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Originally Posted by Phoenixfire
Whoa, man, talk about a great thread to open now that I finally finished replying to a PM that was the exact opposite of the kind words of Julie, Dog and Tsunami! Funny analogy, the PM basically said I was full of poop.
Guess I should have just written "Metamucil" in response and left it at that?
Thanks guys...reading your words was a MUCH needed BIG HUG after a lonely/separating day. One of those days you'll never ever forget. 
It feels good to hear that my way of thinking and writing what I think are appreciated and help others, and that I do gots a lil' bit of wisdom in this here head of mine. 
Thank you 
(Now back to our regularly scheduled programming of Big Dog's intake and output. Are you enjoying your "manly pleasure of the day" regularly now?)  |
I try to be diplomatic so as to not step on too many toes, but that's because I'm a people pleaser. Still it needs to be said that for people who don't deal with chronic pain, you don't know what the hell you're talking about, and Fire REALLY does. I have to admit that before my issues started, I was clueless about chronic pain and I treated my own father like he was just a pill popper. Just a few months later, I had the reality slapped into me, when that angel of a man decided that being in pain himself was better than seeing me in pain and passed me a couple of his oxys. It only took one pill to convince me that I was suffering needlessly with all that pain from my fibromyalgia and that it is a great tool of any pain management regimine. Chronic pain patients are NOT pill poppers who do it for fun or to get high. The truth is, our bodies are so tolerant to the drugs, most of us don't get high off them, they just slightly take the edge off the pain.
The other issue is with people not liking how Fire tells it like it is with regards to doing the mental work that's required after your surgery. Just my opinion but NO ONE here is obese because they like food. That's a copout. Overweight cause you like food, sure. MO cause you like food? No way. If you don't do the headwork to figure out why you became MO in the first place, you can never overcome your demons. Figuring out WHY you became obese is HARD, but it's only 1% of the puzzle. You still have to tackle how to overcome the issue that made you cover yourself up so deep to begin with. It's just my opinion, so no one has to listen to it, but I think that Fire is right on with just about everything she's saying.
If you're not thinking about what got you there to begin with, if you're not discussing it, picking it apart, or talking to someone about it all as you lose the weight, you're doing yourself a grave disservice. Again, just my opinion.
Sometimes her words are strong, but if you're thinking "Ouch that hurt, but she's right on with it and it needed to be said." then you're on the right path of self discovery. If you're thinking "What a bitch. She has no right to..." then you might want to seriously think about why the things she says is offending you so much.
Now, can someone help me off this soapbox? I'm scared of heights.