Daily Excerpt: Tips, Tools, and Anecdotes to Help during a Pandemic (Charnas) - Tip 6: The Same Pep Talk

 


Excerpt from Tips, Tools, and Anecdotes to Help during a Pandemic by Joanna Charnas.

 6. The Same Pep Talk 

 I’ve had the same chronic illness for forty years, and I continue to have occasional relapses that necessitate staying home for one to two weeks to recover. I’m frightened every time this happens, and with each episode, I give myself the same pep talk. I remind myself that, with one notable exception (when I had a relapse and a sinus infection simultaneously), I always recover within two weeks. I tell myself my illness isn’t progressive, and so this relapse will be like all of the others, and I’ll be able to resume my regular activities in at most two weeks. I remember that eventually I always return to a functional state, and all I need to do is take care of myself and I’ll be fine. These re lapses never get easier and they still frighten me, but giving myself a pep talk and remembering how well I’ve managed over the decades helps me get through them.

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