The Why Me syndrome

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I find myself saying the “Why Me” thing now and then. :slightly_frowning_face::slightly_frowning_face:

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Hey Chas,
Ohh, you certainly aren’t alone on that account, I can assure you of that. The problem I find is that there is no answer to ‘Why me?’ or I put it back on me, like I have any control over it all. My personal situation is a neurological issue and I’ve lost count of how often I’ve gone down the ‘why me?’ rabbit hole. When the only input was from me, I kept rolling the same problem over and over and only ever coming up with the same answers. I needed external input and made an appointment to see a psychologist; this was one of my better decisions on this damn journey. Only wish I’d done so earlier.

She helped me come to some sort of acceptance of my situation. Let’s face it, none of us are in this predicament by choice. Who on earth would choose this??? Not me, that’s for damn sure, but here we are, so now what? I know, for me, if I truly sit down and think about it all, I can drag myself down some awful dark holes. The types of places it takes real effort to crawl back out of. I now ‘try’ not to go there. If I can see myself heading in that direction, I make a change. Something to divert my mind from going over and over and ov… the same thing. A change in task, a change of environment, a change in activity… Whatever it takes. I find my worst times being at night, laying in bed and my mind starts ticking away. Sometimes I need to get up, sit on the computer (very uncomfortable :smile: ) and watch silly dog videos or something mind numbing to switch off. Medication can also help.

Just know, you aren’t alone with the ‘Why me?’ questions. In other words, “Me too.”

Merl from the Modsupport Team

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Merl,

Thanks for your wonderful reply. I’ve had Ataxia for more than 50 years so I accepted it as part of my life. Like all of us, I’ve given up many things that I use to accept for granted. In my case, I was a gifted athlete possibly looking forward to a professional career. Didn’t work out. But doesn’t mean that I go off constantly. Just once in a while. My friends are out playing golf right now. Wish I could be with them. Thanks again for the great advice. I guess we all need a kick in the a?? now and then. Just know that I’m fine.

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