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Originally Posted by fern46
It hasn't happened again, so I cannot speak to a pattern yet. However, my break with reality came at an incredibly stressful time for me. Extreme emotional stress and mental stress were involved in my case.
I am practicing a lot more self care these days. I am also focusing a lot on my physical health. I am careful about the foods and substances I take in and I also take care to exercise regularly to release energy.
It is my great hope that living in a more balanced state will serve me well the next time a major stressor comes along. I was very out of balance before and I feel strongly that my weakened state played a role in how out of control I got when I was sick.
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Yes! I am sorry this has happened to you, fern.
I am sorry for what you go through, Under*Over.
I first became very ill, on all levels, during an extremely stressful, an extremely toxic, period of my life. i have never recovered, even though I had engaged in a very long (years) period of intensive care (both allopathic and integrative medicine care --which was truly needed),and including very intensive self-care.
In some cases, people can, indeed,turn things around with intensive self-care. I hope this is the case for all.
At the same time, people who do not experience a "turning around" of their illness status, are not to blame. Too often, this group is blamed, especially by the groups who believe they are in total control of their lives. If we are very fortunate, we might have some degree of impact upon our illnesses. That said, we are wise to remain truly open to change in our lives, while not blaming ourselves if illness continues.
