I worry that my brain will never get better.
I’m damn tired of being in pain. I’m sick of feeling tired all the time.
I keep thinking my brain must get it together and heal itself. But it doesn’t seem to give a damn. Sundance and I were talking about it yesterday. I told her I don’t even tell YBW how my head is feeling anymore because it’s chronically painful and I don’t want him to worry about it.
Is this just the new way of being?
Of course the constant low pressure weather systems that have been hanging over the mid-Atlantic only make it worse.
I’m being a whiny crybaby. But I’m so damn tired of feeling like this.
Perhaps writing it down and getting it “out” is helpful?
I don’t know.
Am I simply grouchy? (it’s possible)
Do I long to see the sun? (Good Lord, YES!)
Being alone during the day isn’t good for me emotionally. I’m acutely aware of that. But I feel like hell all the time…that doesn’t bode well for doing anything productive.
It’s been since September that I’ve had a job. It’s time. I can’t stay home any longer. It’s taking a negative toll on YBW financially. It’s taking a negative toll on me emotionally.
It seems ridiculous that I never feel well enough. Can I go to work and have my head hurt all day long? (pourquoi pas?)
What I’m most passionate about, I can’t really do successfully if it compromises my health. (au revior, early childhood education)
Perhaps I just need to suck it up and stop whining. This brain swelling isn’t going to kill me…it would have done it by now if it was going to. It really might be the new way of being. So, I get used to the new and different chronic pain and live my life around it. I just quit whining and as Mommie used to say: ‘pull yourself up by your bootstraps’ and get it together.
Eddie Murphy’s Velvet Jones says: “It’s as simple as that.”
therobynbirdsnest 
I hope that the pain will somehow get to be manageable. I’ve been in a similar kind of situation and it’s horrible. Writing about it IS good!
Thank you. As sorry as I am to hear you’ve been through something similar, it’s reassuring that I’m not out there alone twisting in the wind.
Oh, I know that feeling of being the only one. However, there’s thousands and thousands but for the most part we’re invisible because of the pain or tiredness or both.
Exactly. Thank you for your kindness. ❤
You’re more than welcome.
Have you read this book…Heal Your Headache: The 1-2-3 Program? It is by David Buchholz. I am not sure if it would help you but it helped me tremendously. It did take time but I finally feel in control of my headaches.
I have dealt with headaches my whole life, and finally got to where I did it successfully. This damn brain swelling is something else entirely. I haven’t seen that book, but I’ll check it out! Thanks!
I wish I could be more helpful.
Your kindness is so helpful.
I hope that you soon improve. Take care.
Thank you, ma’am!