Wow, things have been going well on my contract - its currently finished up so I am on the look out again. Getting out of my comfort zone REALLY helps, so much so that i couldn't really believe. I guess its great to have parts of your day when you haven't got tooo much time to think about things. This got me onto another thought I've had, and people that email me have experienced it also. Why do some days spots\floaters bother you and then the next day they dont?? Haha, far out if I knew this - I wish I could figure it out, I guess its just like everyone has good and bad days, some days you wake up with the feeling "This is going be an amazing day woohoo!!" and then some other days everything seems to go wrong and you think "this is not going to be an amazing day!!" haha. Anyhow, today being one of those days for me, I guess a biggie for me is that certainty factor. this is a thought I had that helped me and I hope can help everyone reading this too.
The point is that on these bad days, you NEED to have a place where you can go and put down the sword, take off the armour and just be yourself. Its somewhere if your at work or college - things may be getting a bit rough, and if your like me your feeling frustrated and you start to get in that endless loop. Thats when you hit back with the secret weapon, not sure if you have seen Happy Gilmore, but thats when its time to go to your "happy place" :D.
And it can't just be somewhere in your head, it has to be somewhere - either when you get home, or some other place that it is certain will be tranquil, and you've done it before so just the thought that you will be there, can disarm the current situation no matter how bad it seems.
For me, and I guess it will differ for everyone - Get Cosy!! its amazing how much the way you physically feel effects your mind state, so number one get cosy!!! I'm talking slippers, track pants, hot water bottle, comfy sweater! The works, really go all out. Then I will sit down somewhere, normally on the floor - with a sleeping bag on the floor or something similar. Then put on some good background music, now this sounds crazy but my favorite DVD to put on for the music is "The Princess Bridge" ... Ol' Mark Knopfler at his best!! ... seriously put that on in the background and I find daily life slips away!! ... and then just quiet your mind and breathing for around ten minutes. I've covered the whole relaxation thing in an earlier blog but thats the basic concept. I really have noticed that something amazing happens, just to have that place, and whenever you are out on the battlefield just to think about it when your having a bad day\ rough time with it. I find that when I'm out and about, just the thought that I "am" going to be there later, gives me a great feeling of re-assurance. Give it a whirl!! :D
Also while we are on the princess bride, sometimes when ya out and about - the thought of that home happy place is great but you just need a bit of an edge while you are there ... theres a great bit in that movie when he keeps repeating that phrase "My name is eneego mentoya, you killed my father, prepare to die" ... I really love that scene so sometimes i will say to myself "spots and floaters affect my life ni, they are irrelevant" .. or something along those lines! So make sure you have a quick fire phrase to say to yourself if you need it, that can tie you over until you can recharge in your happy place!!
hahah, ok well I hope that makes sense - just a few thoughts I had which I'm using and I hope can make a difference to someone out there, really appreciate you taking the time out to read this. And always feel free to email me if ya need someone to talk to! Thanks again and get working on your Happy Gilmore "Happy Place!" hehe :D
Thursday, 2 August 2007
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edw
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first of all, i want you to know how much I appreciate your work. I want to give you a pat on the back! good job!!!!!!!!! I can't emphasize enough. I know first hand how this condition can affect ppl's lives.
I have had them for almost 3 years and I am only 22 years old. I am fimiliar with your autopilot and away-from-comfort-zone strategy. The way I think about it, it's all matter of attention. For example, If you stare at a white wall, there is nothing except floaters and of course all you think about is floaters. On the other hand, if you are walking down a busy street, you see ppl walking, cars running back and forth...all sort of movement, now your brain have a choice. It can chose to pay attention of the ppl, on the cars, or maybe on your ipot. You may also notice, when you are really focused on a certain task such as typing on computer, cooking, running ....etc, floaters become insignificant. In conclusion, human minds are designed such that you can pay attention on one thing at a given point in time. So, what is the best solution beside risky surgery? keep yourself busy! and when you are tired, get some sleep or go back to your comfort zone and watch some TV! :)
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