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How do you all emotionally cope?       07/05/05 11:58 AM Edit Reply Quote Anthem Reged: 10/01/04 Posts: 76 Loc: Phoenix, AZ I have been keeping a diary of IBS symptoms and food and emotional state since April. I just graphed it out (a regular calendar with colored bars that show if it was a GOOD day or a GAS day or a D Day - my patterns). This is like some never ending nightmare, and I know I have to somehow ACCEPT it before it tears me apart. But I know that I become despairing at times, and just want to curl up in a chair and not exist. We men are not known for handling body pain well, y'know (no practice with monthly periods or child birth). But perhaps I should count my blessings. In April I had 26 days that I deemed good. In May it was 22. In June it was 20. Not sure why the numbers are going down, but I suppose it might be a matter of seeing the glass half empty or half full. The worst part is simply thinking that I do not control the body. I do everything right and still it flares up. Heather has great advice, but I have yet to find the formula that stabilizes me. If I had to swing a dead chicken around my head under a full moon and howl like a wolf, I would do it! Anything! I actually had the Faustian idea, if a demon showed up and offered you total health, would you do it? Of course not! But IBS brings up such images. I pray about it instead. How do you cope? Have you learned to accept it, since how we RESPOND to events is what gives our life their quality. Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator

Entire thread How do you all emotionally cope? Anthem 07/05/05 11:58 AM Re: How do you all emotionally cope? Passion 07/09/05 12:01 PM Welcome, Passion Augie 07/10/05 07:45 AM Re: Maria! Maria! lj 07/08/05 04:29 PM Re: Laura! lalala 07/08/05 09:03 PM Re: How do you all emotionally cope? daliatree 07/07/05 04:26 PM Re: How do you all emotionally cope? Jessica Anne 07/07/05 09:14 AM Re: How do you all emotionally cope? melissamonica 07/07/05 06:44 AM Re: How do you all emotionally cope? really a good question! Lyndsey 07/07/05 04:06 PM Not very well-nt Augie 07/06/05 06:33 PM Re: Not very well-nt AerobicsAngel 07/06/05 09:45 PM Re: How do you all emotionally cope? Snowy 07/06/05 02:30 PM Re: How do you all emotionally cope? Portageegal 07/06/05 02:35 PM Re: How do you all emotionally cope? Mitch 07/06/05 07:40 AM ADBs! lol kshsmom 07/06/05 06:25 AM Re: How do you all emotionally cope? Emily H. 07/06/05 05:31 AM Re: How do you all emotionally cope? SCgirl 07/05/05 08:38 PM Re: How do you all emotionally cope? doubletrouble 07/05/05 08:21 PM Just a couple of things to add... Stephie 07/05/05 08:17 PM Re: Just a couple of things to add... AerobicsAngel 07/06/05 10:01 PM Alesha jen1013 07/08/05 09:44 PM Re: Just a couple of things to add... franny 07/06/05 10:28 PM I remember you Aerobics Angel.. doubletrouble 07/06/05 10:25 PM Re: I remember you Aerobics Angel.. AerobicsAngel 07/07/05 09:07 PM Re: I remember you Aerobics Angel.. doubletrouble 07/07/05 11:03 PM I remember you too! Linz 07/06/05 11:49 PM I totally understand heavenlee 07/06/05 10:54 PM Heavenlee doubletrouble 07/07/05 01:24 AM Re: AerobicsAngel, Heavenlee, Doubletrouble lalala 07/07/05 08:21 AM Re: AerobicsAngel, Heavenlee, Doubletrouble Wind 07/07/05 09:28 AM wow... maikko 07/07/05 09:05 AM Party Poopers Unite doubletrouble 07/07/05 06:45 PM Wow, what a wonderful thread... retrograde 07/05/05 07:25 PM Re: How do you all emotionally cope? Wind 07/05/05 06:07 PM Re: How do you all emotionally cope? Yoda (formerly Hans) 07/05/05 05:21 PM Well said, Alicia! _Willow 07/07/05 08:57 PM You're right Shannon Portageegal 07/08/05 05:04 AM oh, I agree.... when i'm in an attack, esp a D one... _Willow 07/08/05 06:51 PM Re: How do you all emotionally cope? Snorkie 07/05/05 04:55 PM Acceptance... a long, slow process atomic rose 07/05/05 03:58 PM Re: Acceptance... a long, slow process Kree 07/08/05 08:46 AM Re: Acceptance... a long, slow process *Melissa* 07/08/05 09:04 AM Re: How do you all emotionally cope? Snow for Sarala 07/05/05 12:07 PM Re: How do you all emotionally cope? Linz 07/05/05 12:05 PM Re: How do you all emotionally cope? Jennifer Rose 07/05/05 12:04 PM Re: How do you all emotionally cope? *Melissa* 07/05/05 07:01 PM

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