Comments on: Tricking My Mind

By: Newbie

Newbie — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 15:27:19 +0000

Ty… Sitting in my car taking a break from work as my head is full with the fear u describe and I am a newbie diagnosis but have had this for so long I thiugt it was how all people lived…have always been a positivist! But now firmly diagnosed I feel that positivity waning… Ty for the uplifting poat

By: ann b wall

ann b wall — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 21:34:17 +0000

Our mind and body are connected , a Favorite affirmation-” everything I need will come to me”- Louise Hay several deep breaths help me too

By: Carla

Carla — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 20:46:36 +0000

Hi, RA Guy. Your post brilliantly illustrates the truth of the statement that you can’t control events but you do have control over your reaction to them. Unfortunately pain — often chronic and cruelly debilitating — is a part of RA. As you point out, how we mentally deal with that reality is a key component of living with the disease.
Wishing you an amazing 2015!

By: John Richards

John Richards — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 06:03:39 +0000

thank you so much for sharing this and everything else. I am in a dark place at times because of the thinking you talked about. My pain tells me all kinds of negative things and it affects my emotional state tremendously. I have been fighting the depression daily and sometimes minute by minute. It wins sometimes, and sometimes I do. I struggle a lot and no one knows how very sad I get deep within my self. I hope that I can do just half as good as you. It helps me very much to see what you have done and how you handle things. Thank you my friend, and Happy New Year. Namaste. HUG

By: laura morris

laura morris — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:46:03 +0000

What a beautiful way to put it!! I have been on both sides in my 35 years+ with chronic pain. The Times that I have let pain get the best of me are some of the darkest times of my life, even suicidal.
But for the majority I have tricked my mind, not just to survive, but to live a pretty amazing life full of love and great happiness in spite of it all!!