Mighty Member since December 2018
I've always struggled with the terror of one day dealing with health problems, which created strong anxiety and hints of hypochondria. Interestingly, once I developed actual health conditions, in the forms of Graves' Disease, and Post Concussion Syndrome (brain injury) I realized that the health diagnosis didn't destroy me, as I had thought it would. I found that it fueled me towards deeper understandings about myself, my interests, my passions, my social life, my work, the lives of others, how I see my body, how I see my faith, etc, etc. At least, that's how I feel most days, but on the other not so positive days I just indulge in things that comfort me like crying, journalling, cooking, walking, talking to loved ones, or letting the panic attack take over for a few hours. Many things learned, many more things to learn in the future. I write more about what I've learned at www.robynrapske.com