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Has Anyone Noticed When Flares Come?

Has anyone noticed when flares come?

I notice that they come when:

There is a climate change of say 5 degrees or more.

When something bad occurs in my family or friends' lives that upsets me, even if I try not to be upset, it still will cause a flare.

If I read too much. Too much being say, an hour?

If I walk every day - once I hit about the 4th day in a row, my body freaks out and flares up and I'm back in bed for anywhere from a few days to many weeks.

When my meds hit a plateau - say the third or fourth month of doing the exact same thing, my body becomes used to it, so it will flare, and then I have to try either a drug change, or another method to try to "trick" my brain into getting off of the pain message.

Too hard of a massage - my massages must be very light and gentle and smoothing of the muscles - no vigorous, deep or pounding type stuff.

Of course, use of hands / arms. Many days can go by when I can't brush my teeth. I can only stand having my hair washed about once a month - my scalp is so sensitive.

Holiday times - even though I don't attend any, I think the feeling that I should be there gets to me.

If I worry about money, not working, that this illness is incurable - I have to push those out of my mind, and pray, (for me), and repeat positive things in my mind, as silly as that sounds. The Lord's Prayer is something I will repeat if I find myself thinking negatively, or before bed.

Does this sound familiar to anyone else?

mudding drywall
sanding drywall
hammering with one hand
lawnmowing
driving
putting dishes away
crawling on floor doing plumbing
sleeping in any position
no working bathtub or showerlooking for a job
getting angry
getting sad
crying
being frustrated
reading
bending over to pick things up
cold feet
cold back
cold nose
dog hogs the bed

baking
cooking
driving
holding a book
knitting
sewing
laundry
weather fluctuations
washing my hair
typing
writing
I know there are more I just cannot think of them right now.

Weather:

tight isobars (winds) with intersecting fronts (Lows mostly); arctic air moving from north to south or west to east; sudden shifts in humidity; 24 hours before a thunderstorm or tornado event.

Falls:

Even minor ones... like just a couple hours ago I slipped on some black ice in my driveway. I think I hit the left side of my head on the side of my car then landed on my rt hand, elbow and butt. I can feel every surgery site, old rib fractures... and my head hurts. :( I'm gonna hurt tomorrow!