This
month, I asked people what they do when they can’t keep up. I didn’t submit this month for that very
reason, but there are some great posts from people who did:
Iris
Carden from, Sometimes, it is Lupus, asks the question, “when
did I last keep up with anyone or with anything?” in the post Not Keeping Up. She makes a good point that we can’t beat
ourselves up, and that for a lot of us with chronic illness, not keeping up has
become a way of life.
Rachel, of
Fluted Cups and
Ampersands,
in the post, Keeping Up, refers to herself as a
Lifetime Original Movie, and suggests that she deals with falling behind just
as she does any other negative emotion.
Duncan cross hints at the deeper meaning of
this month’s question, which is the intangible, emotional aspects of what it
means when you can’t keep up, in the poignant post, I Grieve.
From Lifestyles of the Ill and (Mostly) Blameless, Shruti talks about
what life is like now that she has gone back to school, and the time suck that
comes from balancing school and managing chronic illness, in the post Breathing Underwater. I can totally relate!
The last line of Ms. Rants’ post, Handling the “too
much”, says it all: “Instead, I do what I can to have the best life that I
can within those limitations,” over at the blog Chronic Rants.
Barbara
Kivowitz, of In Sickness As
In Health, talks about having illness post-traumatic stress disorder
(PTSD). When her pain increases, she
goes to a place of never and always, in the post, When
It Just Gets To Be Too Much. While I
think it is important to try to not operate at extremes, it’s hard to stay
rational when the pain comes flooding back.
In the
post, Strategies
for Coping During Crazy Times, Migrainista
Emily offers practical suggestions, such as asking for help, in times when you
can’t keep up.
Abigail Cashelle, over at Hidden Courage, who is going through several life changes, also offers up practical tips, in the post, PFAM November 13: When You Feel Like Giving Up.
Abigail Cashelle, over at Hidden Courage, who is going through several life changes, also offers up practical tips, in the post, PFAM November 13: When You Feel Like Giving Up.
Jamie
Valendy, Chronic Migraine
Warrior, offers a poem, in the post, When
Everything Is Just Too Much.
Thanks to
all who submitted posts for this month.
If you didn’t submit
a post but have a related one, please feel free to link it in the comments –
only related posts, though, please.
Next
month’s PFAM will be hosted by Abigail Cashelle at the blog Hidden Courage.
Also, I am
in need of hosts for every month of 2014, so if you are interested in hosting,
please e-mail
me at gettingclosertomyself@gmail.com.
Really great posts this month! I submitted a post but I'm not sure it was received.
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All the best!
As always, great job! <3
ReplyDelete@RArainbow, your submission got spammed so I didn't see it until your comment here.
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