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Old 06-13-2016, 09:42 PM
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I have always thought that one of the things that has been best for me is that I have a great support system with my boyfriend and his family, the people here, and the people on a cross stitch forum I run. This has kept me from becoming isolated...and of course my little girl has brought so much joy into my life since I got pregnant.

Distractions play a big part in my pain management routine for the past 4 years. That's part of why it was so important for me to go back to a job I loved and why I want to badly to get back there now. When all you do it sit all day and THINK about the pain...the worse the pain is...at least for me. I need other things to occupy my mind. It's all about balancing all these things to give myself the best quality of life possible...because if I don't then why am I bothering to hang around in this world? I am not my pain...RSD doesn't own me.

That said...these are all learned things that take time to master...and not everyone has a support system like I have...which makes it so much more important to seek out and maintain any relationships you DO have. All relationships take effort on both sides and while often we find that the people we thought were our friends aren't there in our time of need we also need to take the time to continue to nurture those relationships as best we can despite our own struggles. In this age of the internet, smart phones, and technology...that has made some of this much easier...but it's still up to us to put that effort in. It's hard...very hard sometimes...but so worth it too.

Got a little off topic there...but thank you for sharing Littlepaw!
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