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SarahL said:
.....then stopped myself and turned to something else.

I can feel my stress level notched up, much more fatigue and pain and jitteriness, hypervigilance beginning to reoccur. So, time for me to get real.

Real means I have to admit that I am disabled, that I know negative stress winds my symptoms up immensely, that getting sicker won't help folks in the disaster. Time to pop open my tool box and use those coping skills.

I have a good book to read, I have food in the house, and I can rest up.

</div></font></blockquote><font class="post"> smart lady you!

thank you for sharing this wisdom here. many could benefit from this as 24/7 news on television and computer can suck one in before one knows it.