deantoir_ceardaiochtaChatting with my son earlier and I said something before it clicked with me. He was curious why I didn't go to a shop that I volved a walk and hills. I'd also planned some fun activities to do with the kids. As well as having a high #pain day today I've also got another badly infected toe (I'm phoning the GP on Tuesday) so I told him I was choosing my pain, and I realised that's what we do when we live with #ChronicPain #arthritis #hypermobility #Scoliosis #fibromyalgia #ChronicFatigue
So next time someone asks why you did or didn't do something just tell them you're choosing your pain, because for many of us existence is pain but some things are worth being in pain for. Today I chose to take my kids to #PrideOfTheDeise because it was worth the pain I'm in now to show my support. By framing it for myself as #ChooseYourPain it actually gave me a sense of control over how my body reacted to the long day.