Re: Looking Good, Feeling Rotten: Invisible Illnesses
From: Jeannie Quinn (anniegetyourgun@sympatico.ca)
Fri Feb 28 06:15:31 2003
Helene, I hear what you are saying, but it is very hard, at times I feel
like I am not a wife, nor a lover, and feel completely useless, Of course i
see a professional therapist monthly and this helps...but I have been there
and I know i wll be there again.
Chins up everyone. One day at a time
-------Original Message-------
From: adhesions@adhesions.org
Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 21:18:48
To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS
Subject: Looking Good, Feeling Rotten: Invisible Illnesses
X> Looking Good, Feeling Rotten: Invisible Illnesses
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http://my.webmd.com/content/article/12/1689_51679
" You have to believe in yourself, because the world isn't going to believe
in you. Doctors will sometimes doubt your symptoms, and so may your mother
or your boss. Don't blame yourself; acknowledge that your symptoms are
real."
" Keep in mind that just as you need to grieve the loss of your former self,
your loved ones are going through a grief process too, Taylor says. "They
want you to be the same person you've always been, and you're not. Even
though you may not look the same, or be able to do the same things, don't
put yourself down. Remember that who you are goes beyond your identity as a
worker and a doer."