It was difficult for me to adjust how I do things because of my RSD. Once I realized I could still control my body I did better. The medications are needed to help achieve the control. The help give us quality of life. I see a pain management physcologist doctor who helped me with relaxing techniques that help me sleep at night. I use to live one day at a time RSD makes you live one hour to the next. Stress is a huge aggrivator for our pain. I watch just enough news to be informed. I try to watch and read thing that make me laugh. I don't engage in freindships with people who will drain me. When those kind of people are around I try to control the conversatin and allow only positive conversation.
The hand that life has dealt to us is complicated. It take time and patience but we must keep control or our life and not allow RSD to control it for us. Don't allow your life to be defined by RSD.
Take care and I hope you find peace soon!!!
Sherrie