentless, at least a little lowered.

>

> The doctor has upped my antidepressant dosage, and I see my

rheumy Oct. 4.

>

> Love to all...

>

> Tess in Oregon

>

>

[Guest guest]

Good for you Tess. I pay the price for going places and doing

things, but to me it is worth it. Many times when I'm feeling really

lousy, getting out makes me feel better. I hate dwelling on feeling

like crap, and when I sit home feeling sorry for myself, it makes me

feel worse. Life for us is a balancing act. We have to balance our

activity by not doing so much that it causes damage, but doing enough

to keep us from loosing our minds. Depression is always knocking at

my door, but I try to keep one step ahead of it. Doesn't always work,

but I try.

I hope the new dosage helps you.

Hugs,

a

On Sep 23, 2005, at 2:55 PM, Grammi B wrote:

>

> Golly...I know many of you, probably all of you feel this way at

> least sometimes...I feel physically so tired, achy, stiff, painful,

> so I do not have a lot of 'get up and go.' But, the depression

> does not do so well if I am cooped up all the time. So, I make

> myself at least do some activities outside the house. But, then I

> get exhausted and stiffer, achier, more pain. Catch 22, I know.

> The way I am looking at it right now is that I am in flares, and

> need to be gentle with myself, take good care, rest, eat right,

> gentle movement, lots of water, more rest. But part of being fully

> healthy is taking good care of my mental health. So, I am deciding

> to do a little more physically and perhaps pay a little more

> physically, but keep the depression, which has been relentless, at

> least a little lowered.

>

> The doctor has upped my antidepressant dosage, and I see my

> rheumy Oct. 4.

>

> Love to all...

>

> Tess in Oregon

>

>

[Guest guest]

Good for you Tess. I pay the price for going places and doing

things, but to me it is worth it. Many times when I'm feeling really

lousy, getting out makes me feel better. I hate dwelling on feeling

like crap, and when I sit home feeling sorry for myself, it makes me

feel worse. Life for us is a balancing act. We have to balance our

activity by not doing so much that it causes damage, but doing enough

to keep us from loosing our minds. Depression is always knocking at

my door, but I try to keep one step ahead of it. Doesn't always work,

but I try.

I hope the new dosage helps you.

Hugs,

a

On Sep 23, 2005, at 2:55 PM, Grammi B wrote:

>

> Golly...I know many of you, probably all of you feel this way at

> least sometimes...I feel physically so tired, achy, stiff, painful,

> so I do not have a lot of 'get up and go.' But, the depression

> does not do so well if I am cooped up all the time. So, I make

> myself at least do some activities outside the house. But, then I

> get exhausted and stiffer, achier, more pain. Catch 22, I know.

> The way I am looking at it right now is that I am in flares, and

> need to be gentle with myself, take good care, rest, eat right,

> gentle movement, lots of water, more rest. But part of being fully

> healthy is taking good care of my mental health. So, I am deciding

> to do a little more physically and perhaps pay a little more

> physically, but keep the depression, which has been relentless, at

> least a little lowered.

>

> The doctor has upped my antidepressant dosage, and I see my

> rheumy Oct. 4.

>

> Love to all...

>

> Tess in Oregon

>

>

[Guest guest]

Dear Tess,

As usual, you are being very wise in what you are doing for yourself.

I am in the midst of an awful flare right now, and having killer muscle

spasms on top of it all. There was no way I could garden yesterday,

but I did fix us a " picnic " supper (tuna salad and crackers) and put a

nice table cloth on a card table, and we ate out on the patio and

watched the sun set. Sometimes it's just the little things you do for

yourself that help the most!

Hugs for you,

Judi--if You see my get up & go, send them home!

[Guest guest]

Dear Tess,

As usual, you are being very wise in what you are doing for yourself.

I am in the midst of an awful flare right now, and having killer muscle

spasms on top of it all. There was no way I could garden yesterday,

but I did fix us a " picnic " supper (tuna salad and crackers) and put a

nice table cloth on a card table, and we ate out on the patio and

watched the sun set. Sometimes it's just the little things you do for

yourself that help the most!

Hugs for you,

Judi--if You see my get up & go, send them home!