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TW: Suicidal Thoughts

I had a moment yesterday.

I had a couple of better days. I went in town with my family and did some shopping on Friday. And yesterday I spent the morning actually sat on the sofa downstairs with my husband and children.

And then the payback kicked in.

The pain flared, and I ended up back upstairs, on the bed, on my own again.

I took my painkillers, and then I lay there waiting for some relief that never seemed to come.

I just lay, in agony, thinking how unfair it was that a day and a half of some version of a normal life could still leave me like this.

I lay there just wanting the pain to stop.

And the thought crossed my mind that there was a way to make it stop.

And for a brief moment, that thought seemed very attractive.

An end to the pain, and the grief of what my life looked like now.

And then I remembered that that was a permanent solution to a temporary problem.

I remembered that I am in control of my life even when it feels like my situation is controlling me.

I am the author of my story.

I chose to take a pause, to give myself a chance to think past my pain.

And I’m so glad I did.

Because my story is important.

All of our stories are important.

Just Breathe

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#MentalHealth #semicolonproject #IntrusiveThoughts #ChronicPain #FND #Fibromyalgia #Arthritis #Depression #MECFS

TW: Suicidal Thoughts

I had a moment yesterday.

I had a couple of better days. I went in town with my family and did some shopping on Friday. And yesterday I spent the morning actually sat on the sofa downstairs with my husband and children.

And then the payback kicked in.

The pain flared, and I ended up back upstairs, on the bed, on my own again.

I took my painkillers, and then I lay there waiting for some relief that never seemed to come.

I just lay, in agony, thinking how unfair it was that a day and a half of some version of a normal life could still leave me like this.

I lay there just wanting the pain to stop.

And the thought crossed my mind that there was a way to make it stop.

And for a brief moment, that thought seemed very attractive.

An end to the pain, and the grief of what my life looked like now.

And then I remembered that that was a permanent solution to a temporary problem.

I remembered that I am in control of my life even when it feels like my situation is controlling me.

I am the author of my story.

I chose to take a pause, to give myself a chance to think past my pain.

And I’m so glad I did.

Because my story is important.

All of our stories are important.

Just Breathe

;

#MentalHealth #semicolonproject #IntrusiveThoughts #ChronicPain #FND #Fibromyalgia #Arthritis #Depression #MECFS

TW: Suicidal Thoughts

I had a moment yesterday.

I had a couple of better days. I went in town with my family and did some shopping on Friday. And yesterday I spent the morning actually sat on the sofa downstairs with my husband and children.

And then the payback kicked in.

The pain flared, and I ended up back upstairs, on the bed, on my own again.

I took my painkillers, and then I lay there waiting for some relief that never seemed to come.

I just lay, in agony, thinking how unfair it was that a day and a half of some version of a normal life could still leave me like this.

I lay there just wanting the pain to stop.

And the thought crossed my mind that there was a way to make it stop.

And for a brief moment, that thought seemed very attractive. An end to the pain, and the grief of what my life looked like now.

And then I remembered that that was a permanent solution to a temporary problem.

I remembered that I am in control of my life even when it feels like my situation is controlling me.

I am the author of my story.

I chose to take a pause, to give myself a chance to think past my pain.

And I’m so glad I did.

Because my story is important.

All of our stories are important.

Just Breathe

;

#MentalHealth #semicolonproject #IntrusiveThoughts #ChronicPain

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