Originally posted by
Pam Turner on 03/28/11:
I have
had a personal loss recently that has challenged my ability to cope. In the
distant past I would have found solace in food..namely chocolate, but that is
just no longer in my makeup. Accepting feelings for what they are and not
trying to self medicate is something I have had to learn how to do. The
distraction of food was easy. It was there and for the moment it was being
consumed I could divert my attention from heartache. Not the case anymore. I
completely understand the motivation of an addict. Emotional pain that becomes
physical is so overwhelming. The temptation to find relief by any means would
be hard to resist. If there was a way to dull or take away the pain without
causing harm I would be all over it right now, but unfortunately time is the
only tool I have to rely on.
So I learn some more about myself as we all do in times of struggle. I learn
that the only way to survive pain is to embrace it and wait for it to ebb. I've
always told my kids that you can get over anything. I based this on personal
experience of 2 very destructive marriages, many years of being alone and
raising my family, financial stress, deaths of loved ones, and personal health
crisis's. I guess I have to now prove that to myself one ore time
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