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stillcool

(34,407 posts)
11. it's true. I love company!
Thu Jul 3, 2025, 09:47 AM
Jul 2025

when I was little I was told to think of all the people in some faraway place and how bad they have it. I still do that, but now I don't have to dream up some far away place. Life can and does absolutely suck, and to hear me tell it the only power I have is to get the eff out of the way. And then there are moments. The 'now' stuff. Birds, breeze, life, happening in front of my eyes if I just choose to see. Always good if you can get to a moment to be able to look. I try really hard to remember the moments to counteract the bottom-outs. Hindsight is weird too. My past pain seems so inconsequential to the current stuff. It's always new, never before felt, no road signs, just lost in a whirlwind of despair. And then the picture changes. But not for long. I have to grab on to that stuff. There truly can be no future, and no past for me. The price for those visits is too much for me to pay. So, not saying nothing but I see you, I hear you, and in this moment I'm with you.

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I use the pain, (RA and old injuries) to make me keep going. It has gotten tougher just in the last few months ... marble falls Jul 2025 #1
Hah! I would be happy to 'surrender to pain medications'. OldBaldy1701E Jul 2025 #3
I just wish I hadn't been so ready to demonstrate my ironman mode as a younger person. But otherwise it's been ... marble falls Jul 2025 #4
I do hear that. OldBaldy1701E Jul 2025 #6
So sorry you are having to go through this. I've been going through something similar. lark Jul 2025 #2
I hope there is help for you. OldBaldy1701E Jul 2025 #5
Please check out the United Way website. lark Jul 2025 #10
And I whine about me. But like you, for me, the only way is forward. marble falls Jul 2025 #7
Never Give Up!! lark Jul 2025 #8
The last one standing is my goal. Laughing through gritted teeth. marble falls Jul 2025 #9
it's true. I love company! stillcool Jul 2025 #11
Have you tried CBD oil? nt in2herbs Jul 2025 #12
CBD oil works well for me too. crosinski Jul 2025 #14
I use that already. OldBaldy1701E Jul 2025 #15
What is the doseage you are taking? 100 mg, 500 mg, 2,000 mg 4,000 mg???? nt in2herbs Jul 2025 #16
It is usually 2000 mg and I take it three times a day. Maybe more if I am really hurting. OldBaldy1701E Jul 2025 #17
I have found that taking 2000 3x day is not equivalent to taking 6000/day. It's the potency that is important. I would in2herbs Jul 2025 #18
I'm so sorry... Trueblue Texan Jul 2025 #13
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