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Caprice_WebMD_Staff posted:
When did you realize that your pain was here to stay, that it really wasn't going away and that this was your new normal?

What helped you through that transition? And is that acceptance ever-evolving?
We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.
~Joseph Campbell
2 Replies |Watch This Discussion | Report This| Share this:Your New NormalWhen did you realize that your pain was here to stay, that it really wasn't going away and that this was your new normal?<br /><br />What helped you through that transition? And is that acceptance ever-evolving?
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TRS1960 responded:
I don't remember the date, but I was seeing my PM's PA. She was a little aloof and I was really in pain. She started to walk out the door and I think she realized I was hanging on to the edge.
She turned to me and said, "look, it's not that we think you don't hurt. I've seen your files and I know you must be in pain. You need to learn to accept it. You need to learn that the old you has died and will never come back...take what you have and start a new life."
She left and I cried for a bit. She was right, but also her acknowledgment made me feel relevant.
It was a reall epiphany.
Report This| Share this:Your New NormalI don't remember the date, but I was seeing my PM's PA. She was a little aloof and I was really in pain. She started to walk out the door and I think she realized I was hanging on to the edge. <br />She turned to me and said, "look, it's not that we think you don't hurt. I've seen your files and I know you must be in pain. You need to learn to accept it. You need to learn that the old you has died and will never come back...take what you have and start a new life."<br />She left and I cried for a bit. She was right, but also her acknowledgment made me feel relevant. <br />It was a reall epiphany.
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Caprice_WebMD_Staff replied to TRS1960's response:
That's quite something, TRS, someone really validating you like that.
We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.
~Joseph Campbell
Report This| Share this:Your New NormalThat's quite something, TRS, someone really validating you like that.
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