Tomorrowisanewday

I just left the ER...I have done a first...I have sprained my throat/neck. I was napping and my pillow moved just right and my neck hyper-extended in such a manner that I woke up with a sharp pain in my throat (front of neck). The sharp pain quickly subsided but the ache is so intense. Swallowing food is quite painful too! So finally after 24 hours I hauled myself into the ER...for a sprain...will heal in 3-5 weeks. #ChronicPain #EhlersDanlosSyndrome #williteverstop #Tomorrowisanewday

If you’ve experienced trauma and are here today then you used coping mechanisms to get through that awful time. These may not be beneficial anymore. I use to hide in my room for days at a time. My room was the place I felt safest. I missed lots of school but always had great grades so I got through it. Then it was time for college.. missing lectures isn’t as easy to get caught up on. I found myself panicking due to the fact that my coping mechanism id used for so many years is no longer a practical tool. I wanted to give up. Knowing that if I didn’t find other ways that I would have let my mental illness win. I am stubborn so that was not going to happen. It took everything I had but I made an appointment with a therapist. Today, four years later, i have learned new coping strategies but when things get tough I tend to revert to hiding. I’m just more aware of it now. One day at a time. Keep going! #CopingMechanism #keepgoing #Tomorrowisanewday