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Are you comfortable with feeling uncomfortable?

A MyMSTeam Member asked a question 💭
Austell, GA

Yes back, before my diagnosis I had the insight to adopt this mindset. At the time it was to it help me achieve at something very different and challenging. Little did I know it would come to my aide now .For me MS has me feeling uncomfortable about my health, my future, my financial and my relationships. And that brings about stress (one thing we need to avoid). So to be comfortable living in that space brings me less stress and a clear mind to deal with things are best strength to overcome… read more

October 5
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A MyMSTeam Member

Ok mr young man if u still moving you still young in my book keep your head up and keep the trivia going. I love to learn and encourage people even though nowadays everybody got a sour gummy worm in they behind. ... I'm just saying

October 5
A MyMSTeam Member

Good question! I am still working on being comfortable with being uncomfortable. I have always been “type A” so not being in control of my own body has been a challenge . I am slowly but surely adapting , nothing else to do but adapt .

October 5
A MyMSTeam Member

No I’m not @A MyMSTeam Member

October 5
A MyMSTeam Member

@A MyMSTeam Member well pain and discomfort are all I feel lately so I'm not comfortable with it but deal with it daily anyway. No other choice.

October 6
MyMSTeam

What a beautifully powerful mindset to carry into life with MS! The wisdom gained before your diagnosis has clearly become one of your greatest tools — and that's something truly special.

Being comfortable with discomfort is essentially a form of acceptance, and research actually supports this. Positive coping strategies Show Full Answer

What a beautifully powerful mindset to carry into life with MS! The wisdom gained before your diagnosis has clearly become one of your greatest tools — and that's something truly special.

Being comfortable with discomfort is essentially a form of acceptance, and research actually supports this. Positive coping strategies like acceptance and focusing on personal growth are linked to lower stress and depression levels, and a better overall quality of life for people with MS. MS touches so many areas of life all at once — health, relationships, finances, and the future — and the uncertainty that comes with all of that can feel overwhelming. The fact that you've found a way to sit with that discomfort rather than fight it is genuinely remarkable.

As one MyMSTeam member wisely put it, "Initial doom and gloom is natural with diagnosis, but what happens next is up to you."

Your mindset is an inspiration. God Bless you too! 🙏

October 5

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