Right now, I’m battling bronchitis and asthma, so my body is sore and tired, but my mind is doing well. I had been worried about the approaching, hot, summer months, because they bring back bad memories and flashbacks.
I wrote about it last summer. Basically, I talked about how spending the summer with my twisted, perverted father, during my childhood years has haunted me. This summer seems different though. I feel much happier than I did in past summers. The weather has been extremely hot and oppressive, but it hasn’t really triggered me yet. Thank you, Lord, for bringing me peace!
I don’t know if other people with mental illness go through this also, but I have noticed, through my life, that I tend to get physically ill, a lot more than my healthy peers. Personally, I think it is because my body spends so much time fighting off the stresses of PTSD and Schizoaffective Disorder, that it has little energy to fight off physical illnesses. I have diabetes, high cholesterol, GERD, asthma, and I used to have a lot of migraines. I tend to get colds a lot, which often leads to bronchitis, and other minor illnesses.
I am very curious if other people with mental illnesses have this problem, of having a lot of physical illnesses as well. Please feel free to give me feedback!
Hello,
I’m Christine
My name is Christine and I am almost 45 years old. This is my very first blog. I am writing because I feel like I am living in a closet. But I am not gay, I am mentally ill, I have Schizoaffective Disorder. I also have PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder). Not many people know this about me. I have been fearful of “coming out”, because, frankly, the human population has not always been kind to people with mental illness. But isn’t it time that we come to accept all of our bothers & sisters, regardless of their differences?
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