Emotional Aspects Of Arthritis - How To Deal With Your Emotions
Information on the emotional aspects of arthritis. Chronic pain, fatigue, and other limitations imposed by arthritis can impact people both physically and emotionally. Arthritis can be life-altering. During the course of the disease, the arthritis patient can experience the gamut of emotions. Learn more about dealing with your emotions.
The Many Emotions Of Chronic Arthritis
There is an emotional impact of living with chronic arthritis.
There is an emotional impact of living with chronic arthritis.
How To Deal With The Emotional Impact of Arthritis
Recommendations for adjusting to emotional impact of living with chronic arthritis.
Recommendations for adjusting to emotional impact of living with chronic arthritis.
Arthritis Can Cause Awkward Situations
Arthritis can lead to awkward situations. You can overcome the awkwardness by knowing just what to say.
Arthritis can lead to awkward situations. You can overcome the awkwardness by knowing just what to say.
Personality Traits: The Power Of Personality
Do certain personality traits affect the ability to better cope with arthritis?
Do certain personality traits affect the ability to better cope with arthritis?
Jealous Of Able-Bodied People?
Disabled people sometimes feel envy and jealousy toward able-bodied people.
Disabled people sometimes feel envy and jealousy toward able-bodied people.
"I Have Arthritis"
When is it the right time to tell someone that you have arthritis?
When is it the right time to tell someone that you have arthritis?
Arthritis: Fearing The Future
A confirmed diagnosis of arthritis can initially provoke feelings of uncertainty and fear in the newly-diagnosed patient.
A confirmed diagnosis of arthritis can initially provoke feelings of uncertainty and fear in the newly-diagnosed patient.
What's Behind The Stare?
The physical changes brought about by arthritis can lead to some awkward situations. The awkwardness can draw the stare of another person. What is that person who is staring really thinking.
The physical changes brought about by arthritis can lead to some awkward situations. The awkwardness can draw the stare of another person. What is that person who is staring really thinking.
The Veil Of Isolation
The physical and emotional pain of arthritis can lead to social isolation.
The physical and emotional pain of arthritis can lead to social isolation.
Why Am I So Angry?
When arthritis interferes with achievement and desires the resulting frustration can mount into anger.
When arthritis interferes with achievement and desires the resulting frustration can mount into anger.
Declare Your Independence
Arthritis can interfere immeasurably with performing daily activities. Coping strategies may involve getting help from others, doing something differently, or finding a substitute for the activity.
Arthritis can interfere immeasurably with performing daily activities. Coping strategies may involve getting help from others, doing something differently, or finding a substitute for the activity.
Denial vs. Acceptance
Acceptance of a chronic disease does not usually come quickly after the initial diagnosis. Learning how to adapt can be a long process for some people.
Acceptance of a chronic disease does not usually come quickly after the initial diagnosis. Learning how to adapt can be a long process for some people.
3 Causes of Mental Clutter: Avoidance, Indecision, and Procrastination
Avoidance, procrastination, and indecision can contribute to many hours of mental anguish.
Avoidance, procrastination, and indecision can contribute to many hours of mental anguish.
An Introduction To Anger Attacks: Could Your Panic Be Anger?
Anger attacks are sudden intense spells of anger that resemble panic attacks but lack the predominant affects of fear and anxiety associated with panic attacks.
Anger attacks are sudden intense spells of anger that resemble panic attacks but lack the predominant affects of fear and anxiety associated with panic attacks.
Arthritis & Courtesy: How to Give It, How to Get It
How should a person with arthritis be treated? The answer seems simple: we all want to be treated equally. But because arthritis can limit a person’s mobility, people often aren’t sure how or when to offer help, from Arthritis Foundation.
How should a person with arthritis be treated? The answer seems simple: we all want to be treated equally. But because arthritis can limit a person’s mobility, people often aren’t sure how or when to offer help, from Arthritis Foundation.
Are Your Feelings Being Validated?
You have all heard of "What goes around, comes around." You choose to demonstrate integrity in your decisions and actions, and to show kindness and understanding instead of callousness, deceit, or other "ugly" behaviors and attitudes. But, naturally, you are human and you sometimes slip up and make mistakes.
You have all heard of "What goes around, comes around." You choose to demonstrate integrity in your decisions and actions, and to show kindness and understanding instead of callousness, deceit, or other "ugly" behaviors and attitudes. But, naturally, you are human and you sometimes slip up and make mistakes.
Coping With Chronic Rheumatic Diseases...The 4 Fs
The 4 "F"s (Family, Friends, Faith, Forgetting) and their role in coping with chronic illness, from MedicineNet.
The 4 "F"s (Family, Friends, Faith, Forgetting) and their role in coping with chronic illness, from MedicineNet.
The Four Faces Of Anger
Anger like most things in real life is often double-edged, from stressdoc.com.
Anger like most things in real life is often double-edged, from stressdoc.com.