Shame is soooo sneaky!!!! It sneaks up on us stealing our pride, self-esteem, and creates large amounts of depression. I don't know about you, but depression is like the old Pac Man, eating away at confidence and mental fortitude. It is hungry!!!
I remember it like yesterday. I wanted to hide in our house, and not come out. I did not want to see anyone. I especially did not want to see other counselors like myself. At that point in my life, it was impossible to think logically about what was happening to me physically. And when a person is smack dab in the middle of the 5 grief stages, it can be very difficult to move forward.
Dawn Wiggins, a counselor who also suffers from chronic illness, shares more about how shame tries to tell us we are not good enough, and we never will be. Chronic pain and mental illness can test patients and their families beyond measure, complicating lives, and stand in the way of reaching goals educationally, socially, professionally, and mentally. Shame is nearly always a common denominator.
But part of a solution is in that since the problem is almost always a common denominator, therein, we have a group of people with whom we can connect. And that commonality shared by many can help reduce a person's feelings of isolation, guilt, shame.
I have shared about my support from others( in the same boat) a number of times. I cannot stress enough how it has helped me!
Other parts of my recovery include perseverance, hope, and my faith in GOD.
From Me to U!
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