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Post by cherry on Apr 27, 2007 8:15:03 GMT -5
Ok, so I listened to some Tony Robbens stuff and it struck a chord in me, cos I was ready for a positive change. But that was a few weeks ago and I'm still trying to carry on with what I've learned, though the endo makes it hard to be positive sometimes! What can you say has been a good outcome of your endo or related problems? It's not about forcing something positive, just seeing everything that has happened rather than just the negative effects. I'd say I lost some friends and family but they were not worth having, so I am very happy with the people who are with me today. The pain makes me appreciate the good days, and to get through it I focus on nice things like eating chocolate, snuggling up with a hot water bottle or just dreaming of what I will do with my life! I use the painful time to improve on being grouchy, and spend time with my pets which makes a huge difference as they make me happy. I appreciate that my fertility is still intact, and I will grateful when I deliver and raise healthy children, even though my fertility seems to have been traded off for pain, which I suffer a lot of now. And I see that despite the fact that endo has made things more difficult, I feel like I'm a stronger person and am mindful that people are going through things they would never speak about xx
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Post by ouchy on Apr 27, 2007 9:09:57 GMT -5
Great outlook, cherry! I can say that a good thing about endo for me is that due to it making my tummy so bad at times, my diet has greatly improved. Because of my endo, I eat healthier, and that is likely to give me a longer, healthier life than some of my non-endo counterparts!
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Post by Tiff on Apr 27, 2007 10:43:55 GMT -5
Sometimes I find myself wondering why it has happend to me and why I had to have endo. But when I think of all the things that other people have to go through I feel that maybe I was saved by something worse by having endo instead. I know this may sound selfish because i know there are people out there going through things way worse and I have to be gratful that endo is not that bad.
Also by having endo it has made me a lot more educated about my own body and I feel it has made me a stronger person mentally and physically.
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Post by cherry on Apr 27, 2007 12:20:30 GMT -5
Yeah things that used to bother me before, really trivial things like having the sniffles, doesn't even register. I actually feel healthier in that respect cos like you said too ouchy, I wat much much better now. It's not about eating whatever I feel like, but about nutrition for my body so now I even crave good food. I only want junk food if I'm hungry and not at home I keep in mind that the women in my mother's family who didn't have endo had endometrial cancer so this is a blessing too. I hope my gran is proud of me wherever she is now cos she battled cancer so many times before it took her life. I'd like to think I'm not the nightmare my mother was when she had endo, and trying to be nice and calm and thoughtful (instead of snapping at everyone and beating the crap out of them) has meant I really do take on those characteristics, I am hopefully not a horrible person just cos I'm in pain. Also, I try not to take pain meds except for the very worst endo pain, and don't complain unless it's very bad. I look after my body more concerning the chemicals and medication I choose to put in. That wouldn't have occurred to me before! As they say whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger xx
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Post by chloelouise on Apr 27, 2007 13:17:00 GMT -5
Cherry this is fantastic!! I love it!!! Great thread!!
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Post by AussieBird on Apr 29, 2007 2:17:00 GMT -5
One good thing for me is that I think it's brought my husband and I a lot closer. We feel more like a team facing life together.
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