Fantasies of getting better

[jesse_the_k]

Sarcozona captures the fundamental error in the recurring inner script familiar to those of us with chronic illness. I know I hear this weasel many times a week: Do I really need to rest today? Maybe the universe is right, maybe I'm just being lazy, and I can force my mind to triumph over matter:

Believing I’m lazy is a fantasy about being well.

http://sarcozona.org/2017/08/22/my-greatest-fear-is-a-fantasy/

Comments

[petra]

Thank you. I needed this today.

[jesse_the_k]

So glad to be of help!

[lilysea]

<3

[jesse_the_k]

Indeed.

[cosmolinguist]

This is such a powerful sentiment.

[jesse_the_k]

It blew my mind, so I had to share the shrapnel. :,)

[monanotlisa]

Ohh, I love this!

On a related note, my new anti-anxiety med is very helpful against anxiety. I could arguably have dealt with yesterday at work with my old boss next door just on that medication. But it doesn't tackle depression well, or at least it still makes me more tired than I used to be. BRAINS. But they're the only one you've got, eh?

[jesse_the_k]

Yay! for meds that actually help. Boo! for brains. Although your brain also makes a lot of wonderful stuff in addition to the weasels.

[sasha_feather]

I really love Sarcozona.

<3

No, after you....

[jesse_the_k]

You linked to her, and I dived deep. I love that blog.