Choosing to Focus on Good Luck

[MaximusPrime]

Given the choice between having BFS or no symptoms I would love to go back to my pre-twitch state. If I dwell and focus on this bad luck I feel worse. Given the choice between BFS or ALS I will stick with BFS ie benign if irritating disease. Thus if I focus on this good luck I feel alive and have all the other choices available to me.

For me it has given me the excuse/reason not to be pushed about by management at my work, to spend more time with my partner and be kinder to myself. On top of that I have learnt a great deal about anxiety and that I am putting to good use in my job as a physician. I actually think it has already helped in several consultations.

I was sorry to hear about your partner not staying the course. Mine has been very supportive.

In all concentrate on what is positive about being alive and make sure you are doing things you love ( for me watching films and sport, messing about with my kids and speaking my mind to some of the B******s here at work)

I hope things improve for you soon.

CJH

 

[ristinaL91]

Hi Kathy,

Glad that you posted. I agree with Ginny that life goes in cycles....bad stuff then good stuff. Now that your bad stuff is out of the way, look at the good stuff. If your spouse could not understand, then maybe someone more understanding and wonderful is going to come your way in the future? You don't have something horrible, just BFS. As annoying as it is, it makes you appreciate the fact that it could really be so much more horribly worse.

Give yourself time to heal emotionally. Do nice things for yourself. Relax. Do what you like, and keep yourself busy. Come here for support, as everyone here has been where you are at one time or another. We all understand and will never judge you. And believe that you are well. And change your name to luckyKathy.

ristinaL91