I was thinking about this last night when I
was feeling frustrated with how slow the
process can be when recovering from a
mental breakdown
I want to be better, I want to be back to
normal, fully functioning and off the
extra tablets I’m on, trying to think
positive and not really succeeding
So I tried to imagine I’d broken my leg
instead, it’s only been 3 weeks, a leg
takes at least 6 weeks with some rehab
afterwards, maybe looking at another
few months before it was ‘normal’
I also tried to imagine healing my leg
by thinking positive thoughts and that
made me laugh, it would be impossible
Then I thought about the medication I
would get for a broken leg, painkillers
and anti inflammatories. I wouldn’t
think twice about taking them
they would help with the healing process
by taking away the pain and reducing the
swelling and I would continue taking
them until the pain had gone
I would be on crutches and have to limit
my movements, people would see my leg
and say ‘sit down, take it easy, I’ll help you’
I would look at my own leg and say ‘sit
down, take it easy and let it heal’
I absolutely wouldn’t try to fix it with
positive thinking, would you?
Yet that’s what people often say ‘think
positive’
and I’ve even been trying to say it to
myself – doh!
It’s only been just over 3 weeks since my
mind had a wee break, actually it was
quite a bad one
Today I got up and thought ‘yeah, I need
to sit down, take it easy, take my extra
meds until the pain has gone and I’m
going to use my crutches until I can walk
again’
I’m back at work but with reduced hours
and I’ll write when I feel like it and apart
from bandaging my head, I have to tell
people that I’ve been broken but on the
mend 🙂
Luckily I can talk about it easily but not
everyone can
If someone confides in you, think of the
broken leg and take it from there
Carolyne
p.s. the link I gave last week for the Youtube
channel didn’t work, I’ll figure it out and get
the right one to you x
