Television

An interesting quote.

I watch television when I am too exhausted to do anything else.

Why is it (I know you have fibromyalgia) that when a person obviously is hurting many ppl get more rude. Your mood in the moment is calm, yet there are way too many problems.

When you have fibromyalgia in its full glory, you find out who really cares about you because they take the time to research it and understand the multitude of ways it threatens to tear your life apart and then they do what they can to walk with you through it. Too often because you look on the outside like nothing is wrong (we put on the best face we can), when you so confide in someone they seem to think you can just keep a stiff upper lip and gut through it or wholly depend on God (which of course we are doing-it is how you survive and function to the fullest degree you can push yourself.

And to be absolutely honest most primary care physicians have no clue what it is like nor how to treat it (short of pouring on multiple drugs without any "reaction checker" investigation and then you have a whole new set of symptoms that you have to try to determine if they are drug induced or a offspring of your parent disese! If I sound manic about this I am because right now I am at one of the lowest points I have been and depression is rampant.

That said a good movie or forensic tv show or a good book is a safer escape than another pill. I am not crazy about tv myself but when I am too tired to hold my book or laptop and focus to read the tv is a welcome way of getting outside myself. I have become quite fond of HGTV's international house hunting where I can watch people buying homes in places I have given up on getting to travel to.

Alice, I'm sorry to hear you're going through a rough patch right now. My thoughts and prayers go out to you.

I can't really watch TV. Scapegoating. The TV world 'behaves' that way. Then get paid lots of money while the scapegoats are poor.

Sad if you have fibromyalgia. It does not cause joint damage though. I know it is very uncomfortable and causes fatigue. I have not heard of anyone who has so many ligaments, tendons, and bulging disc problems as this person I know. It is hard to sit up in a normal chair. Sadder for an athlete. A celebrity had a back and both knee problems. He had a back fusion and replaced artificial knees. I have also worked with the elderly (80s, 90s) The ones without MS or similar, were walking around slowly, yet they were in no pain. They had general arthritis. Injuries are different. They hurt physically and emotionally. I am glad they were not in pain. Sorry you are Alice. Pray you improve.

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I do the same thing. I have the television on most of the day, just to hear another voice. It can be amusing company. :)

Very clever, and amusing

lol that's a good one

That's darling.

Amusing quote!

That IS funny and cute! I don't watch too much t.v......we got rid of satellite Dish last year but there are times I wish we had it back. I do, however, really love the "oldies" on "ME T.V." and then on "Antenna TV." Right now, I'm watching the old "Dragnet" reruns......absolutely love it!!!!!

Thanks for posting to Point Taken. Have a great night!

Never heard this one before!~ :)

I don't watch much TV at all except the weather news.. I don't have Fibro but i do have another Auto Imune condition that sure gets me down so i can relate to you.

:-)

interesting, my tv is on netflix or the dvd player and all I hear is kids shows. Once in a while me and jimmy get to claim the tv for CSI Maimi or Numbers. or we bowl on the wii. We don't have regular cable and I'm always doing house work or running some child someplace.

TV can be nice to have it on... there are some great programs ... I find music helps me greatly deal with pain. I have often gone to sleep with a headset on...

I like 'Finding Bigfoot' which can be a real hoot! I heard that they were cancelling 'Zero Hour' so I hope that isn't true -- I was just getting into that! Thanks for the post and use a discerning eye when watching TV!!

I have been trying netflix lately, still don't like TV haha

Sounds amusing!

lol

sorry you are having a rough time lately

we often have tv on in the background, usually the news and weather
i guess that is kind of a bd habit, but there it is

blessings

=) yep, sounds like something from Grey's Anatomy ... I've already watched all the good stuff on Netflix and GA was there so I watched it, I heard that line on there, its really dorky in a way and the story line is way too over used but sometimes they say funny things like this.

here to give u five comments for five!

I don't have a TV anymore and don't miss it at all.