Posted by jujube on January 20, 2005, at 12:40:17
In reply to Mood crashed along with my work ability, posted by Dinah on January 19, 2005, at 18:42:38
Try not to think "what if I can't get it back", but rather "when I get it back". I think it takes time to renourish our bodies, and by extension our minds, after we have gotten to a point where we are, and feel, depleted physically and emotionally. I have seen in the threads over the past few months that you have been through a lot. Please be as good to yourself as you seem to be to others by allowing and giving yourself time to heal. I know it is hard to put ourselves first and even accept perhaps some temporary limitations, but, taking the time you need now will not only improve and strengthen your physical and emotional well-being and quality of life, but will also allow you to continue to exercise the generosity of spirit that family, friends and colleagues have obviously come to know you for.
Be good to you and take care!
> I'm just going to have to figure something out. My body is giving out on me. I can't do what I used to be able to do. I need to learn entirely new ways of working to maintain my ability to work consistently. Small snacks maybe, or scheduled breaks before my body decides to take one on its own.
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> Two and a half hours of intense work. That's all I could do today before losing my ability to think. There just has to be a better way.
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> I wonder if I can find a dietician who is willing to be flexible. Or a work consultant. Do they have work consultants? I can't help but think it has something to do with diabetes and stress, unless they both just happened along at about the same time.
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> I can't do what I need to be able to do unless I can master my body and mind.
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> I just can't stand to see this happening to me. My brain was the one thing I could count on. Being smart, I mean. Being very good at what I do. Being able to think creatively and efficiently. What am I if I can't get that back?
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