Re: DIET!!! and other stuff...

That was a hard one for me, too.

I try to keep focused on it being a privilege to have been encouraged to eat well, and to make that as tasty as I can.

If I think too much about what I have had to give up, likely I will eat something that can set me back a bit.

I rarely have immediate crisis reactions. When I did, it was seizures and severe sudden onset mental illness. Not necessarily life-threatening, but scary in its own way. How do you learn to trust yourself again after being put on three day hold???

Cigarette smoke, mothballs, dry cleaning and many other things bother me to various degrees. Fortunately, I am usually able to avoid these.

The hard part, like with the food, was in developing a positive attitude about needing to avoid these things.

Consider...

If one can see better than 20/20 this is seen as a benefit and skill, not an illness.

If one has perfect pitch, this is also seen as a skill, even though it makes listening to off-pitch music excruciating!

So why is it if one can detect toxic substances better than others it is labeled an ILLNESS? Is this a bit like removing the light bulb from the low oil warning on the dash of a car instead of putting oil in it and being grateful for the warning?

Maybe we should be treasured and thanked instead of shoved out of the way???

Maybe those ignoring the warning that our experience constitutes are sicker than we are, and more at risk?

Just wondering.... Tweet