Note: This post was originally written by Kate Devlin, a friend who contributed posts about her life with multiple disabilities to an earlier version of this site. Due to site transitions over the years, Kate’s posts now appear under my name. The content below is Kate’s original writing.
Moderation
I get worn out easily. It gets hard for me to moderate what I do, though.
I get back pain, from my kyphoscoliosis and arthritis. I get these very scary seizure like, but benign, movements from even unconscious stress. I get sinus issues, pretty bad. Sometimes, I get migraines.
Hence, I can’t fully live the life I usually plan to. For instance, my church had a “Harvest Night” (in place of Halloween), last night. I was looking forward to heading and maybe getting some goodies. But I was drained, and I felt God telling me to stay in.
I was upset, but I did so. I proceeded to have five episodes of those aforementioned movements. I was frustrated.
However, if I had gone to the event, I would have been even worse.
Hence, it’s a constant learning process. Accepting limitations, and using reasonable moderation, is challenging, for me. Nonetheless, it’s worth learning.
If you can relate, keep up the fight
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