Rebellious Attitudes and Approaches to Surviving with RLS

by Jill Gunzel  ( aka the RLS Rebel ©)

"It is far better to sleep, than to count the stars EVERY night."


"Restless Legs Syndrome: The RLS Rebel's Guide to Survival"
Now Available for purchase!!! For more information, click on the book.

WARNING! If this is your FIRST visit to this site, please visit all the links, below, that have chilis (    ). When you've learned from all my original (chili) pages, please come back and click on the NEW ideas.

  ***NEW for 2002!!!***  TRAVEL TIPS

  ***NEW for 2002!!!***  The Rubber Band Trick
  ***NEW for 2001!!!***  The RLS Rebel Program ©


FARQ's!"Frequently Asked RLS Questions"

A "2001 GLOSSARY of TERMS", developed by the RLS Rebel.





First time visitors, begin HERE: I was born in 1952. Since I was six years old, I've experienced irresistible urges to move my legs when I try to sit still or relax. The urges feel as though my limbs are hollow and someone is twisting a bottle brush up and down inside them. It tends to be worse in the evenings. In January of 1998, I finally learned these strange sensations had a name, "Restless Leg Syndrome". When I told my family the name I'd found for my affliction, my daughter quickly renamed it "Ridiculous Leg Syndrome".

I agreed!!! The whole thing was just nonsense...being a victim to the "creepy crawlies" every time I tried to relax or get sleep. That was when I developed my rebellious ATTITUDE!!!! I'd HAD IT!!! It was time to. . .

FIGHT BACK!!
GET EDUCATED!!
TAKE CONTROL!!

So far, I can NOT stop the RLS episodes from happening. But I CAN keep them from sending me into a full blown panic...walking the floors all night, missing out on movies and television programs, and making me a zombie. Even though we do not know the exact cause of RLS and we do not have a cure, I'm convinced we can make great progress in minimizing the frequency and reducing the severity of our RLS attacks.




THEORIES and THERAPIES Disclaimer: All of the opinions on these pages are NON-professional. They are strictly my own thoughts and ideas, unless I specifically refer to someone else. I am NOT saying I'm right. I'm NOT saying these ideas or methods will work for everyone. If it seems right, try it.

If you want a full print out, rather than following the individual links, click HERE.   This does NOT work

  This ALWAYS works

  Therefore....My THEORY

  ZERO TOLERANCE

  VISUALIZATION

  OVER POWER IT with CONCENTRATION

  MUSIC

  AROMA THERAPY

  MASSAGE

  NUTRITION--SUPPLEMENTS--MEDICATIONS

  SEX & OTHER DISTRACTONS

  SLEEP

  FINAL THOUGHTS



"MORE IDEAS !!"
  LINKS!!! 5 GREAT RLS sites!


  Tension Tamer Tea and Supplements


  New Concentration Tips


  Your "BAG of TRICKS"


  3 TYPES of RLS means 3 RESPONSES


   Using Vibrators/Massagers


   Using Music to get to sleep (thoughts on self hypnosis)


   Flying to Singapore with RLS


When all else fails, stare at the sleepy eye, at the top of this page, until you fall asleep.