Hi Kathy,
You raise an interesting and profound question that I know we all relate to..

Just the other day, when I asked myself what still gives meaning to my life, the answer was 'my children and nature..'

So much of my identity and what I used to 'do' have fallen by the wayside..
Many of the pleasures of my defunct 'self' and 'life' are no longer available to me..and have left me in an often depressed and resigned 'place.'

I try to not catasrophize my thinking, but I do live in quiet fear of "what horrible future lies ahead if this RSD 'wins..."
I can't let go of the possibility, though, that things can change for the better.


I've beome so much more solitary..What helps me through this RSD intruder in my life, tangibly, is music, humor, and a philosophical (and spiritual, in my own way) perspective..

What will send me into a rage, though, will be the injustice and idiocy of the WC insurance, who will regard me as an expense, rather than a person. Grrrrrrr..
That will get me in warrior mode...

I have a deposition coming up this week..the WC insurance attorney will question me about my injury, medical treatment, symptoms, etc...

If the attorney, in her "inquisition" even so much as "messes" with my integrity, and/or tries to trick me with manipulated language, I will eloquently and quietly lash out and let her know that I am all too aware of any tactics..

Nevertheless, I am trying to flow with RSD, and be as objective as I can about the pain, the reason it came into my life., and what it has taken away..oherwise I could fall apart.
Much love from Hope4thebest