Chronic Illness and Confidence

[Cheshire]

by Marion Michell

Lately the phrase you’re just not good enough has plagued me greatly. My art, my writing; my sleep, my rising; my ability to connect, converse, consider; my quests for energy and cure; upswing of any sort – everything seems veined with lack.


Marion Michell, The Limit of my Dreams (2006/7)
M.E. is like a burglar who steals from you every minute of every day. Its booty is your energy, half a sackful of cognitive functions and whatever else it can find. Out goes your profession, your social life; your mobility, vision, memory; your ability to look after yourself without help; your idiosyncratic vitality – in short: the way you were in the world. Focus is on basic needs (food, baths, medical appointments, the occasional visitor…) – a handicap for stirring conversations. Self-confidence is always on the wane.

http://inclusionproject.org.uk/guest-post/chronic-illness-and-confidence/

 

[Frogger]

Yes, I think we can all relate.

PwME kind of feel PWN'D. We are thrown for loops by our physical condition. So our best does not always measure up no matter how hard we try. To make matters worse sometimes friends/family/doctors don't believe we are sick, they just don't understand. We need to try to look out for ourselves first and everything/everyone else later. We all have a voice here on S4ME and together as a community we stand strong.