tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222948448760598103.post8275364419682158041..comments2023-11-05T01:50:53.778-08:00Comments on The Perfect Storm: I'm at a crossroadsBlog Administrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13671091292515316492noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222948448760598103.post-76237573562495071842012-01-29T20:24:44.508-08:002012-01-29T20:24:44.508-08:00THank you for writing me Sarah. I am glad you are ...THank you for writing me Sarah. I am glad you are in this spot too. I mean im sad we are in it, that we are sick, but if we have to be sick Im glad we are at this "acceptance" stage because now that I don't fight everyday to feel normal, what normal used to be, it seems easier to get through the day and through the symptoms. xoxoBlog Administrationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13671091292515316492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222948448760598103.post-46029785567636596952012-01-24T05:07:21.872-08:002012-01-24T05:07:21.872-08:00Hey Lisa,
don't feel bad about accepting the...Hey Lisa, <br /><br />don't feel bad about accepting the disease, I have to tell you, about five years ago now, one day, it was sort of like a light switch... I realized that I was constantly saying things like "when I get better, I am going to do....", all the time, and when I kept feeling like those things were unreachable, it made me utterly depressed and hopeless.. One day, a light sort of turned on in my mind, I told myself I was not going to keep saying things like that, that I was going to accept that I am sick, that this is the body I have, and that doesn't mean that I have to stop fighting it, in fact, I think it makes you able to fight harder, because you can do it without the constant discouragement of the "one days..." that not accepting it forces us to do. So don't feel bad about yourself for accepting your disease, it is a huge step and for me, it felt like a giant weight was lifted off my shoulders. I am still in treatment, (bacillin shots in the hip), still herxing, still sick, but I accept this is just the way it has to be for me right now, whether I like it or not. I hope this helped a little bit.<br /><br />-sarah a....https://www.blogger.com/profile/09777198639384062839noreply@blogger.com