BFS: Adapting for Better Well-Being

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occasins

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1. Something bad like anxiety, can be good, because it seems to be a marker for BFS, not something life-threatening. So if you're scared witless, congratulate yourself!2. When your well-being is threatened, you adapt by taking better care of yourself. That means more sleep, more careful diet, and more relaxation.3. Being self-absorbed is the real Hell. Twitching is just the pattern of the wallpaper.4. Our rational minds should have the final say, not fear. Cling to facts and remember that fear is most often a liar.I'll let others add to the list. Cut and paste from the last post and add your own, numbered sequentially. That way the last post will be all-inclusive.
 
The biggest thing that BFS and the whole anxiety hell gave me was the old and simple truth that we should be grateful for health and do not take it for granted. I personally started to donate to ALSTDI by selling artistic photographs (my site ) because I dont think its right to turn our heads from PALS - if the cure was found nobody would be scared of twitching..
 
1. Something bad like anxiety, can be good, because it seems to be a marker for BFS, not something life-threatening. So if you're scared witless, congratulate yourself!2. When your well-being is threatened, you adapt by taking better care of yourself. That means more sleep, more careful diet, and more relaxation.3. Being self-absorbed is the real Hell. Twitching is just the pattern of the wallpaper.4. Our rational minds should have the final say, not fear. Cling to facts and remember that fear is most often a liar.5. It teaches us to be grateful for what we have.6. It can inspire us to turn to those who suffer in true charity.
 
Yeaaaaaaaah!, occasins, Right on! thats what we need in the forum. Ill add something to the list later on the day ( sorry gotta go to work)Keep Strong,Eduardo
 
7. I've learned how much just 10 minutes of meditation can do to relax your body8. I've learned that a good night's sleep is far more important than I ever realized before
 
9. I rather have BFS and seek my mental and physical health, than being "healthy" and seek illness with a reckless lifestyle.10. BFS allows you to unleash all your dormant mindpower.Less body more mind + spirit.
 
Current Compilation -- Don't Just Gawk, Highlight and Copy Everything (Including This), Paste, and Add Your Own!1. Something bad like anxiety, can be good, because it seems to be a marker for BFS, not something life-threatening. So if you're scared witless, congratulate yourself!2. When your well-being is threatened, you adapt by taking better care of yourself. That means more sleep, more careful diet, and more relaxation.3. Being self-absorbed is the real Hell. Twitching is just the pattern of the wallpaper.4. Our rational minds should have the final say, not fear. Cling to facts and remember that fear is most often a liar.5. It teaches us to be grateful for what we have.6. It can inspire us to turn to those who suffer in true charity.7. I've learned how much just 10 minutes of meditation can do to relax your body8. I've learned that a good night's sleep is far more important than I ever realized before9. I rather have BFS and seek my mental and physical health, than being "healthy" and seek illness with a reckless lifestyle.10. BFS allows you to unleash all your dormant mindpower.Less body more mind + spirit.11. In examining the negativity BFS inspires, I am learning to be positive toward other people in daily life and see them as individuals
 
I have to respectfully and completely disagree with your post. Many people have learned and taught positive lessons through being sick, many of them terminally so. It appears that many BFS sufferers also can find the gold in the dross of affliction and fear. I respectfully invite you to consider how this thread invites people to focus on positive elements in their life, as opposed to surveys that require people to dwell on and detail their symptoms both quantitatively and qualitatively. Even though I question the value of those topics, I respect them, and simply choose not to participate, rather than getting off topic.It is not my intention to be harsh, just to pull focus back on topic. Thank you.
 
Pinprick,With all due respect, occasins´s intention of gathering a list of all the possible positive things that can be learned from BFS was really uplifting; your attitude towards BFS, in my humble opinion, is wrong. If you consider this a "nightmare" or "hell" youre far from the true meaning of life. My concern, in the end, is that posts like yours smashes the good vibes intended on the original thread. Theres plenty of room in the forum for dwelling, complaining and doom. Here, in the support group, our view is different, we try to assume our BFS with dignity, courage and optimism. Dont get me wrong, youre entitled to your opinion, but please, choose other place to share it.Wishing you the very best,Eduardo.
 
1. Something bad like anxiety, can be good, because it seems to be a marker for BFS, not something life-threatening. So if you're scared witless, congratulate yourself!2. When your well-being is threatened, you adapt by taking better care of yourself. That means more sleep, more careful diet, and more relaxation.3. Being self-absorbed is the real Hell. Twitching is just the pattern of the wallpaper.4. Our rational minds should have the final say, not fear. Cling to facts and remember that fear is most often a liar.5. It teaches us to be grateful for what we have.6. It can inspire us to turn to those who suffer in true charity.7. I've learned how much just 10 minutes of meditation can do to relax your body8. I've learned that a good night's sleep is far more important than I ever realized before9. I rather have BFS and seek my mental and physical health, than being "healthy" and seek illness with a reckless lifestyle.10. BFS allows you to unleash all your dormant mindpower.Less body more mind + spirit.11. In examining the negativity BFS inspires, I am learning to be positive toward other people in daily life and see them as individuals12. It shatters the illusion of control which keeps me uptight even without twitching13. It is humbles me14. “Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. But today is a gift. That is why they call it the present.” Yeah, maybe corny, but true15. Common fear reminds me of common joys, hopes and happiness that we may not discuss but surely share as persons
 
Well, I could have copied and pasted it but it would have been the same: life lessons on the medical sciences & being an impatient patient, adjusting to the condition of bcfs, keeping a positive focus of energy, acceptance, with some practical stuff thrown in (general health practices, diet, etc). In summary: it does matter how you live your life which is, in the end, more defining than your afflictions, possessions, and other circumstances.Maybe a little unhappy that members are unresponsive? You need to re-post with a flashier subject heading - something with a little drama, suspense......
 
Nah, I'm not invested in threads. Just trying to keep on topic. I thought it might be helpful to have a one-stop shop for this specific issue. Thanks for the contribution.I have seen a few people who seem to be about the drama. I sense that the vast majority of people are truly suffering, though. Anxiety can literally be fatal. I don't think it can be said too many times that while the anxiety may be very real, and the symptoms, too, there is a serious disconnect between the two. We are not even CLOSE to having legitimate worries about what occupies so much of the energy of people here.But I could start a new thread: YOU WILL DIE IF YOU DO NOT MEDITATE ON THESE POINTS!!!!
 
I have to think about this. I think oddly enough it was the way I emotionally collapsed and withdrew into the anxious inferno that taught me a lesson. To look more modestly and humbly on people who suffer from more serious mental illness than motornueronaphobia. I always felt so much pride in my mind as the place of many of my most valued strengths. I see how our strengths can be our down fall if they aren't balanced. I also empathize with the suffering that such mind breaks can cause even in people who look fine.
 

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