Everyone has moments in life where they feel overwhelmed by events in their life. It can be brought on by a variety of things, work, money, family or even school. During brain overload and fuzzy brain moments in a person’s life, many people will find themselves going through a rollercoaster of emotions. Some things are very easy to deal with and others are impossible, or might feel impossible. It is so important for people to deal with what they can and push aside some of the things they cannot deal with. Once you have ‘ticked’ off a few things on your to-do list then you can start taking care of some of the other ‘jobs’ you have been putting off. Try making a list of everything you need to get done. When you look at this list it will be huge and the feeling of brain overload happens. So take that list and start breaking it down per day. Put the ‘jobs’ that can be done this week on a separate piece of paper, you can even put a day of the week. As you have finished with things cross them out and by the end of the week transfer the incomplete ‘jobs’ to a new paper (throw out the old list). You will notice that by doing this you are letting go of your to-do list stresses and will have a feeling of accomplishment when big ‘jobs’ are done.
This strategy can be used to help you through many things: chores, work, family life, and even financial worries. By tackling smaller tasks right off your list gets smaller and in return your feelings of being overloaded diminish.
The one problem that I personally deal with is chronic pain. All the lists in the world cannot help with that, and in my personal experience in dealing with pain every day I felt it time to speak out. For many years I kept silent and tried to ignore the pain, some days being so quiet that someone would think I was being rude or depressed even. There are literally thousands of people in the world dealing with the fuzzy brain syndrome. Fuzzy brain syndrome is caused by chronic pain that a person has lived with for years. It can also be caused from medications and also increased pain. Personally I don’t take prescription medications because of how my body reacts to them, the side effects are worse than the pain in my mind and I tend to do more natural remedies.
First off we will deal with the people who are taking prescription medications for pain. If you are experiencing the fuzzy brain syndrome because of the medications your doctor has prescribed, start asking questions and looking for a second opinion. Do your research on other alternatives that may help alleviate your pain, pain management is important but just as important is quality of life and with fuzzy brain syndrome quality of life is diminished.
So now about the people who are like me and don’t take prescription medications and have fuzzy brain syndrome. This is what I have done to help and hopefully it can help you also. I noticed recently that my pain levels had increased to the point that I acquired fuzzy brain syndrome. This is my terminology of how I feel about what is happening with my brain. My experiences in dealing with this have really opened my eyes as to how society looks at people with chronic pain. For myself most people would have no clue what is going on with me. I have permanent nerve damage to both arms, it starts at both shoulders and goes across my upper back and down both arms. Lately that has increased to include sciatic pain in my lower back, so sitting, standing, laying down or any other activities have to be limited. I have noticed on days when the pain is worse it is perhaps because of what I have done during the day. For example sitting on the couch working on my laptop causes quite an increase in the pain quickly. So I am constantly changing positions and moving around.
Day to day activities for people with chronic pain are usually limited, we tend to do things slower and don’t get as much done as we normally would have gotten done before the pain started. This is so important for people who do not understand pain to realize that we are not being lazy or coming up with excuses. Lately I have been experiencing more brain fuzzy moments, it has been frustrating and upsetting. Normal day to day activities are easy to deal with because we have already programmed our brain to deal with these tasks. However, if something new is thrown into the picture it can cause serious brain overload. Learning something new can be such a challenge and sometimes you might even feel stupid for not being able to handle something so simple. But because it is new to your brain you cannot do it automatically, you have to really think the whole process through. That can be impossible when you are experiencing fuzzy brain syndrome. There is a way, I think, to overcome this challenge.
Ask for help. Things to make sure the person you are asking help from understands what you are going through.
Give them a guideline to follow:
- Short brief answers
- Don’t pass on a ton of information
- Be patient
- Be respectful
- Stick to the topic (question(s))
Meanwhile, if the person you have gone to has issues understanding and cannot help then move on to someone who can.
Fuzzy Brain Syndrome is not fun for the person going through it and Brain Overload causes even more stress. Please try and understand that when someone asks for help and they have expressed these conditions, they already felt bad in asking for help. It takes a lot for someone to ask for help and better explanations. I personally feel stupid having to ask how to do something so simple.
I understand and respect people who are dealing with chronic pain.
Do you?
It is time to put out the fire and find peace.
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