Emotional management

[HelenaD]

I am looking for some advice on how to deal with all those wonderfull emotions that go along with a flare. Anger, frustration, isolation, feelings of betrayal, despair, depression etc. Mostly I find I can handle the pain of the flare, but its my emotions that get me down. I am a student and have a very full load (10 classes!) and I need to get a hold of these problems so that I can get through my last semester. Any advice or tips would be greatly appreciated.

Helena

[leelee88]

Hello Helena,
I can understand how you feel, When I was first dg with IC, I cried for 3 weeks straight. I had all kinds of emotions, from being mad, confused, sad..I just didnt know what to do or how to snap out of it..

My Doctor put me on Elavil for the pain, but I guess it helped also with my feelings and emotions, because about 2 weeks into taking it. I started to feel better, and then I was determined to get myself together, because I was not going to have IC ruin my life..

So thats when I started learning everything I could about IC and the more I learned the more power I seemed to have to fight it,and get it under control..I think the ICN:angel: has helped me alot to, having people here that knows how I feel and what im going through makes a HUGE differance..

I also pray everyday and night..Thanking the lord for my life and asking him to give me the strenght to carry on the next day, prayer is in powering to me..

I also found that when im sad and feeling sorry for myself , I write down all my blessing that I had and have in my life..So even though I have IC and hurt most of the time, I would still rather have IC then to die and miss out on many more blessing I know are to come my way...

Good Luck Hun.. I hope you can find something to help you, if you need me I am always here for you...((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))