Diagnosed With a Disease or Illness?

By Viola Woolcott

What would you do if you were told by your doctor that you were ill, if you had a dis-ease?

Personally, I would face the “bad” news with strength and a positive attitude about myself as well as life.

Of course some people get upset and it is OK to be upset. Feel the feelings you experience about the “not so pleasant” news. There is a very good possibility that you (as well as feeling upset), also feel angry… afraid… confused… discouraged, sad, and yes, even lost. I’d say, for 24 hours you can feel as emotional as you like. Take the whole day to be upset if you must, but than read and follow the tough-minded and effective advice below. They will for sure make a difference.

Lets say for an example you were diagnosed with diabetes? Most people don’t know much about diabetes at all. Education is important, so educate yourself, and do not get depressed. Find out what treatments are available, what the symptoms are and especially how to live with your diagnosis as well as how long it may take. Educating yourself will give you power, will take away your fears and support you with staying healthy.

But trying to cope with diabetes (or any other illness/dis-ease) alone can be very lonely, at times even dangerous. From all types of sources there is help and support available. Search for help.

What is the “message” your body is telling you? Your diagnosis is a WAKE-UP CALL and your body is telling you to take better care of it. Listen to yourself and pay attention as if you do, your life on an overall will get better.

By trying to live a life as if you don’t have this condition, you may become seriously ill, so don’t go into denial.

I know that I am getting spiritual here, but I always “assume” that “difficult” things in life have a purpose, a deeper meaning and that there are lessons within the experience for us to learn. I see the “bad” news as a gift, and that goes for most conditions. Learn the lessons, than the gift becomes obvious.

As far as the WAKE-UP CALL (I mentioned earlier) goes, quite often these things are signs for us that we need to make major changes in more than one area of our life. STOP and do a self-evaluation and find a way to work out how and in what areas of your life you need to make changes, be it maybe at work, looking after yourself or even in your relationship.

As I said so many times before, Knowledge protects – Ignorance endangers, so Educate Yourself!