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When Pain Takes Over My BrainThis last week, and let’s be honest, the last 3 months since we sold our home and started remodeling our new home, but especially the last week I have not done the things I know I need to do to function at my top level. As a consequence, today I am in pain, so much so that all I can think about is trying to get away from it, and how I wish I could concentrate on the religious class I am in.I jokingly compare my body to a drag race car.  When I take really good care of it, my body can run really well for short bursts of time before it needs more maintenance. When I don’t do a good job taking care of it, it doesn’t go very fast or very far before it just stops. I am grateful that I’ve earned some really good tools through trial and error to take care of my body.  A few of them are eating low carb high fat, weight trying with weights and resistance bands to help the correct muscles to activate, chiropractic adjustments, a lot of allergy meds, drinking enough  electrolytes, and making sure I don’t push too hard and long without a break.  All of these things take time, which I haven’t had to give as I try and make my new home more comfortable for our family and remodel so that my in-laws can move in with us. And today I suffer for not providing the maintenance I need. Back to the drag car analogy real quick. Even if the car is properly maintained, there are  factors out of your control that can cause problems during the race. The same goes for chronic illness.  You can do everything right, and still have a problem day. Missy

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One response to “When Pain Takes Over My BrainThis last week, and let’s be honest, the last 3 months since we sold our home and started remodeling our new home, but especially the last week I have not done the things I know I need to do to function at my top level. As a consequence, today I am in pain, so much so that all I can think about is trying to get away from it, and how I wish I could concentrate on the religious class I am in.I jokingly compare my body to a drag race car.  When I take really good care of it, my body can run really well for short bursts of time before it needs more maintenance. When I don’t do a good job taking care of it, it doesn’t go very fast or very far before it just stops. I am grateful that I’ve earned some really good tools through trial and error to take care of my body.  A few of them are eating low carb high fat, weight trying with weights and resistance bands to help the correct muscles to activate, chiropractic adjustments, a lot of allergy meds, drinking enough  electrolytes, and making sure I don’t push too hard and long without a break.  All of these things take time, which I haven’t had to give as I try and make my new home more comfortable for our family and remodel so that my in-laws can move in with us. And today I suffer for not providing the maintenance I need. Back to the drag car analogy real quick. Even if the car is properly maintained, there are  factors out of your control that can cause problems during the race. The same goes for chronic illness.  You can do everything right, and still have a problem day. Missy”

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    sending love and support – and lots of understanding empathy, Linda xx

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