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I will not feel sorry for myself...for long

If there is one thing that I learned from the rehab "psycho" Dr it is that it is ok to take 5 minutes to feel "why me" "I can't" type of feelings. It is perfectly normal, especially in the first few months or year of being diagnosed. But to feel them for 5 minutes then focus on the more positive aspects. Believe me I know how hard it is to do that, but I know it can be done.  For instance I was just reading a book and the main character was running & thinking of how much she enjoys running. I hated to run in PE in school because it was something I HAD to do, not something I WANTED to do. When I wasn't in PE I was a fast runner and I really enjoyed it. I use to go to the track after school & run just because I liked it. I also ran around our neighborhood some, a "cross country" kind of thing. The one day in PE that I actually ran the mile we were required to instead of walking it with my friends my teacher was so mad because he s