Cathy Chester explica detalladamente como o por lo que paso a diario la única diferencia es que ella cree en Budda y yo creo en Jesucristo, mi Jehová Raffa, pero léelo porfavor. MultipleSclerosis.net Coming To Terms With Our MS To Help Us Live Our Best Life Posted by Cathy Chester—March 27th, 2013 I wake up. I open my eyes and lie in bed for a while, hoping to feel refreshed. My thoughts run fast, trying to remember everything I need to get done that day. How’s the weather? A quick look outside tells me it’s still gray and chilly. I sit up and toss my feet over the side of the bed, lifting myself off the bed one vertebra at a time as I slowly come to a stand. That’s when it dawns on me again. I wasn’t having a nightmare; I still have it. I still have Multiple Sclerosis, and a small part of me mourns one more time. Get over it, I tell myself. You’ve had this thing for 26 years. There’s more right with you than wrong. I love that line. I say it quietly to myself a few times. There. I feel better now. I’m ready to face another day. Since my diagnosis, I’ve learned to compartmentalize my emotions. Sadness, depression, anger and joy are all a part of me, coming and going in waves depending on the day. Through the years, I’ve taught myself how to deal with each emotion as they try to take ownership of me. I’ve learned to acknowledge them, own them and toss them aside, because I choose to live a life of quality. Right about now you’re probably saying to yourself, “How in the world can I do that?” I’ll tell you a little secret: It isn’t an easy task. But it is a necessary one. I think a big obstacle for some people is admitting they are experiencing a feeling that is troublesome. In other words, instead of acknowledging a feeling and giving into it, they fight against it and push it aside (think of Scarlett O’Hara telling herself she’ll think about it tomorrow.) That simply doesn’t work. I’m not a trained therapist, but you don’t have to be a rocket scientist to know that if you openly acknowledge a feeling and allow yourself to truly feel it, eventually it will either diminish or disappear. Having MS is, in my mind, something akin to being in mourning. You mourn the loss of a part of your body. You can’t do what you used to, and you grieve for what’s lost.
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