How to be sick...
I guess I am learning skills I never hoped I would need. I feel like I have come so far, but still have no idea how to be a sick person. In my mind, I still think - why can't I do this or that; why does this or that happen??? The answer is simple. I am sick, and I just can't do anything about it. My body does what it wants, despite me.I used to be so in control of everything. If I wanted something, I got it. I didn't even have patience with people who couldn't do what I did. I didn't understand.This has been the lesson of a lifetime. And, I get the point. But, it still hasn't sunk in. I still beat myself up for sitting around, being lazy. I just had brain surgery! The worst part is - I really don't want to get better at this. I don't want to have to. It sounds stubborn, childish, and defeatist, I know.But, what happens when I give in? Will I finally grieve the loss of my former self? I can't face it. I don't think I can get through it.
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