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4:21pm, September 17, 2009
After reading someone's post about getting through his HepC tx, and how he was able to work except for one day, during treatment, and he says in hindsight, he probably could have gotten through that day, too...
It made me aware of all the times in my life that I THOUGHT I could not get through something, or feared something ahead of time so much that it was paralyzing.
And then, I got through it and saw, my FEAR was really the only thing to be afraid of.
I'd say at least 80% of the times I thought something was going to be unbearable, it was actually bearable.
My sister once sent me an article about fear.
It used the word as an acroynm to explain it.
It was something like this--- F.E.A.R.= False Evidence Appears Real
( I think it would also be good to say False Emotions Appear Real )
My point is this, we have more strength, power, and courage than we realize...but once we are in a situation that requires it, our inner strength kicks in.It is hard to remember this when we are in the grip of the thing that is scaring us. That's why we like reading how someone else got through it; because we are reminded of what is possible.
We should also look at our own past, and remember what all we have survived, that at the time seemed insurmountable.
