DexysMidnightRuner
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send yourself some positive energy and watch things that make you laugh. laughter can do amazing things for the body. Listen to your physical therapists and always always ALWAYS push yourself - safely of course, dont cause more damage. stay positive and never give up. the pt will be painful, stressful, discouraging, maddening, depressing, and successful. at first you will be hella frustrated that you cant make your body do the simplest things, but give it time.
my parents were in a nearly fatal head on collision by a drunk driver. my dad pretty much died several times. he broke close to every major bone in his body and was told there was a huge possibility he would never walk again. he went back to work 3 months after getting out of his rehab hospitilization. neither him nor my mom will ever be close to the same but they are living day to day. the nurses thought both my parents would die within the first 48 hours, and yet here they are today. if you have enough will power and determination, you can make your body do incredible things.
i know that staying positive in a hospital or rehabilitation center is almost impossible to do. try finding hobbies like things to do with your hands, crosswords, word searches, activity books - a good way to stimulate and work your brain, read, meditate and do some real self exploration, look at beautiful photography/art. make a graditude list and put positive motivating sayings close by where you can read them daily. put inspiring/breath taking pictures around your room - so you can appreciate some beauty. maybe take an internal look at why you were using drugs in the first place. maybe take a look at the twelve steps philosophy or take a look at groups like SMART recovery or my personal interest LifeRing. Maybe take some time to work on your spiritual connection. religion? guidance? community? meditation? anything that interests you. spituality can help in the darkest of times.
make a list of the hobbies you wanna try once your farther along in your recovery, with varying degrees of difficulty. like get back hand eye cordination by beatting black ops, find one activity you can do while relaxing like knitting, drawing, needle work, wood work, wire jewlery & wire/metal working, scrapbooking, writing etc. take a daily walk around your block without getting too tired. get yourself in a pool like at PT or join the Y. do a brisk walk around the neighborhood without getting too tired. work up to being able to take an aquatic arobice class or something of the like - water is less stressful and resistant on your joints, start jogging, work up to running. then move to more physical activities like biking, hiking, or something outdoors you enjoy or find interesting. try new activities, become a different, happy, content person, who faces their fears, and can handle bad situations.
stay positive and confident. you will get there.
my parents were in a nearly fatal head on collision by a drunk driver. my dad pretty much died several times. he broke close to every major bone in his body and was told there was a huge possibility he would never walk again. he went back to work 3 months after getting out of his rehab hospitilization. neither him nor my mom will ever be close to the same but they are living day to day. the nurses thought both my parents would die within the first 48 hours, and yet here they are today. if you have enough will power and determination, you can make your body do incredible things.
i know that staying positive in a hospital or rehabilitation center is almost impossible to do. try finding hobbies like things to do with your hands, crosswords, word searches, activity books - a good way to stimulate and work your brain, read, meditate and do some real self exploration, look at beautiful photography/art. make a graditude list and put positive motivating sayings close by where you can read them daily. put inspiring/breath taking pictures around your room - so you can appreciate some beauty. maybe take an internal look at why you were using drugs in the first place. maybe take a look at the twelve steps philosophy or take a look at groups like SMART recovery or my personal interest LifeRing. Maybe take some time to work on your spiritual connection. religion? guidance? community? meditation? anything that interests you. spituality can help in the darkest of times.
make a list of the hobbies you wanna try once your farther along in your recovery, with varying degrees of difficulty. like get back hand eye cordination by beatting black ops, find one activity you can do while relaxing like knitting, drawing, needle work, wood work, wire jewlery & wire/metal working, scrapbooking, writing etc. take a daily walk around your block without getting too tired. get yourself in a pool like at PT or join the Y. do a brisk walk around the neighborhood without getting too tired. work up to being able to take an aquatic arobice class or something of the like - water is less stressful and resistant on your joints, start jogging, work up to running. then move to more physical activities like biking, hiking, or something outdoors you enjoy or find interesting. try new activities, become a different, happy, content person, who faces their fears, and can handle bad situations.
stay positive and confident. you will get there.
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