http://www.rheumatoidarthritisguy.com/2013/01/holly-dennett/ Adventures of a superhero on his journey through chronic pain and debilitating inflammation Tue, 24 May 2016 02:44:17 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.4.3 http://www.rheumatoidarthritisguy.com/2013/01/holly-dennett/#comment-7917 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 09:03:39 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritisguy.com/2013/01/holly-dennett/#comment-7917 Well this is interesting because recently I haven’t had any problem with coping with it emotionally until a few months ago when I started my current huge flare. Normally when I have a flare I do get very depressed, the only thing that does get me though it is that I know when I’m out of the flare I do automatically feel back to myself again. For the past few months I have found it harder to stay so positive, as my RA is gradually getting worse. I am a student nurse which I am finding it very hard to learn about the condition from a nurses few instead of a patients few. I do find shopping helps a lot!!!!!!!! (it is not the best form of coping for my bank balance) For me personally if I feel good on the outside with buying nice clothes, doing my hair, painting my nails, it covers up and takes me away from the feelings, the pain and the stiffness that is going on inside my body and makes me feel better about my inside self. I try and write everything down, write a dairy most days so I can let all my feeling out because they build up inside and then I explode. Also never stress over anything because as soon as I do, that causes a flare up and then things will get worse, so I try and stay as relaxed as possible.

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