coping

Greater Sense of Life Control May Curb Depression

Having a greater sense of control over life circumstances ā€” a coping resource called mastery ā€” is associated with a significantly lower risk of future depression in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, an international study shows. The findings suggest that developing greater mastery may prevent MS patients from developing depression,…

Grieving Loss in a Year of Change and MS

Dealing with bundled change,Ā loss, and multiple sclerosis (MS) has turned out to be more of a challenge than I could have Ā imagined, and I have not been very good at it. Coming to terms with the loss of a loved one is overwhelming on its…

Tricks of the Trade

I saw my neurologist a few weeks ago for what was effectively an emergency meeting. I’d had the customary two rounds of Lemtrada (alemtuzumab) and still had a relapse. We discussed weighty subjects and there seemed,Ā surprisingly, to still be some hope. It depends on the outcome of an MRI;…

Using Peace of Mind to Cope with MS

In this chaotic worldĀ in which we live, it is hard to be still, to sit with nothing but our thoughts. There is always something to worry about or preoccupy our minds that never allows us to rest in the present. As I sit on the patio and write,…

Living with Uncertainty is an MS Superpower

Recent weeks have been filled with enough political drama to last a lifetime.Ā Wherever I go virtually (and now, even in “real life”), ideological division has been amplified to the extreme. Except …Ā when I go to the multiple sclerosis online forum I co-administrate. Meet the people in my neighborhood The…