Posted by Racer on February 2, 2005, at 16:51:17
In reply to Re: Mononucleosis questions » Questionmark, posted by Larry Hoover on February 2, 2005, at 8:53:53
Adding my own suggestion to Larry's, another thing to consider -- STRONGLY consider -- is learning some form of meditation/self-hypnosis/biofeedback/whatever. Just some way of learning to relax your body and reduce your physical response to stress.
Now, I will have you know that I am the least New Age person you will ever meet -- my mother gave me for Christmas one year "101 Ways To Avoid Reincarnation" and everyone laughed because it was so appropriate -- but I go to Yoga class as often as I can, and I do pay attention to how I breathe when I'm tense, and which muscles are tense, so that I can relax them, etc. No matter how much you say you're just not into that sort of thing, it WILL help if you're prone to viral outbreaks.
And, as someone who has had at least half a dozen hard core outbreaks of shingles (varicella zoster), I will tell you that it really does help. Every bit of stress in my life seems to come out in my body somehow, and knowing how to control the relaxation of my muscles helps not only to keep some of that at bay, but also to calm me down in social situations.
Good luck to you, and that advice WILL help, if you take it.
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