How awful that we seem to allow our ability to laugh and enjoy things to be usurped by a diagnosis of another's "mental dis-ease". True, it is not a funny thing to be sure. However, our ability to laugh, live and learn in the midst of this difficulty is the very thing that will move you forward. Laughter is a remedy for many things. So try relinguishing the power you'd like to have over the situation and find something funny to laugh at today.
"Getting through the night is becoming harder and harder. Last evening, I had the uneasy feeling that some men were trying to break into my room to shampoo me. But why? I kept imagining I saw shadowy forms, and at 3 a.m. the underwear I had draped over the chair resembled the kaiser on roller skates. When I finally did fall asleep, I had the same hideous nightmare in which a woodchuck is trying to claim my prize at a raffle. Despair."
Woody Allen
The truth is, years ago I may not have been able to laugh at this quote. But it feels so much better to be honest and be able to laugh at something if I think it's funny. If you've been avoiding "laughing" and doing enjoyable things because you feel guilty that your family member still suffers, get over yourself and do it anyway, you'll be very glad you pushed yourself!
I find laughter to be the best way to aleviate alot of the tension brought forth from mental illness. It works well to keep me sane.
Posted by: Joy Wade | April 13, 2007 at 12:19 PM