Support is needed in life for everyone. Alone is not easy nor practical. The saying ' No man is an island." is a life truth that we survive together. In times of Social Distancing, with a Pandemic, this can be exremely hard. Services and groups have gone virtual or have just gone completely. The human mind can only tolerate a certain amount of radical changes and restrictions. Many have had their lives greatly impacted. Financially, iob changes or loss, loss of family and friends to the virus, having to move, strains in relationships, and so forth. As a society we have angst about what life is to come next as the virus continues in waves. It is now we are in crucial need of mental health care. We need people with new coping skills. Depression, Anxiety and other illnesses on the rise. As is the number of suicides increasing. As individuals this is a great time to learn to build your support network. Determine first what you may need. Examples; -Friends for emotion talk a)
Far far from perfect. I am made up of so many characteristics. As we have maneuvered this life we know we are also a collection of flaws. Beautiful flaws as they've made me who I am. With PTSD and D.I.D, and just being human I've made mistakes. I have some limitations. Anxiety plays on me. I cannot be or do what many people can. It's a difficult path. With that does come the side of compassion and understanding of others. I can be soft and sensitive. Empathy and kindness have grown with my awareness of these feelings and obstructions. I can be misinterpreted as being controlling when I am just trying to protect myself with boundaries. Flaws like shortness and impatience. I know I have these. I have needs you cannot see or understand. My needs seem unreasonable to you. It's me. Yes. My ground feels unstable and I can be pushed to a place where my mind state will alter. I Switch persons inside. You cannot understand unless you've educated yourself about me.
I often think to myself that there are people who are just blasting through this life in amazing ways. I think they have their shit together. Little bothers them. They are focus and purposeful on this journey. They are the Wizards. On the other side are the lost. Lives seem often disheveled. They appear lost. They go from task to task in a buzz. Distracted. Emotional. These are the Wanderers. The truth is we are all a bit of both. At times we are focused and life is relatively smooth. We know what we want and we are on track. Then life situations happen. Instability comes. Things get in upheaval. People, places and things change. We are human and emotions run high. Life can get messy. We can lose our way. That's the mystery of life. It's a journey not for the faint of heart. Nothing is guaranteed. No one has the answers. Not one of us is all Wizard. Nor is one a constant Wanderer. Life will change and we must chameleon along with the changes. Each moment is uniquely evol
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