In a recent post I wrote about ‘Re-finding the I in Linda’. I spoke about wanting to minimize the impact migraine was having on my identity and reclaim a sense of my old self. I’ve since realized that approach, though natural, is potentially misguided. It’s unlikely that I’ll ever be my previous self, any more than I can be the ‘teenage’ version of myself. Moreover, why go backwards? Instead of pining for the old me, why not look forward to the new me that this pain is potentially morphing me into.
Why not think about this blanket-wrapped bed-bound version of yourself as a cocoon? Given enough time and self-help healing, a new version of you will arise and flutter-up. Not better or worse, just different.
Moreover, when you think about breaking the chronic pain cycle as a form of metamorphosis, you are reminded that it takes time. It takes nine months for a baby to grow, but the wait is always worth it. It’s going to take time to heal yourself into the new version of you.
Be patient patients. The results will be worth it.
Linda x
(PS – I usually use the images provided by WordPress, however, to make the content more original and practice my art therapy, I’m going to try to use the AI art images I make where time permits – this is one of them.)
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