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I posted this in another converstation but thought it might be fun to start a 'whinge' post. 
What do you 'hate'?
You know what I hate?
People who, even when they know I have PMR, suffer fatigue, on a cocktail of medications - all of which have caused a huge weight gain, tell me I need to go for a walk as it will make me feel better!!
AAGHGGHHHHHHH
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lodgerUK_NE FlipDover_Aust
Posted
I think you all should just 'chill' and smile.
Hate is a wasteful use of your energy and resources just think
It takes 17 muscles to smile and 42 muscles to frown
A DVD to hand to your family and friends, educates them.
A stencil on your forehead (not a Tattoo as you can remove the stencil) saying 'Yes, I don't look ill but I am'.
Anhaga lodgerUK_NE
Posted
Lodger, I agree.
But sometimes we need to vent. If resentment is bottled up inside, that can't be good. And here is a safe place to vent.
There, don't you all feel much better? Now think of something you love.
I love that I live near a walking trail where I can enjoy sea air and a micro-climate of a scrap of urban wilderness. I love that although I hate my shoes I can walk. ?
constance.de lodgerUK_NE
Posted
Lodger, we ARE smiling, it's just nice to have a chat about something a little less serious on our forum.😀
constance.de Anhaga
Posted
Perhaps our next topic should be "what do you like/love doing that is free and enjoyable"????
EileenH lodgerUK_NE
Posted
Maybe a better question might have been "What drives you up the wall...?"
Hate is really a bit harsh for my dislike!
ron25099 lodgerUK_NE
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We don't benefit from "just smiling." I know I benefit from people on this list who genuinely KNOW how I feel, and it is so comforting to know I am not alone. It does help to vent with people who truly understand. I find it good therapy. I'm still trying to think of something to show or say as a reminder of what I'm going through every minute of every day. A "PMR" bumper sticker won't work because one friend thought I had said "PMS." (I'm a guy.)
faye______00403 ron25099
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use......even if he recognized the PMR he would ask what that
meant. Two weeks ago I asked a female pharmacist if she had
ever heard of PMR and of course, she said no.......
Anhaga faye______00403
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Them: Oh is that the same as fibromyalgia?
maid_mariane Anhaga
Posted
i read many of these to my husband and he sees its not just me. i hope he catches on. lol i did say hope.
maid_mariane Anhaga
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i have to say this has been great. I've laughed at all our comments and as mentioned read alot of them to hubby and he too is laughing. awesome.
Susanne_M_UK FlipDover_Aust
Posted
Yes, I too hate being told "you look so well".
Another one is "so, what are they doing about it?" (meaning the doctors)
But the worst is that I no longer look like "me"! I'm now a big blob with a puffy hamster face!
FlipDover_Aust Susanne_M_UK
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dea13 Susanne_M_UK
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Me too, my adult kids tell me I look like a cute squirrel soring nuts for winter lol But I look in the mirror and just don't know this person. I know it will get better as I reduce : But have to laugh now, and stay home lol
Joanne221248 FlipDover_Aust
Posted
I love that I live near the sea and can take in the fresh air, even though I can't walk far. I also love that I have two cuddly dogs who like nothing better than to snuggle.
ron25099 Joanne221248
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Joanne, Hooray! You've got the best answer, for me. The best relief available--my dog! I have two pain killers when my headache or whatever gets really fierce. My 5mg oxycodone & a tylenol (same as percocet) or my dog. Her name is "Phoebe," but sometimes I call her "Oxy." I look at her, or touch her, and I feel my blood pressure going down. Maybe we could all offer things that give us even slight respite from this grief. I enjoy the many available CD's of "Bob and Ray" whom I've liked since I was in grade school and listened secretly on radio in my bed when they were on. Others here have mentioned DVD's like "The Best of Carson," etc. But mainly, if someone doesn't already have one--get a dog! Preferably from a shelter and you'll have the added enjoyment of having saved a life.
Anhaga ron25099
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I've just finished reading Bill Bryson's The Road to Little Dripping. Funny, poignant, enlightening....
faye______00403 Anhaga
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Bryson's Walk in the Woods good too......I'm going to order The
Road to Little Dripping....thanks.....
Anhaga faye______00403
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Joanne221248 ron25099
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You are sooo right. I type this as I snuggle with my doggy Poppy - can't sleep but am now calm and chilled. Can't beat it.
faye______00403 Anhaga
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I ordered Notes from a Small Island first and will order Little
Dripping down the road......I'd like to read them in order....
Anhaga faye______00403
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I must correct myself. It's Little Dribbling! In this book Bryson revisits places similar to the ones he had gone to twenty years earlier. It is completely free-standing. Notes would be a historic document now, and Dribbling is more current.
faye______00403 Anhaga
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Looking forward to reading them.....thanks again....
lodgerUK_NE Anhaga
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Bill Bryson, it is 'The Road to Little Dribbling' not 'Dripping'
Anhaga lodgerUK_NE
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Yes, I corrected that somewhere earlier today on this thread.
I've been having trouble with the title because "dripping" seems so very English. I mean no one else calls the fat coming out of roasting meat dripping.
faye______00403 Anhaga
Posted
It's okay.....i found the right title on Amazon.....not a problem....
I ordered both books....
dea13 Joanne221248
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I also live right on the ocean, can hear and smell the waves: I hope to be able to start walking the beach again
soon ... no dogs