How I live?

by | May 14, 2021 | (Helpful) Stories | 17 comments

This is just for me. . .but before I share, perhaps it would be fair for the reader to know that there is no comparison between the reader intended.  This is simply a good day for me – a break from an incurable mental illness.

I sat at the dinner table with my daughter and husband.  I felt uneasy.  Was I going to get mentally sick again?  Were the voices in my head going to take over again?

I looked at my daughter eating after her orthodontist appointment this morning.  The rubberbands were so tight and she was in pain.  My husband was busy eating his portion of crispy pork with sauce.  Then, I said in my head that I am not going to let the voices take over me!

I used an old remedy.  And, a list began to run through my head.  This list was a list of all the good things I did today.  Speaking with conviction to the voice in my head, “I say so!”  So, I began affirming,

Me:  I went for a walk this morning.

Daughter and husband:  That is nice.

Me:  I talked to my mother today.

Daughter and husband:  That is nice.

Me:  I took my medicine today.

Daughter and husband:  That is nice.

Me:  I answered my emails today.

Daughter and husband:  That is nice.

Me:  I made my daughter lunch today.

Daughter and husband:  That is nice.

Me:  I listened to the birds chirping today.

Daughter and husband:  That is nice.

Me:  I live by breathing.  (pause) My heart – pumping blood through my veins.

Daughter:  That is nice.

I went on for the next 5 minutes.

Me:  So, I had a good day!

Daughter and husband:  That you did!

So, this is how I live.  As a person struggling with mental illness, I chose to select and verbally speak of what I do that is good.  This is my simple remedy in the simple life that I use when I feel I am coming down with something.  So, I had a good day!

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