How do you deal with guilt?It can be difficult to rely on someone else for tasks or other help. Caregivers also report feeling guilt that they aren't doing enough. How do you cope with these...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesCaregivingFriends & Family
JudgmentI am brand new to this group. I was diagnosed with RA 20 years ago. Without going into a ton of detail, I have daily RA pain, very evident in...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesFriends & Family
The Holidays! What are your stress-relievers? For me, it’s cooking in advance and freezing, buying presents starting in November, and making the food on Christmas Eve delivery not home made (they love the famous local place’s...Reactions0reactionsComments16 repliesFriends & FamilyMental HealthTips & Advice
Methotrexate and covidThis is a complicated one. I have RA and I take .5 ml of methotrexate weekly. I am 69. Otherwise healthy. The situation is that my 90-year-old parents are staying...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesCaregivingFriends & FamilyTips & Advice
Question about juvenile idiopathic arthritisI knew there was such a thing as Juvenile Diabetes, but hadn't heard much in the field of JIV. I know I have some bad days with my RA and...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesFriends & Family
Friends Coming OverI adore my friends and love being with them, but after 3 hours I'm wiped out. One of my petty peeves is that friends don't seem to understand that after...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesFriends & FamilyCoping
Trying to find a new way to live with RA.Hello, I’m new to this community and was diagnosed officially with RA a couple months ago however I have been dealing with the pains and effects for longer then that...Reactions0reactionsComments31 repliesDepressionFlares & Flare ManagementFriends & Family
Headaches and rheumatoid arthritisI also noticed is that the severity of my headaches - migraines often corresponds with the severity of my RA symptoms - my headaches. and like him It’s got me...Reactions0reactionsComments10 repliesFriends & Family
But, you look so good… Help me understandOkay, I don’t mean to “flare” anyone up, but I don’t understand the degree of negativity people express about, “But you look so good.” If I feel and look like...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesAwarenessFriends & Family
Final Year Product Design Student starting a conversation with the communityHello, I am a Final Year product design student at Nottingham Trent University. I am conducting a project with a company that designs for the arthritis community. I am here...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesAssistive DevicesFriends & FamilyTips & Advice