I am just wondering how many people shop trying to make themselves feel better? I have Crohns, gerd, cts, arthritis, tendonitis, gastritis and i think that is it..lol and I find the worse i feel the more i want to shop and the bad thing is i know it will not make me feel better. When i was younger i would go out and have drink and smoke a cig to feel better but with crohns i cant drink and i quit smoking so shopping is all i have left. that and eating and that hurts most of the time. Just wondering how many are in the same boat as me..
Shopping to feel better??
sounds like shopping addiction problems to me. You feel excitement, it feels so good inside and it becomes a central dominating force where you continually look to shopping to guide your actions and guide your day-to-day world to the exclusion of other more healthy adaptive ways of coping with uncomfortable feelings or difficult life circumstances.
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Reply:I'm really sorry to hear that you're not well. Shopping seems to be the quick fix for many people. The only problem with it is that the fix is short-lived! I love accessories so that's what I look for when I'm in a slump. Another remedy is shopping on e-Bay. Works for me! Please take care of yourself!
Reply:I SHOP TO MAKE ME FEEL BETTER ALL THE TIME!!!
but just go on a walk!!! it makes you fell WAY more better than shopping
Reply:most of the time its just being spoiled but if u realy do feel better, stick with it- it probably relaxes you
Reply:For Crohn's disease, you should add antibiotics to your current medications if you want to achieve a remission. Flagyl is not enough!
Rheumatic diseases are the result of a defective gene and collagen inflammation, often from a chronic infection. Collagen is present throughout the body, from the eyes, skin and joints to the hearth. Hence, the multiplicity of symptoms, depending on the location of the most affected internal organs or body parts.
I have had seronegative rheumatoid arthritis for 27 years. The telling signs of seronegative rheumatoid arthritis are the following:
- Joint pain in the feet (or cracking ankles) in the early 20's or late teens;
- Fatigue;
- Blood test showing a negative or low level of Rheumatoid factor;
- Joint deformities of the fingers, over time, a specific sign of rheumatoid arthritis;
- Consecutive X-Rays showing bone erosion, a consequence of rheumatoid arthritis;
- Generalized arthritis, involving the whole body;
- Elevated levels of C-Reactive protein and Sedimentation rate, as evidenced in blood tests.
NSAIDs like Voltaren, COX-2 inhibitors like Celebrex, acetaminophen like Tylenol, and codeine are all used to control inflammation and relieve the pain of arthritis.
Regular exercise like walking, biking and swimming is also helpful for most patients. Make sure that you are not overweight as carrying too much weight can only increase the pain of arthritis in the supporting joints of the hips, knees, ankles and feet.
For any form of arthritis, you should consult an Orthopaedist who will order blood tests, joint scans and X-Rays to better diagnose the type of arthritis from which you suffer.
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (http://www.aaos.org) maintains a public online directory where you can find the address and phone number of orthopaedists who belong to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Orthopaedists are listed by geographic location and family name, inside the USA and in most countries.
The membership directory of the AAOS is located at:
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Lyme disease could be a possibility. Ask your doctor to test you for the bacteria causing Lyme disease.
Are there any other cases of arthritis or rheumatic diseases among your relatives? Chronic forms of arthritis are usually prevalent in families where a defective gene is passed on by parents to their children.
There are a few hundred types of arthritis and rheumatic diseases. The good news is that science is progressing rapidly in its understanding of rheumatic diseases.
Antibiotics are now used to achieve full remissions for at least 40%, if not 65% of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. For more info, please join our group at:
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Reply:Hello,
My sister is like you are. Not the health problems (which I feel bad for you) but the shopping!
She would have brand new things in her closet that still had the tags on.
At one time she was traveling all over America,Mexico and would spend, spend,spend.
She drinks a lot anymore and who knows what else. She has distanced herself from the family and I can no longer drive so I can not show up at her house like I used too.
Compulsiveness can be a problem when one over spends.,drinks to much alcohol or does anything else that is compulsive. But everyone has something!
Some people eat, some people criticizes others to much. While others get into religion, work, gamble or whatever.
I feel the only time such a thing gets dangerous is when it hurts. Such as not having money to pay the house payment.
There are many in the same boat. Though instead of being in yahoo answers they are at the mall :0)
I sure wish you well with your health!!
Reply:I have shopped to make me feel better. I think it's the idea of buying something new. After a while, when it's not new anymore, I'm back in the same boat.
With the stuff I have, my doctor said exercise is the best thing. I do yoga and it helps to stretch out my muscles. I also exercise on my treadmill and now I have a Schwinn airdyne bike that right now I am only doing a couple minutes at a time on. I didn't exercise for 2 weeks during the holidays, and boy did I feel it. When you are hurting, exercise is the best thing, even though you may not think so. I also have a mini massager that's like a Tens unit. Last night my upper back was hurting a lot, and I used it for a while watching tv. That helps too. I have one from when I was doing therapy, but the mini massager I like much better.
Hope this helps.
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