Chronic pain sufferers WILL to “do” must be strong each day.
When a person lives with a chronic pain condition they have to be STRONG, too.
They are their own cheerleader, their own motivator, their own boss.
These traits MUST be there for suffers to keep going. Some people possess these traits naturally and some people MUST practice to make them a part of their lives….and some people are exhausted from being cheery and positive when they feel like road kill.
Mind-over-matter is the mind-set which sufferers MUST have, and that alone can be, well, utterly exhausting.
WILLING ourselves to get up, go to work, do the chores of the day, cook, clean, take care of others, all while trying to function, etc. is the daily norm…and WILLING ourselves is necessary because we HURT…all.day.long.
When we hear people complain about how hard it was to get up today, and they are healthy, it can be infuriating because we know they CAN, they are just choosing not to.
We would LOVE to go back in time and be healthy again.
We may not be able to DO each day, but we DO it anyway, and we DO our best.
Pray for those fighting Lupus, Fibromyalgia, PsA , RA, and so many other Chronic Pain Disorders.
Silently applaud those that suffer; they are exhausted.
It is likely that getting up and going, doing the things, and trying hard to smile (when inside they may be fighting back tears, whether emotional or from pain) was the hardest part of their day.
The mental effort to get the body to do anything in a day IS rough. But once we get going, we MUST keep moving or our bodies will lock up.
It is a vicious cycle.
So here’s to you all who WILLED yourself up and going today!
May the Lord grant you peace and endurance.
~ The Fibro-Lupus Butterfly
