Anika’s Thoughts of the Week 4

It’s strange because yesterday I was so tired, I felt like I was wrapped up in a heavy blanket and just couldn’t/didn’t want to move.  Actually I fell asleep after Kevin and Johnathan went to work and thought I could get up and on after lunch and then heard Johnathan’s wee voice yelling “Mummy!  We’re home!” and I realised it must be at least 5.30!

When you have a combination of physical, mental, congenital. issues combined with  sleep difficulties, it’s really hard to get up and fight some days to get ANYTHING done!  And last night, would you believe it?  I slept all night.  That’s after sleeping most of the day….yeah well, these things happen.  I wasn’t INTENDING to go to sleep.  Sometimes I can even wake up not knowing I’ve fallen asleep!  I know the problems and am just waiting for what I need.

I must admit, knowing all this and the fact I have other appointments coming up before the end of the year.  One of the things my therapist was saying to me was that I need to start making friends with my body.  Now, that might sound strange but if you hate your body you might think it’s betraying you, but it’s not.  It is just doing what it can do to help you function.

One way the therapist suggested I would be able to begin loving my body was to do something nice for it.  My first idea was new shoes and slippers.  So I have got them and am now waiting for them to come.  The ones I have are causing my swollen feet issues, so I knew I needed to get something else, so I have.

TREASURE

Learning how to love your body may not be easy for you, but it doesn’t have to be a big thing.  So just start small and then begin increasing it slowly and eventually you will find you are making great strides with it and be able to see the progress you have made.