Day 1: Looking up from the Bottom
October 21, 2015:
Today I begin. I begin to see it as it is. I begin to understand that positive thinking may not always be the answer that works 100% of the time. Today I acknowledge that it is ok to feel the way that I do and even more important to know that I DO NOT have to stay here. Today I forgive myself for ignoring the signs and symptoms I have been experiencing for far too long. Today I take action and control of my health, because if I don't...no one else will. No longer will I assume it is a phase I can "SNAP" out of. No longer will I put guilt upon myself for not "keeping up" at a pace that others seem to do so easily. Today is a fresh start. A day when I put the "oxygen" mask on myself, immediately after I remove any other masks I've been hiding behind.
My hope is that if you are feeling low and you just can't seem to use enough of the strategies you've learned to get out of that state...please seek medical attention to find out if something more is going on. My hope is that you take the time and spend the money required to see your wellness picture from a natural/holistic approach. Yes prescribed drugs have a purpose, but many times you can get well - naturally. Expensive to seek natural support? - Yes maybe. But in the end it would be much more expensive in every area of your life if you let your health go. Don't waste time. I quite possibly ignored this for more than a year...if I look back to when I started feeling this way...but by ignoring it for so long, it has only gotten worse, not better.
Today I begin. I begin to see it as it is. I begin to understand that positive thinking may not always be the answer that works 100% of the time. Today I acknowledge that it is ok to feel the way that I do and even more important to know that I DO NOT have to stay here. Today I forgive myself for ignoring the signs and symptoms I have been experiencing for far too long. Today I take action and control of my health, because if I don't...no one else will. No longer will I assume it is a phase I can "SNAP" out of. No longer will I put guilt upon myself for not "keeping up" at a pace that others seem to do so easily. Today is a fresh start. A day when I put the "oxygen" mask on myself, immediately after I remove any other masks I've been hiding behind.
My hope is that if you are feeling low and you just can't seem to use enough of the strategies you've learned to get out of that state...please seek medical attention to find out if something more is going on. My hope is that you take the time and spend the money required to see your wellness picture from a natural/holistic approach. Yes prescribed drugs have a purpose, but many times you can get well - naturally. Expensive to seek natural support? - Yes maybe. But in the end it would be much more expensive in every area of your life if you let your health go. Don't waste time. I quite possibly ignored this for more than a year...if I look back to when I started feeling this way...but by ignoring it for so long, it has only gotten worse, not better.
A video of me on day one - enough is enough
You will notice that I didn't add one entry between day 1 and 12...days were dark, days were really rough. I felt as though I was losing bits and pieces from myself and I didn't even know how to articulate it into words.