Turn and round-about
Apr. 25th, 2005 16:51![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
torquillEvery so often I'm reminded of how much influence my physical health has on every aspect of my life. This is one of those times.
I'm doing very much better today, fortunately. I'm actually feeling happy sometimes, just wandering around. Feeling lighter, like there isn't so much dragging on me anymore. What changed?
- I went to Dr. James; it took over an hour to sort me out most of the way (he told me I looked like I'd been through a mangle). I'm still missing three toes and my lower back isn't perfect, but I got much physical relief and emotional support.
- I gave myself permission to skip almost all classes this week, and proceeded to sleep for twelve hours last night.
- I have a much better feeling of where I stand in regards to relationship foo, and it was not as bad as I'd been fearing. Not perfect, but I think we're doing okay for now.
Add to that the prospect of eating as many cherries as I want sometime in May (love that cherry buckskin disease survey) and things are definitely looking up. I do think that getting my body realigned did a hell of a lot for my emotional health; I've known for a long time that my neck vertebrae can alter my whole emotional makeup when they're unhappy, and inflammation from other sources can wear me out very quickly. I try not to think of adjustments as a panacea for all my problems, but maybe I should think about getting in to see James when life really feels like it's heaping more stuff on than I can handle.
So. I'll be sleeping a lot this week. I hope to get a bit of headspace stuff done, just to keep things from falling apart; I can spare twenty minutes to work on that here and there. I will be trying to drink more water and take supplements. And I want to take some time just for myself. I've been saying I need a week off -- well, I'm taking it now, dammit.
Life isn't going to stop, of course... but that's okay. Seeing as (for the moment) I feel like I'm actually on top of things rather than being slowly crushed beneath them, I can look calmly at the work I have to get done before Friday... finish off some job apps, attend one Chem lab, and work on my bio paper. I think I can handle a list like that -- now, at least. :)
I can't wait to get off this rollercoaster. Or at least switch to the kiddie-coaster.
I'm doing very much better today, fortunately. I'm actually feeling happy sometimes, just wandering around. Feeling lighter, like there isn't so much dragging on me anymore. What changed?
- I went to Dr. James; it took over an hour to sort me out most of the way (he told me I looked like I'd been through a mangle). I'm still missing three toes and my lower back isn't perfect, but I got much physical relief and emotional support.
- I gave myself permission to skip almost all classes this week, and proceeded to sleep for twelve hours last night.
- I have a much better feeling of where I stand in regards to relationship foo, and it was not as bad as I'd been fearing. Not perfect, but I think we're doing okay for now.
Add to that the prospect of eating as many cherries as I want sometime in May (love that cherry buckskin disease survey) and things are definitely looking up. I do think that getting my body realigned did a hell of a lot for my emotional health; I've known for a long time that my neck vertebrae can alter my whole emotional makeup when they're unhappy, and inflammation from other sources can wear me out very quickly. I try not to think of adjustments as a panacea for all my problems, but maybe I should think about getting in to see James when life really feels like it's heaping more stuff on than I can handle.
So. I'll be sleeping a lot this week. I hope to get a bit of headspace stuff done, just to keep things from falling apart; I can spare twenty minutes to work on that here and there. I will be trying to drink more water and take supplements. And I want to take some time just for myself. I've been saying I need a week off -- well, I'm taking it now, dammit.
Life isn't going to stop, of course... but that's okay. Seeing as (for the moment) I feel like I'm actually on top of things rather than being slowly crushed beneath them, I can look calmly at the work I have to get done before Friday... finish off some job apps, attend one Chem lab, and work on my bio paper. I think I can handle a list like that -- now, at least. :)
I can't wait to get off this rollercoaster. Or at least switch to the kiddie-coaster.
