My Raynaud’s attack yesterday afternoon, both hands at once, sigh, brought my mood down again. Many people feel the pain when the fingers go red and the blood rushes back into them. My personal experience is that it my fingers also feel very painful when my fingers go white like this:
Almost like I can feel the cold emanating from them. Numbness yes, but also a painful feeling of cold almost radiating from my hands, like I could cool the whole room down! Just like those scenes in “The Sixth Sense” when Cole knew a ghost was in the room…and he sat there breathing and we could see his breath.
“Primary Raynaud’s occurs by itself with no underlying disease, while secondary Raynaud’s is caused by another medical condition, such as an autoimmune disease, injury, or certain medications. Secondary Raynaud’s is less common but tends to be more serious.”—Google
Yes, mine is secondary to having hEDS.
Whenever I feel pain, it just makes me feel blue (in mood) for a time period afterwards.
I will work hard today to lift my spirits in a healthy way, so that I can go into the weekend feeling good. How about you?
The Bio Joy Diet 
Pain is so draining. I don’t have any idea what your pain feels like, but in general, any time I am in pain, it’s something that constantly and relentlessly pulls energy from me until I have little patience or happiness. How long does it hurt? Does it ease up?
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Raynaud’s attackers usually only last 20 or 30 minutes at the most, but during it, it feels like it lasts a long time. Afterwards, sure, my hands feel stiff, and certain spots can feel a bit like they have ground glass in them, but there only brief flashes of that…a slightly painful…stabbing…crunchiness. Ug! But warm water, massage, heated gloves, it all helps. Thank goodness I have tools that make my hands feel better. It would be worse if it was all day everyday, which it is not. I keep reminding myself of that. However, it must trigger a chemical cascade that feels depressing, and I have to be disciplined to not let those waves overtake me. Let’s have a great weekend focusing on our wonderful husbands! I love your blog for the constant reminder of what is truly important, and that is family.
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I don’t have Raynauds, but I did live with a burst disc in my neck. It drained the joy out of everything for me.
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