Treatment for any chronic illness is challenging, perhaps the treatment for IC is particularly so. It is really important to remember the power of the mind.
 

There are countless studies to substantiate the effect the mind has on the body. I am reading a book now titled In Search Of The Soul. In this book, the author refers to a study conducted on a group of people on which the TB test was injected under the skin of one arm and a placebo on the other. The only catch was that the people were told that the injection sites were the opposites of what they actually were. Interestingly, the reactions to the TB test injections occurred on the arm that the patients THOUGHT it was on, NOT the arm that it was actually injected in.

This is only one example of how the mind may effect physiological response.

So, please, remember to fill your mind and heart with positive and happy thoughts for your own well-being, whatever road you choose!