Information and opinions on Chronic Pain from Adrian Serra at ChronicPainConnection.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2011 http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2011/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2011 http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2011/58538/share Fri, 06 Feb 2009 09:34:26 -0500 Adrian Serra Hello , I have taken a post that I wrote this morning from "The Grind" , in the forum here at Chronic Pain .. and would like to share it here ..   Posted Feb 6, 6:15 AM Hide Post It is so good to see posts from both Peppi and Debo .. it is nice to know you both are taking care of yourselves amidst the pain .. it can be hard to keep it together or focus , but you two seem to have a good handle on things ..Ellie , your... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2011/58538/share http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2011/58480/night Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:27:10 -0500 Adrian Serra Well, had a short, but decent night out .. the cruise-in lasted for 3 hours , I lasted one .. but it was a start .. saw a lot of cars , talked with a few people .. and just sat and enjoyed the evening ..   Not much more to say , felt at home, even though I was alone , I was just thrilled to be around all the cars .. once I had walked through , I sat for a bit and the strolled back through ..   Saying hello and smiling .. of course... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2011/58480/night http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2011/58177/calmed Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:26:27 -0500 Adrian Serra Well, now that my pain has seemed to calm down I am better able to focus on getting my life back on track .. I have plans to go out this Weds. night .. me ?   Yupp, out and about , a rare , vary rare thing for me .. part of my ongoing therapy is to try to do something fun (outside of doing the gardening) , so I have a Classic Car cruise-in that I am going to go to ..   I am a huge enthusiast and have owned several different... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2011/58177/calmed http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2011/57230/hope-life Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:08:28 -0500 Adrian Serra Hope springs eternal .. and that is what I must believe in as I make decisions about where and when and how I choose to live my life now .. having near completing the garden, I have gotten used to the good pain, and am in the figuring out how to do the upkeep on my garden/park area ..   Much like my life with Fibro .. the how , where and when is all a part of it .. how to balance the good pain with the bad , where to start focusing on... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2011/57230/hope-life http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2011/56520/handle-small Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:24:02 -0500 Adrian Serra Hello - was wondering how do others handle the small bumps in the road .. speaking for myself , having Fibro and MS it is sometimes upsetting with all the anxiety/depression that can come with or existed before either of these life altering diseases ..   Personally , as I have written , I speak with a therapist regularly , even while she is in NM and I now am living in California .. we converse once a week, sometimes two .. I email when I... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2011/56520/handle-small http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2011/56120/time Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:47:06 -0500 Adrian Serra Well, well is it the right time to slow down and respect your self dignity .. when is it the right time to just stop and live what life you have left ?   People I have met often just don't get why I have seemed to just stopped with the worries about my pain , and how I can do this or that ... well, it was pretty difficult , really ...   Therapy of course helped ease me into just letting go and forging some kind of life for myself... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2011/56120/time http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2011/55726/good-pain Thu, 15 Jan 2009 08:47:20 -0500 Adrian Serra It's been 3 weeks now since my move here to California and my brother has been on the road for a week ... so I took the time to rest my weary and pain riddled body and mind , continuing therapy over the phone has proved helpful in my regaining control of things ..   My therapist , concerned over my situation has made subtle suggestions as to what I "need" in my life .. and as I rested I thought about what I "need" .. having MS , Fibro and... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2011/55726/good-pain http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2011/55300/moving Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:02:16 -0500 Adrian Serra Hello - it has been a while since I wrote a sharepost . I have been on the "move" literally .   Now residing in California and the change in climate , altitude and atmosphere has had it's ups and downs ...   Just 3 weeks now and am just getting used to making my way around , having a front yard to tend to and no noisy upstairs neighbors , lol ....   The move itself was pretty stressful in itself .. having my brother help me... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2011/55300/moving http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2011/51450/letter-hope Sun, 07 Dec 2008 16:58:15 -0500 Adrian Serra Saw a program about positive reinforcment .. it is Christian based .. but I tried it today and have found it helpful ... so I wrote myself this letter to read each day , or whenever I feel like it ...   Dearest Adrian -   You are a great person and will succeed in whatever you do in this life .. you are strong and brave .. you are able to overcome adversity ..   You will be happoer beyond your wildest dreams as you... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2011/51450/letter-hope http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2011/51323/tapping-method Sat, 06 Dec 2008 11:37:59 -0500 Adrian Serra Hello - Learned soma relaxation techniques .. EFT .. A tapping method used to help me refocuse and lower my pain and anxiety ..   My therapist taught me two .. I am posting the easiet of the two first .. it is simple and hopefully will help you to relax and refocus your energy ..   First you get nice and comfy as best you can ... Place your index fingers (the tips) at the center of each eyebrow and tap... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/2011/51323/tapping-method