From time to time we all get a little under the weather. You may come down with an upset stomach after a badly organised barbecue or you may have caught the flu from someone coughing uncontrollably on your bus. But chances are at least once a year you will get ill in some way so it is a good idea to be prepared for this inevitable situation. This does not mean getting a stockpile of painkillers, stomach settlers and menthol sweets together (though this may be a good idea too), this means preparing yourself mentally for this happening to you so that while you are sat in bed feeling sorry for yourself, you are able to appreciate things opposed to just being depressed.
First you should appreciate your health the rest of the time. When you're lying in a puddle of sweat, surrounded by used tissues and your back is killing you, you may be ready to throw in the towel and say goodbye to this cruel world. What you should do instead is start making plans for when you are better. Write a list, call and make arrangements with friends and speak to your loved ones about stuff you want to do. This way you won't feel so trapped and you can appreciate that life will continue before too long has passed. Sadly there are always people worse off than you.
It is a sad fact that no matter how poorly you are feeling there is always someone sicker and more depressed than you. This is not meant to make you feel better, it is meant to give you some inspiration to help you to help yourself. While the impulse when your ill is to think of yourself as the last sick person forsaken in the boondocks you need to remember that people get sick all the time and come through it and get back to their life again.
Doctors don't know everything. You need to keep your mind open to some alternative natural herbal remedies which can make a difference for some people when they are suffering from certain illnesses. Choosing to buy 5 Htp or Triphala for their respective properties is something which a doctor may not advise but then they have proven health benefits so it can't hurt to give them a try and see if they will help you.
Don't just lie there feeling down, try to appreciate all these things. Get well soon!
First you should appreciate your health the rest of the time. When you're lying in a puddle of sweat, surrounded by used tissues and your back is killing you, you may be ready to throw in the towel and say goodbye to this cruel world. What you should do instead is start making plans for when you are better. Write a list, call and make arrangements with friends and speak to your loved ones about stuff you want to do. This way you won't feel so trapped and you can appreciate that life will continue before too long has passed. Sadly there are always people worse off than you.
It is a sad fact that no matter how poorly you are feeling there is always someone sicker and more depressed than you. This is not meant to make you feel better, it is meant to give you some inspiration to help you to help yourself. While the impulse when your ill is to think of yourself as the last sick person forsaken in the boondocks you need to remember that people get sick all the time and come through it and get back to their life again.
Doctors don't know everything. You need to keep your mind open to some alternative natural herbal remedies which can make a difference for some people when they are suffering from certain illnesses. Choosing to buy 5 Htp or Triphala for their respective properties is something which a doctor may not advise but then they have proven health benefits so it can't hurt to give them a try and see if they will help you.
Don't just lie there feeling down, try to appreciate all these things. Get well soon!
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