Guest guest Posted August 29, 2004 Report Share Posted August 29, 2004 You explained that so well ! That is so true! We must grieve for our old selves. I went through that when my lupus was dxed and I got real sick. I adjusted and cut my work hours, got meds and tried to get a handle on my anger. After my cancer made me so sick and I got Fibro and arthritis I had a real, real long grieving process! I still get depressed and angry but not as often. I too have spend many hours trying to avoid the bed (it was calling out to me) some days I hate to get up. Almost every night I hate to try to sleep, the pain gets worse and I toss and turn. From: Carey Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 9:30 AM To: LUPIES Subject: TO MEG AND LISA/ DEPRESSED , and Meg, I think we all go through this ......I refer to it as grieving for a lost loved one, " ..OUR OLD SELVES " we tend to go through the grieving process as if we have lost a loved one, and in a sense we have. I will go through all the different aspects....disbelief, anger, pain, depression, and then finally to a sort of Peace .....and in this state we are finally able to survive and go on even though some days are harder than others......You are going to find a few really good days to look back on . I also find it helpful to remember and cherish the times when I still had the " OLD ME " instead of grieving for them. I still have days like you describe......just spending the whole day yearning for bedtime when i can sleep and forget . Express yourself with over 8,000 FREE Email Smileys - click here! Get your FREE personalized email signature at My Mail Signature! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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