Stigma

If you are to grow and live and thrive in spite of your chronic health conditions you must get naked with your vulnerabilities.   If you wish to move forward you must humble yourself and acknowledge the fact that you are not in control. And that’s OK. So much of life is beyond our control. Knowing this is the first step in a long walk to authentic freedom. Recognizing what I like to call God’s Will is a way to center yourself in the present moment, free yourself from the anxiety and worry for tomorrow and suffering the guilt and shame of the past. God’s Will. I once heard that to find happiness you must abide by God’s Will. It wasn’t until I started praying for the strength and wisdom to know and abide by God’s Will that truth actually started to set me free.  What is God’s Will? How can we know God’s Will if we cannot grasp the concept of an all-knowing, all-powerful creator of the Universe. This brings us to step two of our critical walk of self discovery. Acknowledging that...

 i used to snore like a frigate train. i was suffering so bed from lack of sleep and also from suffocating while I slept. it was really bad. all my chronic conditions spun out of control and I got really sick. when I did the sleep study and got my diagnosis It was pretty severe then the CPAP machine saved my life.  so they recalled my CPAP machine but can’t replace it for month’s. I go two weeks without my cpap machine and i little feel death taking over. my insurance my doctor all want another sleep study - I just called CPAP .com and ordered a new one. i’ve been back on it for two weeks now and my sanity has returned with it.

There is a Stigma attached for those with chronic pain.  i have chronic pain. And that is ok.  Lower back pain and hip pain, knee pain, foot pain wrist pain shoulder pain and headaches. Angilosing Spinalitis, disc compression, arthritis tendonitus, carpl tunnel, cartledge removed, staff infection, concisions from sports,  I have learned in this lifetime you will have pain. it is beyond your control these injuries and illnesses that have me in pain for the rest of my life. i get naked with my vulnerabilities and me having to live with pain is a challage. I believe while you are deep in pain level 10 the challage is focus on treatment and acceptance of the new reality, The thing with pain is that it hurts. Once we accept the pain for what it is we allow ourseleves the freedom to choose our response. How we respond is the blessing in the challenge. i believe challenges are indeed the blessing itself.  Without the tragic death of his parents there would be no Batman. iId...

 We. as human beings, are nero-psychophysiologic-ally wired to to only feel positive emotions when we have an aim and are successfully working toward the attainment of that aim. 

 L - learn everything thing you can about you condition. Never stop learning about it. Learn to cry and know that it is ok to be sad. Learn to laugh and know that it is ok to be happy when times are hard. Laughter is the best medicine. Joy will happen only if you let it. O - own it. You must accept the reality of your condition. Take responsibility for how you react to the indignity of Stigma.When you own something you can do with it what you want. You can possess it or simply put it down and walk away.  V - Value the experience  E - Enjoy your blessings

 Break it down to the smallest actionable step possible then take that step and then take another one.