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I Am Working On My Mental,emotional And Physical Health

This is my planet, but not my society. I've been dealing with chronic physical pain for almost 8 years now, but mental and emotional pain, all my life. I have therapists who are doing their best, but my physical condition has the doctors and therapists stumped. I've been seen by someone who's world renown with my condition, chronic pelvic pain syndrome, who says the origin of the condition is not known and no one knows what to do about it. That's not a very promising prognosis. My mental and emotional condition wasn't the greatest to begin with - with what's going on in the world, politically, socially, economically, environmentally - but now, with this unending physical pain, with no sign or plan of relief, I'm thinking it's really not worth being here at all. I have very little quality life, and I'm really, really tired.

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twistermind · 51-55, F

I understand that you are tired. How long have you being dealing with this pain?
You seem to have been fighting a lot looking for professionals. That means you are strong. I guess you already tried Osteopathy.
I would like to share with you how much meditation is helping me with my psychological and emotional issues. I unknown if you have tried it.

Hope they find soon a solution for your chronic pain.

PhoenixPhail · M

Thanks so much for your reply. Yes, I've been meditating for years, but have fallen out of the habit, as of late. It didn't seem to help with the pain, which started August 26, 2009. I've tried so many methods, treatments, meds, therapies, and it's cost a fortune. I [i]will[/i] say, the pain isn't as bad these days as it was when it first started. Maybe in time, it will leave me completely. But with regard to it's origin, it's a complete mystery to the doctors. I have some thoughts of my own on that, and have followed up with somatic therapy. It's likely an expression of early childhood sexual trauma. I've found that many people who have chronic pelvic pain were sexually abused as children.

twistermind · 51-55, F

@sophrai: So, this pain is not clear to have a biological connection, on the contrary.
Yes, all what meditation can do in physical pains is helping you to not add pain to the existing pain.
I mentioned it because you stressed that you weren't feeling very good psychological and emotionally.

Do the meds do something? At least, for a while?

You mention rolfing. I would try it.
Hope you are feeling better today.

twistermind · 51-55, F

Don't give up trying it. There's always time for that.

PhoenixPhail · M

@twistermind: I'm not sure there's always time. Gluing pages back onto the calendar isn't an option. But I'm doing what I can. I saw my myofascial-release therapist yesterday, and asked him about rolfing. He thinks rolfing would be contraindicated - too aggressive for what I'm dealing with. We've considering several variables, and with regard to causation, the consensuses among most of my practitioners, is that it's most likely early-childhood sex abuse.