Re: Emotional Stress and PA

[Guest guest]

Brande:

This group helped me diagnose my disease and identify the cause- stress.

Stressful sitautions make me immobile, I mean not having the desire to do

anything. I think the greatly reduced level of activity is damaging to the

joints.

a few times I was about to have a P flare, I see the symptoms, I connect with

my stress level, and make myself happy. Right now, I am in the middle of a very

stressful situation, equivalent to loosing my mother twice. Symptoms of an

about-to-occur flare appeared, I immediatly exerted a conscious effort to reduce

my stress level and take some medications. Often I forget my PA, and my

stressful situation takes over. YOur email helped me to remember and I am going

to exert an effort no to feel stress. If feeling stress does not help the

situation what is the use. I think what I am doing is helping me. Thank you

for the reminder. Now I am going to smile, may be laugh,

hahahahahhhhaaaaaaaaahaha

hahahaahHAH AHA HA HA AHHHHHHHHHHHHHAHAAAAAAAHAAAAAHAHA

HAHAHAHAHAH HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHA

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA HAHAHAH

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHA HAHAHA HA AH AHA HAH AHA AHHA AHA HAH

Oh man, man situation could be worse ! Many times worse !

Oh my God, suppose I loose all my family in a car accident today !

suppose I become paralyzed in a car accident today !!

hahahahahahahahahahahah

HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA

tHANK g_D FOR THE CONDITION i AM IN!

What a lovely day on the East coast today.

Brande Wood <brandewood@...> wrote:

I have been reading the thread on workaholism. listed a book

(that I am about to see if my library has!) with some great information and

Brent added that he believes specifically emotional stress is a huge trigger of

PA. I agree with you both so much!!!!!

My psoriasis, which only presented for the first ten years in my nails, appeared

during a period of tremendous emotional upheaval. Just recently, during a second

period of extreme emotional stress, the PA started - first a joint on one

fingertip, then another, then the thumb, the hip, the wrist, the ankle, the odd

pain in the bottom of my fooot...

Both were times of the greatest emotional stress that I have experienced and

honestly developing PA is just adding to it (you all already know that, but it

helps to be able to say it to someone who understands - it hurts and it's scary

and it doesn't seem real at first). Can I hope that flare-ups subside with a

reduction of stress?

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[Guest guest]

- humor is SO therapeutic! I love to pop in a DVD comedy movie

when I'm hurting bad. Just laughing lifts my spirits and seems to even

make me feel bettter physically!

Believe it or not, I moved a small TV with DVD into my bathroom so I

can soak in a tub of warm water and laugh at a funny movie at the same

time. Works wonders!

thanks for the reminder to laugh,

sherry z

>

> Now I am going to smile, may be laugh, hahahahahhhhaaaaaaaaahaha

> hahahaahHAH AHA HA HA AHHHHHHHHHHHHHAHAAAAAAAHAAAAAHAHA

> HAHAHAHAHAH HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHA

> HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA HAHAHAH

> HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHA HAHAHA HA AH AHA HAH AHA AHHA AHA HAH

[Guest guest]

Hi Brande Wood,

You asked, " Can I hope that flare-ups subside with a

reduction of stress? "

Like in all things related to a condition as complicated as PA, I

think the rate of recovery from a flare-up depends upon many factors:

The person's overall health preflare-up,

The person's diet,

The amount of stress and the duration of that stress,

Damage caused by the flare-up,

Exercise,

Physical environment, allergies,

Fun/enjoyment positive attitude,

and Medications, to name some important ones.

We also must remember, sometimes we get flare-ups for (seemingly) no

reason at all.

For me, the worst moment of stress (and flare-up) occurred six years

ago when my neighbour refused to unplug his culvert which raised the

water table and flooded the crawl-space of the home that I had built

with my own two hands for my family. The police were contacted and

they said I would be arrested if I " tresspassed " to unplug it

myself. Mold grew in the crawlspace - it has been a night-mare, and

I am still completing a civil action over it. I was also very-

overworked at that point from a huge project I had agreed to oversee

along with my other highly stressful duties; listening to the sump

pumps run day and night under my bedroom was more than my system

could handle. It fairly soon after that that the reason for my years

of symptoms became more apparent. So, I reply to you today,

remembering to long, slowly, and deeply breathe while being thankful

for each moment - even the painful ones.

