Depressed and frustrated and anxious over ankle injury , what can i do ?!
Question: Depressed and frustrated and anxious over ankle injury , what can i do !?
im 30 , had a tough life all my adult life!.!.!.!.have bpd and ptsd!.!.!.!.!.waiting for therapy right now!.!.
missed out on things like forming relationships with anyone on being employed ever in my life!.!.!.!.!.never got any qualifications have a criminal record going back 8 years and obviously a mental health record!.!.
i really am starting from scratch in life at 30, doing now what i shoulda done at 16!.!.
but i cant change that- or the past i have to go from hear!.!.!.!.i know that!.
living in a crummy little flat with no possessions on sick pay is goin to take time to change!.!.!.!.!.!.(sigh)
i injured my ankle months before xmas, it was assessed & they think ive torn the ligaments!.!.!.!.its very weak, i can easily go falling over & have to watch how i walk on it!.!.!.!.it makes clicking noises!.!.
im waiting for an mri scan on it!.
i cant run on it!.!.!.!.!.if i ' invert ' my ankle slighty!.!.!.i go falling over!.!.its very weak!.
so ontop of my other problems, this physical, is extra stress for meWww@Answer-Health@Com
missed out on things like forming relationships with anyone on being employed ever in my life!.!.!.!.!.never got any qualifications have a criminal record going back 8 years and obviously a mental health record!.!.
i really am starting from scratch in life at 30, doing now what i shoulda done at 16!.!.
but i cant change that- or the past i have to go from hear!.!.!.!.i know that!.
living in a crummy little flat with no possessions on sick pay is goin to take time to change!.!.!.!.!.!.(sigh)
i injured my ankle months before xmas, it was assessed & they think ive torn the ligaments!.!.!.!.its very weak, i can easily go falling over & have to watch how i walk on it!.!.!.!.it makes clicking noises!.!.
im waiting for an mri scan on it!.
i cant run on it!.!.!.!.!.if i ' invert ' my ankle slighty!.!.!.i go falling over!.!.its very weak!.
so ontop of my other problems, this physical, is extra stress for meWww@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
I am still in the process of recovering from a severe ankle fracture where I was hospitalised for 3 weeks and had 9 months off work to recover!.
The whole process was incredibly slow and found that I got incredibly frustrated at not being able to do things and not being able to walk which was compounded by being on statutory sick pay so I can fully appreciate what you must be going through!.
I just want to tell you to hang in there as there is a light at the end of the tunnel, its just that at the moment you can't see it!. Everyday try and do one thing that you couldn't do the day before and start pushing yourself to do little things!.
For me it was getting out of bed unaided, then getting into my wheelchair unaided and being able to take myself to a different room, then as I progressed I started pushing my barriers further and now, even though I still suffer badly with my ankle, I am back at work, walking unaided (albeit with a bad limp and lots of pain) and generally proving my surgeons wrong on a daily basis!.
Hang on in there, speak to your doctor to see if they can help you any further!. Maybe even speak to a counsellor to see if that helps!.
Good luckWww@Answer-Health@Com
The whole process was incredibly slow and found that I got incredibly frustrated at not being able to do things and not being able to walk which was compounded by being on statutory sick pay so I can fully appreciate what you must be going through!.
I just want to tell you to hang in there as there is a light at the end of the tunnel, its just that at the moment you can't see it!. Everyday try and do one thing that you couldn't do the day before and start pushing yourself to do little things!.
For me it was getting out of bed unaided, then getting into my wheelchair unaided and being able to take myself to a different room, then as I progressed I started pushing my barriers further and now, even though I still suffer badly with my ankle, I am back at work, walking unaided (albeit with a bad limp and lots of pain) and generally proving my surgeons wrong on a daily basis!.
Hang on in there, speak to your doctor to see if they can help you any further!. Maybe even speak to a counsellor to see if that helps!.
Good luckWww@Answer-Health@Com