Hello everybody,
Sorry if my english is not that good, but you will get my point.
I ve had CU for 12 years, every autumn/winter, when is cold outside. There was a time when I felt like I am in hell, specially during winter 2007. I was afraid to go outside the house, thinking what is gonna happen during the hive outbreak. That hurt me more than anything in my life. On the pain scale from 1 to 10, that was 10, definitely. Like 1.000 wasps are stabbing me at one time all over the body.
I tried everyday running, sauna, anything that would make me sweat, and it helped, but it didnt solved the problem, of course. Nor it will, it is only temporary solution. Medicaments also didnt solved the problem (antihistamines).
Over the last 3-4 years CU outbreaks decreased during cold weather, but, its starting again last few days. On the scale, now it is maybe 4-5.
What helped me was changing my perception, changing my thoughts. “Change your thoughts, change your life”. That was the only solution.
I started looking at it as a way to change myself. I wasnt afraid anymore of the hives, I said to myself: Okay, go then, I am ready, strike me down, shoot. Would I be rolling on the floor because of the itches? Maybe, but I am ready. Would people watching me like “what is the matter with this fellow?”, probably will, but I dont care. I am ready to be knocked down and to stand up after that. It is not a joke, its like a quote from a Rockie movie: “It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward; how much you can take and keep moving forward”.
I also like this quote, from Wayne Dyer:
“What is the palm trees’ secret to staying in one piece through huge, devastating storms? They bend almost down to the ground at times, and it’s that ability that allows them to survive.”
The pain didnt go immediately, but eventually, decreased. Didnt go away completely, still present, but as a reminder, for me.
A reminder that I should be thinking positively,without fear, or negative thoughts. Yes, the thoughts are causing the CU, nothing else. No organic cause.
Sometimes, in a way (not machosistic), I am happy when the hives start. Then I think of myself that I have to change, and that I am alive. “My skin is reacting, I am alive, there is huge energy inside of me that it has to be released somewhere”.
Of course, I would like em to go away. But, considering the given situation, I am ready to go as much as is needed. One time, the hives will stop. And that is it.
PS There is one more thing you can try – meditation and yoga. It can solve the problem.
–Tachion
Tachion says
I would like to add something.
I think I am an expert in this area, since I have this illness for 12 years. I think I graduated on subject “cholinergic urticaria”. So, someone may ask – if you re an expert, why dont you heal yourself?
It is simple. The same reason why someone dont want to quit smoking. He knows that is bad, but he is still on the cigarettes. I know that some of my thoughts are attracting urticaria, and I still havent changed my thoughts. Why, is it simple then to switch them off? Well, it is, if you really want. But, the old habbits die hard.
My point is – when the hive attack starts, do not think “oh, no, its coming again” “now, its gonna burn my skin”. Do not defy, do not resist it mentally. The more you resist it, the more the hives will be stronger. I ve been running from october to march almost EVERY DAY, when is freezing outside, snow, wind, rain… went to sauna, but it helps only for 24 hours, and then again. Like neverending cycle. The more I was fighting all over these years, the more I was exhausted, mentally, then physically. I went to the doctors (neurologist, alergologist, psychiatrist, dermatologist), no one could heal me. They all said “yes, thats in your head, just put it out”. Yes, they sounded like, thats easy, sure, no problems, fixed in 5 minutes…
I am adressing to the people who suffer from severe form of cholinergic urticaria, they know what I am talking about.
And, one day, I just gave up. I said to myself – okay, I lost. I surrender. And, actually, that was the first time that I really won. The illness began to fade away. You can now think – this is insane, bollocks, this cant be, but its true. There is an old russian quote, now, this is literal translation, probably there is similar quote in english: “Obey the misery, and the misery will obey to you”.
I am not saying this is the only way to cure yourself, but I ve been trying everything else, and it didnt heal me.
Nowdays, the urticaria is coming back, but in much milder form. But now, I am not afraid any more because I know how to handle it.
Miam Pat says
I broke out in hives all of a sudden sometime in June 2013. I don’t know the technical term for my type of condition or the underlying cause.The doctor merely prescribed anti-histamine to be taken daily. It helped keep the itch and swelling in check but I was not keen to be on long-term medication. After about 2 months, I chanced upon a video on juicing and decided to give it a shot. I downed 2 cups of juice every day for 5 days per week for the next 2 months and eat as usual. Thankfully, after 2 months, I was completely healed of my hives and stayed clear up to today.