Saturday, October 20, 2012

Feeling guilty.

Ok, I kinda feel like a creep after my last post. I was just annoyed with everything that goes along with MS & the things people say. I feel like I should write these things, then wait a couple of days to post them & kinda proof read them from another perspective....but then that wouldn't be true. That wouldn't be the point of this blog & do I really need to censor my own feelings for the sake of how others perceive me? No. I do care, a lot, but I probably shouldn't.
It's just hard to deal with things sometimes. I do tend to lash out, or overreact, but that's just how I am.
Always have been that way & probably always will be. I just don't know how to deal with all the shit in my life properly. Not that most people do...I don't know how to write out what I mean.
It's not like someone teaches you how to deal with things that happen in your life that are so unexpected & shitty. Yes, I always knew my parents would die. Never in a million years did I think it would be within 5 years of one another & I would be only 26. Yeah, I thought I'd probably have a weird disease or something like diabetes....which I have....but MS? Whatttt. It's just a struggle dealing with it all. Taking it all in...and ACCEPTING. Acceptance is not easy. Accepting things that are painful & terrifying is harder than I ever knew & I don't think people realize it until they've been there.
My last post about one of my main symptoms is kinda mean, but it's the truth. I don't really get people & why they think it's ok to be blatantly disrespectful, rude, & ignorant to someone's situation. I'm not talking about anyone specifically; I suppose this is just all built up from the past year of having to talk to people about it.
Do I wish that I could turn back time & only have my family & close friends know? Sometimes. It might be easier for the time being, but maybe not in the long run. I'll never know.
What I'm trying to say...since I'm just babbling along here is...I just want people to think. Think about how & what you say to people. I'm guilty as shit here too, but I tend to watch it about health things or things I don't know anything about. If you want to ask questions, Wonderful. Only offer advice though if you know what the hell you are talking about. Ignorance pisses me off. I'm not going to give someone advice that has parkinsons, because I don't know a damn thing about it. It's just common sense.
MS is weird.

Every case is different.
Every symptom is different.
Every day is different. 
The things that I think about on a Daily basis are not what "normal" people think about. The things I deal with daily are only shared by the others with this disease. It's a very lonely feeling. Example: We went to the fair
the other night. While we were there I'm thinking, holy shit...next year I could be in a wheelchair. How the hell am I going to go to the bathroom in a wheel chair-in a porta potty,GROSS. What if I'm blind? Those are things I think about. It's just how it is. I know it's not healthy, but what else do I do? I can't forget about it. I can't even if I tried...I feel this shit every minute of every day. Do I freak myself out about it more often than not? Yeah! But if you look at the past 10 years of my life-I really don't have a list of positives that jump out at me. I'm expecting the worse because that's what I've been given. (Yes, I'm blessed in many aspects, I know that.) I know things could be worse. I am alive, my child is amazing, & I married my love-those are the important things I know. BUT...I'm a bitter ass now because of the things that I've been through & it's only natural for me to feel this way.

I am sincerely sorry if I offended anyone. If anyone took my last blog to be a bitchfest, you're probably right...but I didn't intend it to be that way. This blog  just helps me get all this shit going on in my head out. Whether it be bitchy, sad, happy...I need to get it out. 
Thank you to those who continue to read this. Any feedback would be appreciated...anonymously or not.


I Keep forgetting to add this...A couple months ago I did have the nerve conduction study. I DO NOT have neruropathy. Surprise, Surprise! It's just my MS causing my feet/hands to be numb. Shocking. (sarcasm)
It was awful & I'll never have it again. I haven't been to the neuro in 4 months. Longest span yet. I just don't want to deal with the BS that comes along with the visit, so I cancelled. I'll go before the end of the year. 

9 comments:

Heidi said...

I'm excited to have found your blog. I'm excited to read what you have to say, and so far, I can see you feel similar to me. Best wishes!

Steph said...

You never have to feel guilty about your blog posts...it always better to get your thoughts out than to hold them in anyways and I'm sure almost everyone with MS has thought some of those same thoughts too..I know I have.

Anonyms said...

You shouldn't feel guilty but I cannot blame you for feeling bitter.
I wouldn't worry about offending anyone, this is your house.

Please continue to say what you want, it makes the world smell a little less like bullshit.
Take care.

Diane J Standiford said...

Yeah, what they said, never feel guilty, THIS is what blogs are for and believe me, no matter what you say or how you say it, someone else feels just the same! I have a saying, "I think of my MS always and never." How is that possible? It just is. I just do. I'd go crazy trying to ignore it, crazy trying to think about it every day, soooo..I have found THE (IMHO) perfect balance! People also say relationships must be 50/50 (I'm talking romantic relationships), I say, NO, they should be 100%/100%--BUT DIANE that adds up to 200%--impossible! My relationship of 33 years says different. One life, one you, anything is POSSIBLE.

Kelly said...

Thank you! Best wishes as well!!

Kelly said...

I just feel like I get judged more often than not by what I say...not a good feeling. Thank you for your kind words.

Kelly said...

Thanks, man.
Hope you're doing well...really. I worry about you. <--no bullshit.

Kelly said...

I completely get what you're saying!
Thank you!

Anonymous said...

Blogs are great to express what you're feeling. Go for it :) I will leave you with this though. I'm also 27 and have been living with MS since I was 19. I have a little baby girl who is my world. Be thankful that you can walk around the fair. I could probably make it from the parking lot to where you buy tickets, but that'd be it. I'd have to sit down. I can't run around and play with my daughter. Be thankful for what you CAN do. Focus on the things that you CAN do. It could always be worse. That's what I have to do. I can walk for short distances and that's it, but I could be in a wheelchair unable to walk at all. It just helps me get through the day every day. I focus on what I can do and I'm thankful for that.

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