I am sorry. I haven't meant to be a stranger on here. I've only posted once. I'm just so overwhelmed with all that's going on in my life and I know that you all don't want to hear alot of sad details, but I really need to talk about some of the stresses in my life that are taking place. My husband is fighting cancer and has to have surgery on his hip at a hospital 3 hours away from home and I, simply, cannot go with him because I can't navigate those kind of places, let alone make that kind of drive. I just really feel alone in all this but I have been trying to do for him and myself both because we have no help. I've also been trying to find some therapy and came across a site on the internet called Better Help. That seems to be the best way for me to go since getting around to places is so hard for me to do. I just wanted to touch base with you all and let you know what's going on with me. Thanks for listening!
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Overwhelmed!
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JanAtheCPA
Beloved Grand Eagle
No apologies needed, my dear. You have a LOT on your plate. I certainly hope you can find a therapist who will work with the mindbody component of your chronic pain as well as your anxiety. Did you have a chance to get hold of Hope and Help for Your Nerves, by Claire Weekes? @Cactusflower recently mentioned that just reading a few pages every day is very calming and reassuring. The reason I recommended it for you back in September is because it's the second book (after Dr Sarno) that saved me from descending into a major TMS crisis twelve years ago - which I've never come close to since then, in spite of the challenges of aging and a much more dysfunctional world. It's a deceptively small and simple book and her writing is a bit quaint from fifty years ago, but her wisdom is still, and perhaps always will be, compassionate and life-changing.
We're pulling for you and your husband!
~Jan
We're pulling for you and your husband!
~Jan
Thank you so much, Jan, for responding and yes, I did get that book and have been reading it. I also got Defying The Verdict, Positive Options for CRPS, and Pain Free for Life by Scott Brady, MD. I have been doing alot of reading and Journaling, but I still feel totally overwhelmed! I do have alot of the pain personalities that Dr. Brady talks about and as a child, I was physically and emotionally abused and then spent 25 years with a violent, abusive, alcoholic husband! So my whole life, I have spent in flight or fight mode! I still have flashbacks and nightmares and I've been out of that situation for 20 years now! It's no wonder I'm in the shape I'm in! But I do thank you for letting me vent on here and talking to me! I really appreciate it!