@Ahmed 

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Ahmed

Always on my mind. Not the Elvis song

OK. Since my diagnosis few months ago; MS has been on my mind 24/7. Whatever I do its always lingering at the background. Whether I am at work, home, before and after sleep, even during sex, it always frigging there. It’s not depression or sadness as such, it’s rather fear or anxiety of not being able to complete the task in hand. I have even been afraid to get behind the wheel because I think my spatial awareness has gone to sh!t. What did you do to get rid of these demonic thoughts?
@Climbroxx

Hi Ahmed, I was dx with RRMS at the beginning of August and as with you it's always on my mind. I refuse to let it worry me though, otherwise it will drive me mad. I love rock climbing (indoors and outdoors), hiking and canoeing and I find that when I'm doing these things that I pretty much forget I have MS. When I'm on a climbing route, I just concentrate on the challenge at hand and it goes out of my mind for the duration which is great. Even with numb fingers, I will be at the climbing wall tonight where I can just be normal for a few hours. How about finding a new hobby, something you can get really stuck into, that will hopefully take your mind of it. MS doesn't have to rule your life, you have to rule it.

@mcgibaqt

Hello! Don't you let it get under your skin. Completely agree with climbroxx above. Find something you love and do it. You may need to re teach your self how to do it - like climbing walls with numb fingers... I love dancing.. But now I waltz rather than jive. I spent the first 6 months of my diagnosis being 'careful' with my body. And as a result became fat and pale. I still went into relapse. So now I carry on regardless and have learnt to only worry about my ms when I need to. Like not walking up a massive mountain in the morning and then swimming the channel after lunch... Just choose one and then rest. Pace yourself. ? I put my ms in a little box and ignore him. Takes time but you can do it. Remember you're in charge.