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Hello,
I have a stressful nature and personality and as such suffer anxiety and depression.
I also have a rash on my shoulder blade that is red raised and going into blisters.

I am terrified of shingles and the nerve pain this can cause for years after the healing.
I hear this is excruciating for people of a strong threshold of pain, saying broken legs and ribs are nothing compared to the nerve pain of shingles. One said they would walk off a cliff, if no light was in sight.

Oh God please I pray that I am going early to the gp for antiviral drugs to avert nerve damage.
I am afraid of this pain, I dont do pain well.

God Bless you and watch over you
 
I am truly sorry for everything you’re going through. I suffer from some similar problems as yours, as I have OCD, and so I know how hard it is. My best recommendations would be to try to learn to not worry about things. If you cannot fix something, then there is no need to worry about it. Even if it is difficult and painful, you can only endure it and try to live with it until a fix is found. It only hurts you to dwell on your problems. They will control your life and inspire you to avoid everything and live in constant fear. I also recommend to see both a doctor and a therapist. Both can be very helpful with both your mental and physical problems. I truly hope and pray that you will be healed of all your anxieties, that your rash will prove to be insignificant or at least easily healed, that you may be protected from all other problems, forgiven all your sins, and consoled and strengthened by the Passion of Christ, His suffering through the worst torture one can endure. I extend these prayers to all those in the world afflicted with anxiety disorders and/or depression, and I ask for the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, your guardian angel, and St. Dymphna, patron saint against mental illness. If you ever need to talk privately, feel free to PM me on this forum. God bless. 🙂

Hail Holy Queen
Mother of Mercy, Our Life, Our Sweetness and Our Hope
To Thee Do We Cry, Poor Banished Children of Eve
To Thee Do We Send Up Our Sighs
Mourning and Weeping in this Valley of Tears.
Turn, then, Most Gracious Advocate
Thine Eyes of Mercy Towards Us
And After This, Our Exile, Show Unto Us
The Blessed Fruit of Thy Womb,
Jesus.
O Clement, O Loving, O Sweet
Virgin Mary.
Amen.
 
Shae said:
Hello,
I have a stressful nature and personality and as such suffer anxiety and depression.
I also have a rash on my shoulder blade that is red raised and going into blisters.

I am terrified of shingles and the nerve pain this can cause for years after the healing.
I hear this is excruciating for people of a strong threshold of pain, saying broken legs and ribs are nothing compared to the nerve pain of shingles. One said they would walk off a cliff, if no light was in sight.

Oh God please I pray that I am going early to the gp for antiviral drugs to avert nerve damage.
I am afraid of this pain, I dont do pain well.

God Bless you and watch over you
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Try focusing on any points of pain and points of pleasure you experience. The point of a sensation is at it’s center. If your focus is on a single point than it won’t seem as bad. Please beware of demons as such practice fascinates them and they WILL try to mess it up. It is not, however, directly linked to them, but it is part of our own nature that God has given us that we are allowed to do such things. This has often been mixed with demons and has led to many bad things. Basically, pray MUCH if you should choose to do this (and even if you don’t, praying is the best thing you can do. You can put it into your actions if you come to realize how.)
 
Hail Mary,
full of grace,
the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb,
Jesus.
Holy Mary,
Mother of God,
pray for us sinners now,
and at the hour of our death.
Amen
 
I have a dear friend, very sensitive like you, who has gone through shingles while dealing with other illnesses as well. He found a good shingles medication halfway through the whole crazy thing and it really helped him at that point. He is doing much better now. I pray that you will be fine.

As an anxiety sufferer I know how anticipation often hurts more that the actual event, sort of like a reverse post-traumatic stress disorder thing: instead of repeating a trauma after it happens, we anticipate and repeat a trauma before it happens…and sometimes the trauma never happens-our anticipation was for nothing so we have traumatized ourselves.

Stay focussed on the moment, pray, let others pray for you here on this thread and elsewhere. Follow the medication schedule properly and be sure you have the refills ready so you won’t be caught emptyhanded. Find good distractions: Music, friends, phone calls, movies, sound machines that produce sounds of ocean, waterfalls, forest; calm aromas like lavender, with a bit of geranium oil; soothing, indirect light; coolness; gentle, smooth food: soups, smoothies, puddings, yogurts…Brain exercise, wordgames, letters, reading. Do try to rest.

Focus on your remedies. Think about what you want to do when you are better. Think of others worse than you. Think of Jesus in Gethsemane.
 
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.

Amen.

†

Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

Amen.

