Beyond the Pain

This will be quick as I've been in major pain all day.

Today illustrates one of those 'evil' principles of dealing with Fibro. Namely, what helped before may not help today.

A lot of times if I soak in a very hot bath (with Epsom salts); that soaking seems to trigger an end to the pain.

Not today though. In fact, I had two good long hot soaks and the pain has stayed steady at the top of the pain meter.

And, that's just one of the frustrating things about this condition … never knowing if a remedy will work or not. So, I just have to give it a try and see what happens.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I think I'll just flop in the recliner and distract myself with a movie.

What happens when you feel tired?

Does the "Monster" take up residence behind your eyeballs?

You know the one that whispers in your ear.

Dis-couraging advice like: "Why bother?" "Give it up! You”ll never succeed." "Nobody wants your talents." "Why don’t you just jump…"

I don’t remember where I first heard this advice, but it’s a damn good. Apparently, folks attending Al-Anon meetings are told to remember the acronym H.A.L.T. Why?

Because, when you are H – hungry, A – angry, L – lonely, or T -tired you will be more susceptible to dis-couragement… to the "Monster" behind your eyeballs.

I know whenever I’m tired I get very dis-couraged and down on myself.

So, when I hear those dis-couraging words I tell Monster to "SHUT UP!"

Or, I find something I enjoy doing, like Blogging, and I do it!

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