Even though this illness can and has profoundly effected us in ways the non afflicted can not truly comprehend the one thing it has given me is clarity, in an odd way.
Everyone I know is going through some form of turmoil - that is life. However it did surprise me to notice that some of this unhappiness they suffer is self induced.
The mind can be very convincing. For example. I worry about weight since I can not gym everyday or really at all very effectually anymore, I try to watch what I eat. I see a friend who is drinking and smoking and overeating and yet complains about her health and how no weight comes off.
Another example--I know another girl who is going into foreclosure on her home and has addiction issues. Although the job market is on the floor right now she hasn't tried to alter her situation. She has experience working in a medical office and lives next door to a nursing home so I recommended she at least see if they have anything. She sleeps late everyday and drinks and drugs endlessly (how can she afford it I wonder?) claiming anxiety issues. These are problems that need addressing.
I'm nobody's judge. When it comes to matters that we cannot control like bladder issues and mobility challenges it makes it hard for me to dredge up the sincerity for these problems that can be somewhat resolved if not addressed with just a bit more backbone.
I am taking this girl to the rehabs and hospitals but she will not yield to change. I have to travel with ice packs and bladder awareness procedures to bring her to Social Services and she's too annoyed that they ask her to fill out forms.
If you could choose change your circumstances wouldn't you? I sure as thunder know I would.
Everyone I know is going through some form of turmoil - that is life. However it did surprise me to notice that some of this unhappiness they suffer is self induced.
The mind can be very convincing. For example. I worry about weight since I can not gym everyday or really at all very effectually anymore, I try to watch what I eat. I see a friend who is drinking and smoking and overeating and yet complains about her health and how no weight comes off.
Another example--I know another girl who is going into foreclosure on her home and has addiction issues. Although the job market is on the floor right now she hasn't tried to alter her situation. She has experience working in a medical office and lives next door to a nursing home so I recommended she at least see if they have anything. She sleeps late everyday and drinks and drugs endlessly (how can she afford it I wonder?) claiming anxiety issues. These are problems that need addressing.
I'm nobody's judge. When it comes to matters that we cannot control like bladder issues and mobility challenges it makes it hard for me to dredge up the sincerity for these problems that can be somewhat resolved if not addressed with just a bit more backbone.
I am taking this girl to the rehabs and hospitals but she will not yield to change. I have to travel with ice packs and bladder awareness procedures to bring her to Social Services and she's too annoyed that they ask her to fill out forms.
If you could choose change your circumstances wouldn't you? I sure as thunder know I would.
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