MS Mind Games

 

 

Multiple Sclerosis has taken a lot from you.

Maybe it’s your balance…ability to walk…your vision

…or bladder control.  Or maybe you are one of the lucky few where MS has taken all of the above!  (Too bad you weren’t that lucky with a lottery ticket!)

 

Swallowing some pride, many of these problems can be corrected.  I can walk with a rollator.  Wear an adult diaper.  And read with a magnifying glass.

But when MS begins screwing with your mind—it’s a whole nother ball game.

There are no mobility aids when self-doubt enters the room.  When confidence escapes through the tiniest crack.  And self-worth is about as abundant as the lint in your pants pocket.

 

 

Hey Funny Meter, you are quick to the punch today!

What, you couldn’t find the funny in the latest GOP Debate?

Please leave me alone.

 

 

 

Pardon the interruption.

My point is, if you have any weakness, any chink in the noggin, MS will find it and draw on it till it comes to a head like the pimple on a teenager’s face.

Doubt swells to the point of questioning your worth as a provider, spouse, parent or partner…whatever your role!

 

 

 

 

While multiple sclerosis gnaws on your brain from the outside.  Self-doubt and blows to personal confidence & pride chew on your brain from the inside.

It’s a one-two punch that will knock you on your keyster!

 

 

 

 

Personally, I think mind games of this disease are the worst aspect.  It has been a constant struggle of mine to maintain value.  Over the years, I have swallowed so much ego, my belch could register on a Richter Scale.

 

So what do you do?

 

 

For starters, one must realize you are not alone.  I gotta believe this is a pretty common plight among those of us with MS.  Ask around.  Discuss it with a family member.  Join an MS support group (you can find one in your area through the MS Society).  Or ask your doc.

It helps to write about it as well–like I’m doing (Just be sure to use better grammar in your writing).

 

Have you dealt with similar feelings?

How do you handle it?

What advice can you offer to me and others?

Now it’s your turn.  I look forward to reading your comments as we play the mind games of MS.