Can Ignoring Your Issues Lead To Severe Physical Pain?

[Loloma]

Sorry to hear about your pain.
A couple of months ago I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia by a Rhumatologist - guess what ? Its usually related to illness and TRAUMA. Not a nice thing to have along side my CPTSD and its related injuries.

I was wondering how many other people have PTSD and Fibromyalgia, IBS etc...?

So do I with chronic kidney disease, one left. osteoarthritis too. All part of the CPTSD syndrome you live in constant pain, which is worse when your in a fragile stage. Take care :confused:

 

[Sandra]

I also have kidney disease. I take alo-purinol for mine. So most of the time I don't have any pain. But I can relate to kidney pain.

 

[AngelKeeperJ]

I'm waiting on my Vit D test done last week. Both my parents are deficient, and I'm in pain most of the time, so maybe there is a connection. I've gotten used to always hurting, but do get small breaks throughout the day...some days.

Apparently, I have extreme Vit D deficiency. Hmmm, that's the crazy bone pain. And maybe once I get that fixed it will help!

 

[Sandra]

I got my hypocalcemia when I had my thyroidectomy. They had to remove 2 of the 4 parathyroids during my operation.

 

[mamachick]

Bloomin, I did not know about vit D and ptsd. I was just told 2 wks
ago I have defeciency, today I am having a stress test for chest pain that has been quite regular for almost a year. I have muscle cramps, twitches, etc. I did not know this-I never would have found this info and sure pc does not know.

I think a break from therapy (when we are ready) will not create health issues, as long as we do not go into denial, as long as we are taking emotional care of ourself. That has been my experience anyway. Unfortunately, I have it all back now and more.

 

[Grama-Herc]

All I can say is "DITTO" to vitamin D deficency, the aches, pain, and everything else that goes with this.

But, I must also say that simple stress can wreck our mind, body and soul. Stress is extremely destructive on us and our health.

 

[mamachick]

The stress test revealed my heart is great, at least physically, and good to know. I thought all along it was muscular, which is why I never went to ER. However, I thought my legs would give out and my lungs in the 8 minute test. Also, I felt completely dehydrated at the end and immediately had to drink a lot of water. Now back to the deficiencies.

I realize more and more how that emotional care is necessary daily. Dealing with each situation that arises in a healthy way, and when we do mess up, taking immediate steps to correct and move on with further though, letting it go without guilt or undue remorse.

 

[Emilie]

I didn't feel like reading all the posts but I did your your OP. I can tell you this from my own experience- that ignoring something I felt in my heart came to agitate my pains or even create them. Especially migraines for me. Writing it, drawing it, praying about it, meditating, music, a lot of things help me to cope. I am planning on getting a prayer bell. Anything symbolic really helps to materialize the idea or frustration so that you can do something with it. Burn it, bury it, alleviate, put it into "god's hands" and out of yours if you are religious.

I find that meditation is useful- and this may be a "out there" theory but I think it helps me because it exercises different areas of the brain- and when you have PTSD our CNS (central nervous system) brain is switched on (our primal reflex brain, triggering adrenals and such). I find the more I meditate the more self aware I become, and the more I can control my primal urges.

Most of all, remember that an idle mind is a dangerous mind. Keep yourself busy if possible.

 

[Grace Hope]

I don`t think I could use a prayer bell, I`ve tried other things that you wrote about though and I do think spiritual things do help if you`re that way inclined.
I saw something on TV that I realy would like, i`ve never seen anything like it before. It was called a singing bowl. They looked a bit like a pestle and mortar ( a bowl and grinder used for herbs and spice ) and when the thing like the grinder was rubbed around the bowl it hummed.
I suppose if I got one and found the noise it made annoying I could use it to crush garlic and stuff with it.

 

[lost4awhile]

I have to have at least a little stability, or routine. I think everyone does.

AngelkeeperJ-That is such a good point about routine or stability. When I was working a retaill job each week I worked on a different day M-Sun. and a different time 8am-11pm! I was constantly stressed and felt scattered like I would forget something. I am so much happier now that I don't work there. It is important, especially for us to have a stable life as much as possible because we are so high stressed.

 

[Sethe]

I also have a vit D deficiency. I never knew it could be related to PTSD.