On My Way To Winning “Coaching Client Of The Year”
Author: Administrator
Category: Grin and Bear It, Playing Well with Others
Here’s an excerpt from today’s session.
My coach: So, how are you doing?
Me: Not so good. I’m feeling really bad physically.
My coach: What’s up?
Me: Well, I keep thinking that maybe I don’t actually need to keep taking Ibuprofen for my arthritis. So I keep stopping, and then I’m fine for a few days, and then I start to hurt again.
My coach: Why don’t you want to take your medicine?
Me: Because for some reason, I just think that I should not take medicine. Also, I just want this to BE BETTER, DAMMIT!
My coach: Well, isn’t it better when you take your Ibuprofen?
Me: (blows a giant raspberry into the phone)
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4 Comments so far
1.
cardiogirl
August 7th, 2008 at 5:17 am
Finally.
Finally, someone who understand me and my battle with Motrin. It’s not like I think Motrin is for the weak. It just doesn’t occur to me to take it and I feel like my pain should be along the lines of childbirth pain, which it never is.
Well, except for when it was — during childbirth — and even then I wondered if I could do it without pain meds. I could and I did. And it hurt like a bitch. And I did take Motrin. After.
Until I got out of the hospital and then it didn’t occur to me to take it.
It’s a vicious cycle. Right now my back hurts from my weigh workout yesterday and after I read your post (which is a conversation I frequently have with my husband) I took three.
So my back will feel good for about four hours and then I shall struggle through the rest of the day.
2.
Lynne Morrell
August 7th, 2008 at 8:32 am
Ahhhhhh sometimes the most basic things are the most profound.
You must know though that I can TOTALLY relate. When I used to have all that pain…there were many calls with my girlfriend and she would ask: “Have you taken your pain medication?”
and I would be all….”Noooooooooo”
And she would say: “Won’t it make you feel better?”
And I would say” “Whats your point??????”
It was this weird mental thing….telling me that I didn’t need it.
Even though I really did.
So, Jenny…did you take your ibuprofen today?
3.
mert
August 7th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
Well, too much of a good thing, right?
Taking motrin regularly isn’t good for the stomach and bowel, it can cause irritation.
You might have to alternate tylenol with motrin, that is what I do with my kids when they have a fever.
4.
crse
August 12th, 2008 at 10:34 am
Ha! I know this feeling well…which is why I actually got distracted from commenting right now and wandered away! I don’t need the Adderall!