Chronic Illness Challenge: Day 23
Day 23: What do you say to yourself when you need a pep talk? This one would come up today, wouldn’t it, as I’m having a bad day. Sigh. Ok, fine. I’ll try to pep myself up.
Day 23: What do you say to yourself when you need a pep talk? This one would come up today, wouldn’t it, as I’m having a bad day. Sigh. Ok, fine. I’ll try to pep myself up.
*Warning: this post may contain triggers for self-harm and material which may be upsetting. Please stay safe and steer clear of this post if you have these triggers.* I was diagnosed with major depressive disorder eight months ago. I fell into depression after discovering I was infertile, which made me unable to handle my…
Day 22: How do you feel you have been treated by the medical system? This is definitely a loaded question.
“Many, Lord my God, are the wonders you have done, the things you planned for us. None can compare with you; were I to speak and tell of your deeds, they would be too many to declare.” Psalm 40:5
Day 21: What websites or networks have you used for information about your illness?
It’s hard to love a body that doesn’t work the way it should. But I’ve realized it could be so much worse. I have a lot to be thankful for. So I’m going to give thanks for what I do have.
Day 20: Have you ever met anyone with the same illness? Did it help?
What does the future have in store for me? If only I knew, or had even the smallest inkling of what may lie ahead.
Guilt is probably one of the most common emotions felt by an individual with chronic illness. At least it is for me, I can’t speak for others. Not because we necessarily feel guilty about ourselves, but often times we are made to feel that way by those we encounter, although it is usually not…
“Whereas the early stages of shipwreck entail a sense of panic, a frantic kind of triage, trying to figure out what we can salvage and what we cannot, eventually we have to slow down…and return to those primary colors. In order to not drown, we have to find a way to ground our bodies…