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If you are suffering from Chronic Pain, Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue or any other chronic illness disease or syndrome, then I hope that your visit to my pages can enlighten you, Offer you help, hope, and encouragement.
In dealing with my chronic pain and also helping others to deal with theirs I have come to discover that we do have an awful lot in common besides the physical pain.. We also share an emotional pain as well. People who suffer from chronic illness or pain often have feelings of grief. Grief explained is a Loss of something we valued, something that was close to us.. be it a person, or a job or even a lifestyle.. And along with the grief comes a bounty of emotions that we have a hard time explaining.. Depression, guilt, anger, frustration, low self-esteem, unworthyness, a loss of hope, or a loss of encouragement.. A loss of life the way it once was, a change. We tend to think that we are a burden to our friends and family, and alot of that might come from them not understanding.. I hope to add some links about grief that goes along with the Loss of our own lives, the way it once was.. And some tips to help you understand that all those feelings are normal, though you might not feel them all, they are normal.. Hopefully you can also get your family or friends involved in your therapy, to where they do understand.. But also, for us to understand that they too are human and they are also going to feel some of the things we feel, the frustration and the anger. This might help us to understand why they also do the things they do and say the things they say. Not because they are angry with us, but they don't understand and they are reacting to a situation they have no more control over than we ourselves do.
It is very hard for our family and friends to understand the pain that we are going thru on a daily basis.. having support with people that do understand, because they themselves are in severe chronic pain, will not only help us but will also, help our families to understand, with their involvement in the illness process..
This site's main goal is for your support, if that means talking with someone that understands your pain or asking for help in understanding what the illness or pain is doing to us. and what we can expect in the future.. and also how to deal with the future as we learn that our illness process does not make us less than normal... Our hearts have not changed, breaking maybe or just hurting, but we are still the same person we once were, it is just that out physical bodies can not function as they once did. Having support during times of frustration or depression and grief, can add a peace to our lives and give us hope for the future..
This site is Christian based, I will be sending out prayer requests as needed and inspirational stories along with health tips from time to time in a newsletter.. this newsletter is not sent on a daily basis, but prayer requests, praise and stories could be sent out as they come in..
We have a message board that will help you interact with other members that are going thru the same thing you are or have already been there.. though please understand that the members of this group are themselves in a great deal of pain, the message baard may not be visited as often as some other groups are.. being in pain myself, it is also difficult for myself to get there and view or anser entried on a daily basis.. The message board is not a place to post emergencies, it is a place to ask questions and have the patience to wait for an answer. The reason I must say this is due to problems in the past with timely answers.. and I sure do not want anyone dishearted, or feeling their post is not important because no one has answered them in a few minutes.
I pray that this "family" becomes one that is close in spirit, faith, hope, and love. Compassion for others that are hurting is required.. I also want you to feel free to express your feelings.. anger, hurt, frustration fear, whatever feelings you are going thru it is important for you to know that they are normal and you are not losing control..
At this time I am not taking any new members to this group.. thank you!
"Therefore we do not lose heart.
Though outwardly we are wasting away,
yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day."
2 Corinthians 4:16
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