I recently saw an article called, 5 Things to Stop Doing When You’re Struggling and Feeling Drained by Lori Deschene. The title alone grasped my attention.
“I’VE been feeling like I’m struggling and drained recently.” I say out loud to Annie, not that she listens to me anyways.
With my diagnosis, surgery, second diagnosis, and well LIFE, all happening in the last 6 months, it really doesn’t come as a surprise that I’ve felt a tiny bit (*incredibly) stressed and exhausted. So please, by all means Lori, tell me what to stop doing. I’m all ears… err… or eyes.
So, these are the things I took from Lori’s article.
- I’m not sure who Lori Deschene is – but she knows alllllll the things I’m doing.
- I may have a stalker (?)
- I am not the person I was before – that’s okay though.
- Life isn’t a race and I’m not “falling behind”
In Lori’s third “thing to stop doing” – she says “…we’re not who we were before. We’re in a new chapter, facing new circumstances and challenges…” Okay, now apparently, we’re really digging deep, now aren’t we Lori. I have struggled an incredible amount with feeling like I should be doing all the things I was doing before – not thinking about the fact that I am facing completely different challenges than I was a year ago. The struggle of finding the balance of what I used to be able to do and what is PLAUSIBLE for me to do at the moment has been a difficult one to find. My good days feel great, but my bad days are hard to get through. I get upset with myself when the days come where I find myself struggling to do the things that used to be but mere simple tasks. That should be when I’m the most gentle with myself though – shouldn’t it?
So, if you’re feeling drained or want to feel like some lady named Lori may know everything about your life – I highly suggest reading her article.
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