How much is mental?

I know there's no way to answer this question factually, so I'm really just curious about your own personal experiences. When you started cpap/apnea treatment, how much of your recovery process would you say was mental? Did the physical act of using cpap (or whatever you use) get you where you wanted to be or was there some mental work that had to be done too?

You need a positive attitude...negativity will make you fail. Approach it looking forward to how much better you will feel and how much healthier you will be.

I knew it was helping when I woke up in the lab.
Having found the key, I could hardly wait to get started.
No struggle, no doubts. I have had no mental struggle.
Just physical--mainly a face that fits almost no masks.
Once I found THE ONE, it was divine.

"... ninety percent mental. The other half is physical." Yogi Berra

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You need 100% mental commitment.
You need to use it EVERY time you sleep, so 100% useage.

Rainmom17 wrote:I know there's no way to answer this question factually, so I'm really just curious about your own personal experiences. When you started cpap/apnea treatment, how much of your recovery process would you say was mental? Did the physical act of using cpap (or whatever you um.se) get you where you wanted to be or was there some mental work that had to be done too?

Most of the lack of success using XPAP is mental! I use my XPAP to stay alive, I'm not going to recover, I am going to get older, I'm going to have more body parts wearing out. Brain cells will die! If you come up with a cure for that P.M. me. Jim (Hurry)

Past experiences in life have to be factored in. What has shaped us?

When I was a kid (humm.....a few years ago) I slept in rollers. I had straight hair and my mother didn't like it. So every night I had to put 20 or 30 of these mesh covered metal springs with a prickly bush inside and poke it in place with a pointy plastic pick. At 8 years old!

CPAP is a breeze in comparison. And .....I feel better in the morning.

Cpapian wrote:Past experiences in life have to be factored in. What has shaped us?

When I was a kid (humm.....a few years ago) I slept in rollers. I had straight hair and my mother didn't like it. So every night I had to put 20 or 30 of these mesh covered metal springs with a prickly bush inside and poke it in place with a pointy plastic pick. At 8 years old!

CPAP is a breeze in comparison. And .....I feel better in the morning.

Oh my gosh, I remember going through that but because I wanted big, soft waves like my mother had instead of my straight-as-a-pin hair. Taking those torture devices out in the morning - ouch!! Yes, CPAP is so much easier!!! Puts it all in perspective.

It took a lot of persistency to get through the trials and errors of getting the right mask, the open mouth issues, the right pressure settings, the not so good days, the occasional unexpected equipment malfunctions like holes in the tube and worn out headgear, getting older, sinus colds, sleeping positions, etc....it took some effort.

klv329 wrote:It took a lot of persistency to get through the trials and errors of getting the right mask, the open mouth issues, the right pressure settings, the not so good days, the occasional unexpected equipment malfunctions like holes in the tube and worn out headgear, getting older, sinus colds, sleeping positions, etc....it took some effort.

I had all of that except the equipment malfunctions, but I would go through it again because the payoff is worth it. A good night's sleep.

Q: How much is mental?
A: Exactly as much or as little as you allow.

The first month suxed and the second month wasn't much better, month 3 was okay

Rainmom17 wrote:I know there's no way to answer this question factually, so I'm really just curious about your own personal experiences. When you started cpap/apnea treatment, how much of your recovery process would you say was mental? Did the physical act of using cpap (or whatever you use) get you where you wanted to be or was there some mental work that had to be done too?

I was by nature a positive person, although all I went through deflated nearly all my enthusiasm. I didn't have much choice whether to do the treatment or not. The consequence of not had already kicked my behind. An attitude where every little irritation is an "Oh my god!" life crisis will make it hard to appreciate the small but hope-bearing gains. But as to how much of my recovery was mental - the will to persevere through the tough times was mental. But the actual recovery was physical. It was the good things that were happening in my body right down to cellular and hormonal levels. My depleted state of being before treatment was not mental, it was very physical. As was the change after. One of the most frustrating things about before was being misunderstood, with others slyly suggesting maybe it was all in my head. No, it was in my body. Physical and mental are so intertwined it can be hard to tease them apart. While attitude can affect recovery, recovery itself is more physical in my estimation.

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klv329 wrote:It took a lot of persistency to get through the trials and errors of getting the right mask, the open mouth issues, the right pressure settings, the not so good days, the occasional unexpected equipment malfunctions like holes in the tube and worn out headgear, getting older, sinus colds, sleeping positions, etc....it took some effort.

I had all of that except the equipment malfunctions, but I would go through it again because the payoff is worth it. A good night's sleep.

Yeah, I guess I didn't really have a choice, so I put some effort into it.

Once I found out that I wouldn't have to wear a diving mask, I was just fine with it. The mask my sis had to wear for years really put me off. I tried to take up diving and honestly, the mask gave me claustrophobia (and I don't normally have that), so had to abandon that. The pillow and nasal masks are a breeze. It was over 2 years before I tried a full face mask (I had a bad congestion and couldn't breathe through my nose). That went ok, again, probably because current masks are minimized.