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Post by chewie on Mar 19, 2013 15:33:07 GMT -5
A psychologist walked around a room while teaching stress management to an audience. As she raised a glass of water, everyone expected they’d be asked the “half empty or half full” question. Instead, with a smile on her face, she inquired: “How heavy is this glass of water?” Answers called out ranged from 8 oz. to 20 oz. She replied, “The absolute weight doesn’t matter. It depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it’s not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I’ll have an ache in my arm. If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb and paralyzed. In each case, the weight of the glass doesn’t change, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.” She continued, “The stresses and worries in life are like that glass of water. Think about them for a while and nothing happens. Think about them a bit longer and they begin to hurt. And if you think about them all day long, you will feel paralyzed – incapable of doing anything.” It’s important to remember to let go of your stresses. As early in the evening as you can, put all your burdens down. Don’t carry them through the evening and into the night. Remember to put the glass down!
This was sent to me earlier, thought it may be of help to people.
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Post by Astrid40 on Mar 19, 2013 18:35:50 GMT -5
. Hi Julie, Thank you for your reply, I am so sorry you haven't been feeling too good painwise. And that you have a mini flare too. I hope you don't have to go back on steroids unless you have to of course. The body does tend to let us know when the pain meds are wearing off. Sadly I have never been able to come off of steroids. I did try once but I ended up back in hospital with a high ESR and a load of other issues. So now I tend to be on a maintainance dose of 5mg and then it does go up every so often, about every few months usually until I start feeling a bit better. I would rather not put them up though, its bad enough being on them as it is. I hope you can get through the flare without having to go on them. I hope you can get some good rest too, take care, look after yourself, thinking of you, speak soon, lots of love and huge hugs Astridxoxoxo
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