Is There A Time Limit On Grieving The Loss Of Your Health?

https://themighty.com/2016/12/grief-timeline-getting-sick/ I think it's safe to say no on this one. There's no time limit. It can remain a shock to the system for quite some time. I tried really hard to have a good day today, but towards the end I couldn't walk properly and I was struggling with my vision and breathing. I … Continue reading Is There A Time Limit On Grieving The Loss Of Your Health?

The Psychological Impact Of Having To Ask For Help

https://themighty.com/2017/05/mecfs-psychological-impact-asking-for-help-illness/ I think this is so important for people to read and understand. Last weekend I was asked why I was pushing myself so hard. Here's the answer: No one else knows precisely how I do things, and no one else knows how difficult it is for me to get these things done. They don't … Continue reading The Psychological Impact Of Having To Ask For Help

No One Fights Dirtier

“No one fights dirtier or more brutally than blood; only family knows it’s own weaknesses, the exact placement of the heart. The tragedy is that one can still live with the force of hatred, feel infuriated that once you are born to another, that kinship lasts through life and death, immutable, unchanging, no matter how … Continue reading No One Fights Dirtier

It’s Strange How What Drives Us May…

“It’s strange how what drives us may abandon us midstream, how what tickles our ears with lies one moment may tell us truths that knock us on our emotional ass the next. After all, it is an unbelievably real world, with Darwin scribbling his thoughts into books and telling us what monkeys we are. Each … Continue reading It’s Strange How What Drives Us May…