Take Care of Yourself
Right now is a lot.
My sympathetic nervous system is reminding me of just how well it works.
Fight. Flight. Freeze.
I felt this way before, but never quite like this. In the past, I didn’t have the resources to self soothe.
To breathe, functionally.
To slow down.
To calm down.
I am much better at living with the unknown than I have been. Living with a progressive disease, a chronic illness, means doing that, all the time. So in some ways, I’m good at this.
And I feel unequipped to manage this unknown thing.
So I’m doing what’s recommended. I’m taking space. I’m washing my hands. I’m realizing that every time I wash my hands, I need to also be thinking about sanitizing the handles of my walker. Judge me if you will, but I’ve never done that before.
But that is how I walk. With two feet and two hands. And I will keep walking.
If you are feeling unsure or unsettled or uneasy or terrified, I see you. No matter how you feel, you’re doing it right.
This weekend, please be gentle. Please take care of yourself. I am taking more time to practice deep breathing. To meditation. To snuggling my dog. To eating.
I’ll also be thinking of you.
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