This week I have experienced a lot of anxiety and rambling thoughts that do not seem to quit when I am trying to sleep. The thoughts of personal problems, relationships, and financial issues seem to affect my ability to cope with my MS more often that I would like. People that make comments thinking that they have the last word on an issue or make things more difficult than they need to be does not help my MS stress level at all. How do I cope with this?

My legs become like Jello, my spine becomes like a hard hot electrical bolt that shoots down from my neck, back and my legs, and my hands become so tight and painful to touch anything. What do I do to help this? When I get upset, I tend to cry out of frustration I think more than anything – and then I get mad at myself because before I did not have this problem of wanting to just give up and forget what I need to do to have a successful life. My biggest struggle is my independence I think is slowly being taken away from me. I am a neat person or was a neat person. Now I am lucky if I can keep things from overcrowding my space because I am not able to clean as often as I would like. Then that adds to my anxiety and stress levels. How do I cope with this?

How can I explain how I feel to people when they sometimes make comments about the simplest things that just want me to go up to them and push them down. It takes every fiber of my being not to scream at the person until they leave running. It’s bad sometimes. How do I smile, accept and cope with this?

Why do I have to swallow my irritation and frustration at people and things? How do I cope with this?

Chalking it up to just a bad and frustrating day