†

Saint Michael, the archangel, defend us in battle. Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the devil, may god rebuke him, we humbly pray. And do you, O prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan and all the other evil spirits who prowl about the world for the ruin of souls.

Amen.

†
 
Please do not be afraid. Pains and sufferings can be dreadful if we do not know how to deal with them. The reason why suffering appears so hard is that, first of all, we are not taught what suffering is. Secondly, we are not taught how to bear it. Thirdly, we are not taught the priceless value of suffering. Please take your medicine as prescribed, accept the suffering, pray to God to give you the strength to bear it. Learn saying a prayer of thanksgiving at the height of the pains. For example, ‘Lord Jesus Christ, I thank you for this pain.’ keep repeating this prayer as many times as you can. Whenever I pray this prayer God brings me consolation when He wants. Please offer your suffering as atonement for your sins and in union with the suffering and passion of Christ to the Eternal Father. I am praying for you. Be strengthened.
 
Memorare (Prayer to Our Lady)
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help, or sought your intercession, was left unaided.
Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto you, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To you do I come, before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in your mercy, hear and answer me. Amen
 
Take their pain away Oh Lord and rest it on my shoulders for I am willing to suffer for the love of my neighbour in memory of your passion Oh Sweet Jesus.
 
Memorare

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thine intercession was left unaided.
Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my mother; to thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me.

Amen.
 
Shae said:
Hello,
I have a stressful nature and personality and as such suffer anxiety and depression.
I also have a rash on my shoulder blade that is red raised and going into blisters.

I am terrified of shingles and the nerve pain this can cause for years after the healing.
I hear this is excruciating for people of a strong threshold of pain, saying broken legs and ribs are nothing compared to the nerve pain of shingles. One said they would walk off a cliff, if no light was in sight.

Oh God please I pray that I am going early to the gp for antiviral drugs to avert nerve damage.
I am afraid of this pain, I dont do pain well.

God Bless you and watch over you
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Auntie_A said:
I have a dear friend, very sensitive like you, who has gone through shingles while dealing with other illnesses as well. He found a good shingles medication halfway through the whole crazy thing and it really helped him at that point. He is doing much better now. I pray that you will be fine.

As an anxiety sufferer I know how **anticipation often hurts more that the actual event, sort of like a reverse post-traumatic stress disorder thing: instead of repeating a trauma after it happens, we anticipate and repeat a trauma before it happens…and sometimes the trauma never happens-our anticipation was for nothing so we have traumatized ourselves.
**
Stay focussed on the moment, pray, let others pray for you here on this thread and elsewhere. Follow the medication schedule properly and be sure you have the refills ready so you won’t be caught emptyhanded. Find good distractions: Music, friends, phone calls, movies, sound machines that produce sounds of ocean, waterfalls, forest; calm aromas like lavender, with a bit of geranium oil; soothing, indirect light; coolness; gentle, smooth food: soups, smoothies, puddings, yogurts…Brain exercise, wordgames, letters, reading. Do try to rest.

Focus on your remedies. Think about what you want to do when you are better. Think of others worse than you. Think of Jesus in Gethsemane.
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My prayers are with you. I understand shingles is very painful, and it must be tough with anxiety, too. You have been given good advice here. When treated early, the chances of post pain is reduced. Please consider acupuncture as part of your remedy care as well. It has proven to be very effective with shingles pain.
May God bless and take care of you especially now.
 
Dear God, i pray for all the best miracle and graces for Shae in Jesus name. Amen
 
Hail Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy,
Our life, our sweetness and our hope;
To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve
To thee do we send up our sighs,
mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.
Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy towards us
And after this, our exile,
show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
O Clement, O Loving, O Sweet Virgin Mary!
Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God
that we may be made worth of the promises of Christ.
 
Memorare (Prayer to Our Lady)
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help, or sought your intercession, was left unaided.
Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto you, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To you do I come, before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in your mercy, hear and answer me. Amen
 
Thankyou for your most precious of prayers. I almost want to cry that people would pray for me, someone they wont meet or see. Yet you pray the most heartfelt and sincere prayers.
I do have shingles and have started anti viral meds. These last few days have really been hard to endure. I must try very hard to focus on today and not in the future, (gallop thinking) very bad. The shingles do hurt, they are prickly and burning and sore. I just hope I dont suffer the nerve pain later.

Jesus did indeed suffer the most horrible of pain. I just can’t imagine.

God Bless you and watch over you:)
 
Memorare (Prayer to Our Lady)
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help, or sought your intercession, was left unaided.
Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto you, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To you do I come, before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in your mercy, hear and answer me. Amen
 
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