I'm off to store to buy a wedding gift and to relieve a bit of stress.....I'm breathing deeply, relaxing and practicing a little therapy through shopping
Interesting in that I have always maintained that, working environment (MDF dust), smoking (heavy), and stress (am a stress head), have contributed to my vulnerability in getting RA.
Since getting RA my nervous system is even more fragile than ever. Do some work and I get the tremors, can't manipulate a screw driver properly.
Increased stress and prolonged (like tending a sick elderly over months) does increase the pains and aches to the point I have to turn off and walk away for a breather.
Makes me think I should write a little blog piece on this.
I dont think I'm a stressy person, however since being diagnosed with RA, I have noticed that when I've a lot on my mind at work, my hands are at their worst. We just held a 'Family Day' for disabled children. The lead up the to actual day is a none stop coordination trial. The day itself begins at 8.00am (doors open at 11am), and finishes at 4.00pm, where the clean up begins. By the time I got home that Saturday I could not even hold a slice of pizza, the inflamation in my fingers completely knackered my fine motor control... (this is the first time this has happened to me and it scared me.) It took 2 weeks for my body to calm down and for me to be able to hold a spoon to eat my cereal with in the morning without needing to stop and rest.
Walking and sitting in my sun room 'lounging' on the sofa with my cats are the two things that really calm my system down.... oh and lost and lots of sleep.
OMG, the eurovision song contest is on at the moment, its Armenia's turn and I swear they look like something out of the adams family... and the singing ..... well... my son's just lost patience and turned the sound down... having a laugh is also good for stress isnt it?
Sarah, You are describing something similar to my post above except I do not get increased inflammation, just the shakes/tremors.
This dies down with rest.
Interesting
Stephen I find it distressing that my ability to 'do' normal stuff is being compromised. Same goes with work, my financial end of year in April just finished my hands off I had to take a week off work... mind you its quite a stressful time, balancing the books and being audited blah blah . This year (so far and its only May) I am disappointed with the restrictions this disease is having on me.... pity party over.[/QUOTE]
Stephen! I get the shakes too!! If I feel badly and am stressing.... I become weak (er) and shakey.. trembles.
My best stress reliever is my little grandson...I just delight in his little life and his laughter so that he takes all my worries away..... Luckily (and I am sad for those who don't have the proximity) he is close... He makes my day.
Laughter....... It's the best too!! A good old fashioned belly roll gives me a calmness after that is better than anything.
I've just begun some meditations..... I am enjoying it ... and find that it helps me unwind at days end for a more relaxing slip into restful sleep.
I have a stressful at moments, job.... dealing with the stock market as you can imagine is a high stress position at times........ Our building is near the river and so I will walk down there and just watch the river pass me and feel calmed... Water has that wonderful effect on me....
what type of imagery?
Babs, when you're meditating imagine being healthy, doing the things you did before RA. Remicade infusion time was the perfect time for me to use imagery. I imagined that the Remicade were little yellow pacmen racing through my veins and healing me. I did that with my Humira injections. Those injections manifested themselves as little dragonflies fluttering through my system and healing. If nothing else it puts you in a meditive state and relaxes you.
Imagine being at your favorite place, the beach, river, mountains, grandmas, the farm, whatever image brings you happiness and focus on each and every element that makes up that image. You'll finish and be calm and refreshed. PM me if you want more info. Lindy
I can now meditate. I watched a kazillion kids last night from the ages of five to nineteen. I sort of got vollenteered. It was somebodies birthday and all of the Moms went out. My Lyrica makes me calmer. Wow and I did not take my muscel relaxer because I had to stay up late. I ran up and down the stairs fifty times at least last evening. I had the under twelves up stairs and fourteen and up down stairs. Then the drunk Moms showed up at 3:00 a.m.. They did not drive they had a DD. I was up until 5:00 a.m.. Had to book an airplane flight for a drunk girl.
I survived !!! I got threw it mentally and physically. Thank God it is over!! LOL. But the only problem I had today was my knees said no stay in bed, please. I did have to take one pain pill this morning. If not for over doing I think I may have been able to skip it. I am so much mellower feelling that I have noticed. For me that was a wow this Lyrica is starting to work.
Wow Milly, what an evening and night.......crazy! Glad Lyrica is working for you. You needed a break. Lindy[QUOTE=LinB]Babs, when you're meditating imagine being healthy, doing the things you did before RA. Remicade infusion time was the perfect time for me to use imagery. I imagined that the Remicade were little yellow pacmen racing through my veins and healing me. I did that with my Humira injections. Those injections manifested themselves as little dragonflies fluttering through my system and healing. If nothing else it puts you in a meditive state and relaxes you.
Imagine being at your favorite place, the beach, river, mountains, grandmas, the farm, whatever image brings you happiness and focus on each and every element that makes up that image. You'll finish and be calm and refreshed. PM me if you want more info. Lindy
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thanks Lindy........ Perfect. I know what to do....
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