It really does work! When I was in pain my mind just
transported me to a memory, a joyous memory of something I had done on my 17th
birthday (I spoke to someone for the first time) and I could no longer feel the
pain. It is hard to do. You have to totally withdraw from yourself at this
moment, and just picture the scenario again afresh. I’d had a lot of experience
of this by this point. In fact the very first time I stayed in hospital on my
own I was able to see an amber light from roadwork’s or something, so I just
pretended I was back in Orlando, Florida where every night I’d go to sleep able
to see an amber light outside my window.
It really works. I know a lot of people will just dismiss
it. People have a lot on their plate and so don’t have time to recount what
memory will make them feel better in a particular moment when or indeed if they
need it. But it is good to think about. In the little lulls that everybody has,
when nothing’s going on. I’ve been given a lot of chances in my life, and for
the many I have taken I don’t regret a second. Every second was part of the
experience, so although a lot of things did go wrong, I can’t remember them now
because as has been said many times, the highlights of a time count for the
memories. One of the most important thing I have learnt is that you may as well
take a chance because what’s the worst that could happen?
Steph
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