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Denial.......? Fear?
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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 125645" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>I think that those near to someone with chronic illness become keenly aware of how the emotional aspects affect the physical (and visa versa) in someone with chronic illness. I don't mean the "it's all in your head" theory, I mean that those observing carefully often note how one triggers the other and I wonder if your dg is exploring that aspect now. </p><p> </p><p>I never doubted that my friend was suffering from a serious chronic illness but I did see times when emotions significantly increased or decreased symptoms. Once she'd had a particularly bad week and the worst symptoms literally disappeared overnight when she got some bad news about another family member. I think shifting the focus helped move the anxiety to an external source instead of her own which was likely compounding the problem. It didn't make her less ill, but it did help her deal with it. </p><p> </p><p>I have no idea if this is where your husband is at but thought I'd toss it out there for consideration.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 125645, member: 701"] I think that those near to someone with chronic illness become keenly aware of how the emotional aspects affect the physical (and visa versa) in someone with chronic illness. I don't mean the "it's all in your head" theory, I mean that those observing carefully often note how one triggers the other and I wonder if your dg is exploring that aspect now. I never doubted that my friend was suffering from a serious chronic illness but I did see times when emotions significantly increased or decreased symptoms. Once she'd had a particularly bad week and the worst symptoms literally disappeared overnight when she got some bad news about another family member. I think shifting the focus helped move the anxiety to an external source instead of her own which was likely compounding the problem. It didn't make her less ill, but it did help her deal with it. I have no idea if this is where your husband is at but thought I'd toss it out there for consideration. [/QUOTE]
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