Best wishes, Brent

[Guest guest]

whatever you're on . I need some .hahahahahahahahaha. it must be the haha

pill. cathy from ma

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 06/01/2007 18:36:53 GMT Standard Time, pastoork@...

writes:

If feeling stress does not help the situation what is the use. I think what I

am doing is helping me. Thank you for the reminder. Now I am going to smile,

may be laugh, hahahahahhhhaaaaaaaIf fee

hahahaahHAH AHA HA HA AHHHHHHHHHHHHHAHAAAhahahaahHAH AH

HAHAHAHAHAH HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHA

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA HAHAHAH

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHA HAHAHA HA AH AHA HAH AHA AHHA AHA HAH

lol ,

Ha Ha Ha Ha Hee Hee Hee Hee Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho Ahhhhhh Ha Ha Stop it! I can't

take any more! Ha Ha Ha Ha (Bangs fist on table several times) Ha Ha Ha

Ha........Ha.........Ha.......

Ohhh man, my stomach hurts now................ Hey ? Did anyone ever

tell you, you have an infectious laugh? lol

Reading on:

I hope your shoulder problem clears up . Is it likely to or is this

something that's always with you?

Take care,

[Guest guest]

You Guys are Craaacking me up.

Janet in Ca

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From: martincoyless@...

>

> In a message dated 06/01/2007 18:36:53 GMT Standard Time, pastoork@...

> writes:

>

> If feeling stress does not help the situation what is the use. I think what I

> am doing is helping me. Thank you for the reminder. Now I am going to smile,

> may be laugh, hahahahahhhhaaaaaaaIf fee

> hahahaahHAH AHA HA HA AHHHHHHHHHHHHHAHAAAhahahaahHAH AH

> HAHAHAHAHAH HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHA

> HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA HAHAHAH

> HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHA HAHAHA HA AH AHA HAH AHA AHHA AHA HAH

>

>

>

>

>

> lol ,

>

> Ha Ha Ha Ha Hee Hee Hee Hee Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho Ahhhhhh Ha Ha Stop it! I can't

> take any more! Ha Ha Ha Ha (Bangs fist on table several times) Ha Ha Ha

> Ha........Ha.........Ha.......

> Ohhh man, my stomach hurts now................ Hey ? Did anyone ever

> tell you, you have an infectious laugh? lol

>

> Reading on:

>

> I hope your shoulder problem clears up . Is it likely to or is this

> something that's always with you?

>

> Take care,

>

>

[Guest guest]

Oh, is THAT what is causing all these cracks in my skin???!!! What a

relief! I thought it was psoriasis!

best,

sherry z

>

> You Guys are Craaacking me up.

>

> Janet in Ca

[Guest guest]

Hey , you made me laugh more than I laughed first time.

My sweetheart of long time ago used to live in Ayr, Scotland. I took the

ferry from Ayr to Ireland (I forgot the name of the town north of Belfast where

the ferry go to) many times.

Thanks for asking about my shoulder. The pain started a few months ago and it

is increasing in intensity and duration. It feels like a muscle spasm of my

left upper arm muscle, or tingling like a mild electric schock. It is still

tolerable. Initially I thought it is fibro. Now I think it may be the upper

vertebrates are pinching some nerves.

Enough for now and let me say to Betz, you are in my prayer.

martincoyless@... wrote:

In a message dated 06/01/2007 18:36:53 GMT Standard Time, pastoork@...

writes:

If feeling stress does not help the situation what is the use. I think what I

am doing is helping me. Thank you for the reminder. Now I am going to smile,

may be laugh, hahahahahhhhaaaaaaaIf fee

hahahaahHAH AHA HA HA AHHHHHHHHHHHHHAHAAAhahahaahHAH AH

HAHAHAHAHAH HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHA

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA HAHAHAH

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHA HAHAHA HA AH AHA HAH AHA AHHA AHA HAH

lol ,

Ha Ha Ha Ha Hee Hee Hee Hee Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho Ahhhhhh Ha Ha Stop it! I can't

take any more! Ha Ha Ha Ha (Bangs fist on table several times) Ha Ha Ha

Ha........Ha.........Ha.......

Ohhh man, my stomach hurts now................ Hey ? Did anyone ever

tell you, you have an infectious laugh? lol

Reading on:

I hope your shoulder problem clears up . Is it likely to or is this

something that's always with you?

Take care,