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Originally Posted by luvyrself
----response, I,have often seen you give very sound advice on this forum, being the rock for others. Please dont think,of yourself as defective. We are challenged. My husband has a lot of serious health problems, he is challenged also. But yet we wouldnt call him defective. Let's not play into the stigma that is so prevalent that we are lesser people. That just isnt true. Because we have suffered, many of us are more sensitive and caring than others and each of us has other special qualities. Give yourself a spa day or at least a little treat that you enjoy. The holidays and the literally dark days of winter are so hard on us
That it is definitely time to pamper ourselves. Hugs, babe. If you were here id take you for coffee and some fun. Hugs!
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I wish we could have coffee! A PC Bipolar coffee and tea party sound lovely too.
I hope nobody feels stigmatized by my post. Perhaps I am stigmatizing myself but this is how I feel right now.
I feel defective. In the future they will probably be able to fix defects like mine with gene therapy in vitro. Something which requires correction is defective. I'm learning to accept my limitations and wish to use my weaknesses as strengths. I'm physically and mentally disabled and this surprisingly does come with some rewards. My husband is physically and mentally disabled but he agrees we are part of the defective crowd. Challenged, sick, broken sometimes, cracked like an old porcelain doll. But not worthless....not even less than the perfect specimen. Just different.
When I made the post I was feeling very sad but very grateful. I was thinking about WC, here on PC who seems like such a fantastic, amazing person. I was thinking of Wander who is going through so much but is such a pleasure to talk to and get to know. I thought about all my PC friends (I hope it's okay to call you all friends....in some ways you don't know me but in many ways you know me better than most). Being defect free does not make someone better....just different. I wish I could get rid of most of my defects but a few of them I would prefer to keep under all circumstances.
Sorry for all this talk about defects. That is just how I see myself but certainly am not saying anyone else should see themselves this way. We should all see ourselves in a way which will maximize our happiness. (((Hugs)))