tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3777157269138244521.post3973940730572703310..comments2022-12-20T00:05:39.939+02:00Comments on Gnus, wombats and ducks: Tired and discouragedCecilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740346973500351275noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3777157269138244521.post-69724646137564543752011-12-23T18:44:27.519+02:002011-12-23T18:44:27.519+02:00I should also add that I have had the "stick ...I should also add that I have had the "stick it out and then break down" experience many times, and I understand how difficult it is and how confusing it can be. I wish you felt better, and I wish I could help you feel better, but I also hope you know that it's okay to feel bad. You went undiagnosed for 40 years. That's a long time to tough it out and live without your difficulties being acknowledged or understood. Grieving that, if that is part of what is going on, is completely natural. Difficult, but so very, very okay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3777157269138244521.post-32412535278031270552011-12-23T18:40:16.933+02:002011-12-23T18:40:16.933+02:00I think what aspergirlmaybe said could be very tru...I think what aspergirlmaybe said could be very true. Sometimes we have to stay strong in certain circumstances because there is simply no other choice, and then once we get the smallest bit of relief from those circumstances, it can feel like we are falling apart.<br /><br />I understand what you mean about therapy too. It's so nice to have that hour, but it also makes you realize how difficult the other 167 hours are. Until your therapist returns, you still have all of us. I know it's not the same, but we're here nonetheless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3777157269138244521.post-63680253999110517812011-12-17T18:48:32.571+02:002011-12-17T18:48:32.571+02:00I think it is similar to how people will be calm t...I think it is similar to how people will be calm through a crisis and then break down afterwards. You girded your strength to get through the diagnosis process and now maybe you need the downtime to process it.<br /><br />I have a friend who refuses to make any decisions for six months after she has a baby. It may sound silly, but it helps her stay sane and focus on what's important.<br /><br />I hope that you can find something, whatever it is, that will allow you the space and time to figure things out. Even if the safety net was taken away, it sounds like you are building a new one, and there's no reason you have to step off the platform until the new net is in place, right?<br /><br />Lots of analogies here, not sure if any of them make sense, but I'm talking to myself as much as to you I guess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com