Stress After Spinal Cord Injury

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#1 sammyc78

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Post icon Posted 21 March 2010 - 12:02 PM

Can anyone help? I am a T5 paraplegic and encounter great stresses with many basic everyday tasks. I am doing an Access to HE assignment at college and would appreciate some feedback from some fellow wheelies.

Has anyone completed themselves, or is aware of, any research/questionnaires regarding spinal cord injury and stress levels?

I would be willing to follow up on leads you can give for the research myself.

I would be most appreciative of any assistance you can offer, and hope to hear from you soon.

Many thanks,

Sam

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Posted 21 March 2010 - 12:16 PM

I'd give you the phone no. of my Psycho Dr to answer your request, but it would freak her out LOL.
My stress capacity has dropped like a bomb, but you have to recognise your own limits, and work within them.
Striving harder is great, but not if it's to the detriment of your health (mental and physical).

Chill bru

It's hard to be Good, when you're born to be Bad !

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Posted 22 March 2010 - 06:51 PM

Welcome to the club, there bonehead!
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when it absolutely, positively, has to be destroyed overnight, call the Marines.

I will nevah, EVAH take a pinch from a greasy muddahf*@kah like you!

How 'bout if I spell it out for ya. D-I-L-L-I-G-A-F

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Posted 22 March 2010 - 07:38 PM

sammyc78, on Mar 21 2010, 12:02 PM, said:

I am doing an Access to HE assignment at college

I would like to know what that is.

AS for stress generally, there is also the panic produced by the broken chord and all of those stations lower down the line phoning up central all the time without getting any answer. Understandably, they freak out and are continually breaking the glass and setting off the fire alarm.

This is metaphorical, but it is also someshat accurate.

So, keep your bladder volume down. Make sure you are rested. Eat regularly. etc.

As per bladder: Remember how URGENT it felt when you were a little kid and you just HAD to go? Well you body is going to provoke that same nervous panid response if your bladder is full now, only without the information that your bladder is the cause.

Enjoy.

Best regards,

Gordon

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Posted 22 March 2010 - 08:50 PM

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This is metaphorical, but it is also someshat accurate.

Gordon
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"Some shat" covers it pretty well, G. Some of us really did. :blink:

This post has been edited by Tetracyclone: 22 March 2010 - 08:52 PM

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Posted 22 March 2010 - 11:40 PM

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This is metaphorical, but it is also someshat accurate.

Gordon"Some shat" covers it pretty well, G. Some of us really did. :mfrlol:

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