How do you deal with 'Bad Days'?

[Tanja]

Hi

I was just wondering how people deal with 'bad days'? in respect to emotionally.

Its been three months since my accident and I'm having a real bad day, cant stop crying and feeling generally depressed.

I'm British and live in France and I'm lucky to have treatment at a top French reeducation centre daily, my problem is that i dont speak alot of french and my normal physio is on holiday for 1 month and i usually talk to her (she speaks perfect English) when i have questions and problems.

I find it very difficult with the 'wait and see' answer, i know I'm lucky that i can walk with crutches, but my left hip has a problem with muscles and no signals being received which they say could come back or maynot!! also my left foot has no movement at all, i have feeling just cant move the damn thing, that's also a wait and see. There are other problems and its all wait and see and i find it so frustrating.

My family are fantastic, and they are all saying how well I'm doing its just i feel rubbish, and i know that's 'normal' too. Which is another thing that drives me crazy!!!

So i was just wondering how other people dealt with their bad days??

[cate]

Hi Tanja. Just wanted to say hello, and I hope  you are managing your bad days.     I am not a lot of help to you, It might help you to roam around the site, you  may get some answers in back posting.  everyone has bad days, and I think they just have to battle it out.              I am, a mother of daughter who is c5/6, so cannot help with first hand info, as I know she has down days, but she understands her situation and  manages to carry on without  worry
Cate
ing me  too much.  but she is  living in her own home, and works  part time.  So I hope you future gets better for you and that you will see light at the end of the tunnel, and glad you have a supportive family around you.

[Gary Anderson]

 

 

Been there!

"orn the T-shirt!

Have posted until I am BLUE in the face on it!

There is nothing you can do except to accept the bad with the good and hope that you find a way through.

Not always easy but it is the only way.

20 YEARS LATER - GUESS WHAT? I AM STILL THERE!

[Desirae]

Years ago i use to plan my weeks.

Within the last year i started to just plan it day by day.

Now i take it our by hour.

That is all u can do.

Every moment with me is different, i can be happy one and down the next with pain. I have a service dog so that helps keep my days more positive, as does my 3 yr old son. Focus on things that make u happy, with me its bringing independence to individuals with disabilities. Focus on what it is that is your passion.

[pendinesands]

hi
i have many many bad days!recently i have had more bad days than good!
i have a incomplete sci c5-c6-c6-c7,lumbar stenosis also,i get about quite well but PAIN is my real problem and
the not knowing what will happen in the future regarding my conidtion,
some days i just think (i know it sounds daft) iam looking forward to not being here!