hmmmmm....frustration. feel a lttle weakness set in, sometimes a little "shakier" and full of self doubt....and you?

stress - worsening of sx, happiness - laughter, contentment - relaxation.

Stress is not an emotion, but when I get stressed out, my new "BFF" (anxiety) comes for a visit. Lack of sleep effects me in weird ways too.

i would have to agree with alexana ..Stress..brings on worsening of sx in both my MS and my epilepsy...

and i would have to disagree with...rhonda1964 stress is a emotion..sorry..

Stress is the consequence of the failure to adapt to change. It is, in medical terms, the consequence of the disruption of homeostasis through physical or psychological stimuli. Less simply: it's the condition that results when person-environment interaction leads someone to perceive a painful discrepancy, real or imagined, between the demands of a situation on the one hand and their social, biological, or psychological resources on the other. Stressful stimuli can be mental, physiological, anatomical or physical[1]. The term 'stress' in this sense was coined by the endocrinologist Hans Selye in 1936

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heather

Stress can contain many different emotions all at the same time, thats why the body finds it difficult to cope.

Mourning...........I mourn the loss of my mental and physical abilities. With that comes anxiety, depression, anger, frustrations. I was dx with RRMS two years ago. I am amazed at how MS has effected me. Through the help of counseling though, I have learned to focus on the things that I "can" do, rather than the things I "cant do". I also push myself more and am learning that even though I can't do all the things I used to, there are still things I "can" do. I just have to pace myself, go slower, take more time to think about what i'm doing..........basically slow myself down alot! But, I keep trying. I set goals and do my best.
I think we all go through periods of mourning though.
Never give up xo

Confrontational Anger my back just locks right up and it feels like someone has hit me in the back with a two by four(length of wood plank) and I have to sit down. I try not to get in these situations but 1 or 2 times a year I get in a situation that I have no control of it seems.

Taking control of your emotions, be them good or bad, can help you relax into self awareness, you can then relate to each emotion and turn thier affects around to better your self control, this can also make you a better person to yourself and others.
It can be quite enjoyable knowing the fact that compaired to, what we see as a normal person, you have a stronger and more controled way of life and the every day emotions life sets off.
With all emotions there is a way of accepting and controling the way you deal with them, emotions are all in your mind generated by your belief, you react the way you remember and how you belive you should as this so called normal person, if you feel a physical difference to what you believe to be normal try a different reaction that makes you feel better.
After all life is in your mind so life can be what you make it.....Just a thought that has shaped my life with my MS.

Hi,sorry this is late(just got home from work). When I laugh hard or cry my left side of my head tingles weird.

Fear...I used to have a great "fight or flight" response. Now the adrenelin rush of a sudden shock sends me reeling and almost knocks me out.

Stressed/anxious...I stutter. Never d-d-d-did that before MS. :)