Most of the time I am bedridden with pain, fighting the pain, trying to either get some aerobic (soft) exercise for my body, but fighting the TOS inflammation and pain that follows...hoping the RSD stays in remission...dealing with fibro symptoms...trying to get down and off of the heavy meds...how to get to "x" doctor, with the pain at this level, trying to maintain a relationship with my kids, dogs, etc., with this pain and disability level and not giving up on life.

Part of my progress was accepting the loss of my career as an atty. and pro tem judge, as well as my goals that I had set for these years, financially and academically.

So for me, the bar is now set at a totally different goal - dealing with the pain for this hour.

I think the key is finding where you're at, (your bar set), and then reaching that goal, setting a new one, etc. Hopefully your bar is a lot higher than mine right now, but acceptance I think is key to overcoming frustration and depression.