Daily Living With Pain
Attitude. Everyone has them. Some have a negative attitude. Some choose to see things positively. Does it really make a difference?
Do you suffer from a painful disease known as fibromyalgia can be devastating. You do not have to suffer unrelentlessly the whole time. It is possible to enjoy life. The key is finding a solution for the development of the attitude that the illness is not to take over.
Easier said than done. I know. For a while I was suffering so bad I prayed that God would be me, whether or not the disease. I have tired of the doctor, I tired of all the drugs. I finally decided to face the disease head on, but do try to escape. Until that time I felt like I had no control over everything. This was not helping me better. When I decided to control things began to improve. It was not an overnight thing, but I started thinking about how other people said they controlled their pain without drugs and doctors. To give you the truth, in the beginning I thought it was impossible. But, no matter how much pain I was in, I kept searching for answers.
One thing I did was dive into my love for music. I always had a diverse collection of music and love to play it loud. I loaded my iPod with all the music I had and began to hear if my pain will be pruned. It did not take the pain away, but it has helped me to cope. It took my focus off the pain.
From there, what I tried, with the intention it was to help that, only. Changing my diet, exercise, no matter how bad it hurt, play word games with myself when things are overwhelming, there were only a few. I had tried many of these things before, but my attitude was negative. It was stupid. It was not working. How could it? But when I told myself that to help her a little, or I did not allow my mind to go, the sea of negativity that things felt better.
Attitude to me decide whether I will lie around suffering or get out and live my life. Not that I am never in pain. I still have days when there is nothing I can do. But these days, I do not wallow. I am planning for what I do if I feel better. I am able to see my friends, my family and participate in activities with my children. I can clean the house and the laundry even if it takes a little more time and effort. But the increase of I to know I did it myself helps me feel better overall. Had I not decided my position, I shudder to think where I would be right now. In the hospital, in bed, or stuck on my couch just the rest of my friends and family live, while I think die. I choose this life. Not pain.