How can I keep a positive attitude when I have arthritis?

Here are some tips to help you keep a positive attitude when you have arthritis: Keep balance in your life. Prioritize, eliminate, consolidate and streamline activities in all aspects of your life. Take care of yourself.

Make compromises. Do the things that are important to you and your family and try to eliminate unnecessary or difficult tasks. Be selfish with how you spend your time and energy.

Give yourself permission to rest. Put your feet up when possible and take the word “should” out of your vocabulary. Pace your activities and rest before you’re exhausted.

Try to break any given activity into a series of smaller tasks. If need be, enlist the help of others. Eat a healthy diet.

Don’t skip meals or resort to junk food. Our bodies need regular meals and whole foods -- filled with essential vitamins, minerals and proteins -- to build and grow. This is especially important when you have an illness.

Ask your doctor whether an anti-inflammatory diet would be helpful. Ask for help when you need it. Don’t look at it as giving in; see asking for help as making an intelligent decision that will make your life easier, healthier and safer.

And remember: when you ask someone to help you, you are giving them the opportunity to do a good deed for someone else. So, do something nice for someone else -- ask for their help.

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