I think having a mental illness combined with my particular personality resulted in me living day to day with no particular life plan. I was always just focussed on survival. I'm 46 and I'm glad I'm still around. But I'm sitting here in my apt in Santa Cruz and I have to be out in a week and I have to figure out how to get all these things back west. I know I'll figure out a way through this but today feels overwhelming.
My plan is to move to Denver. I hear there's a large active MS community there and I plan to do whatever it takes to break out of my shell and reach out for support and friendship.
I don't think being married would make things easier. I think we all know how hard it is to communicate our difficulties to others - to make this sometimes invisible disease more apparent. Do we even want others to know? What would that accomplish?
But today I feel alone and was wondering if anyone in a similar situation would share a few words. Or anyone who's not technically alone but essentially feels alone and has any words of advice? I must say as hard as the breakdowns and hospitalizations were, having MS is infinitely harder.
Thanks,
So
My plan is to move to Denver. I hear there's a large active MS community there and I plan to do whatever it takes to break out of my shell and reach out for support and friendship.
I don't think being married would make things easier. I think we all know how hard it is to communicate our difficulties to others - to make this sometimes invisible disease more apparent. Do we even want others to know? What would that accomplish?
But today I feel alone and was wondering if anyone in a similar situation would share a few words. Or anyone who's not technically alone but essentially feels alone and has any words of advice? I must say as hard as the breakdowns and hospitalizations were, having MS is infinitely harder.
Thanks,
So
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