Had my pip review last week and one of the questions she asked was I suicidal ... I burst into tears ... my husband was with me and kept saying u havnt have u ? ... i reassured him I hadn’t ...
I’m ashamed to say that thought has popped into my head but try and concentrate that there’s so many people worse off than me ....
2 years I’ve not been mobile I actually feel like I’m a shell of myself ... I’m also a twin which I’ve always been blessed with but now see my other half doing every thing that I should be doing too...
need to accept I’ve lost my old self and just get on with it but at times feel beaten ☹️.....
Hi and happy thoughts to you. These Pip assessments are getting chronic it seems. You are able at so many different ways. Mobility is a facet of some peoples lives not all. Try not to compare with your twin. I do not say there goes 'x' he /she does y . I say I have life and i will used what I have in the way I can when I can! If you can speak you can call people ,you have fingers you can text or message. Try writing down for 10-15 minutes what you are grateful for. Not just once but maybe every few weeks. Everyone gets low moods now and again an stress such as assessments do not help. Very gentle hugs keep on posting.
I really feel for you and understand what is is to have life totally changed & reduced in ways, especially being stuck in the house. Are there any hobbies you once did that you could do again? Anything creative? It can be a whole new good world. Hope you can find it.
Hi there bmw640 thanks for taking the time to reply .... I’m going to hobbycraft this week to see what I could get to do at home 😊maybe crochet or something xx
So great to hear you’ve got a crafty buying session planned. There are some fab crochet clothes patterns out there as well as for decorative things. If you’ve not come across it before check out ‘patterns central’ for stacks of downloadable patterns on all sorts of crafty skills including crochet but also knitting, quilting, paper crafts etc. Loads of brilliant stuff. Wishing you pots of enjoyment.
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