Abt a yr ago I was doing deadlifts at the gym (not recommended after like college age :))…using terrible form, & popped a back disc. I laid on the floor of the gym…unable to move. Eventually I got myself up crawling to the bench nearby w my hands, bc using my legs was too painful.
For a MONTH I could barely move…bending down to give my dog food felt like someone was stabbing my back. Still I’m a stubborn SOB, & it took that full month of dysfunction & realizing it’s not getting better, to eventually go get help.
Back’s been OK for abt a yr now, but been playing in a wkly bball league, tweaked it, & the last wk haven’t been able to find a sitting or standing position that doesn’t come w immense pain. Once again, took me to the pt where I couldn’t lay on my back to fall asleep, to go to the doc yesterday.
Why share that? Bc w physical health, depending on the condition, we CAN wait. We can be stubborn. We can “push thru”…& say…it’s gonna get better…just gonna take some time to heal on its own.
I was reading over Brigitte & Scott Shulze’s LIFESaver share on their beautiful daughter @sarahshulzefoundation (➡️slide), & read closely what they shared abt her situation: “When that crisis became overwhelming she did not have the tools, or resources to navigate the situation.”
Sounded eerily similar to my own situation down in FL. Like Sarah I was going to “counseling.” But I wasn’t given the tools to navigate crisis. Wasn’t taught mind/body practices to work on myself btwn wkly sessions. Certainly wasn’t taught a tool like LIFE Saver (slide➡️) IF crisis kicked in. I WAITED till the crisis happened…& by then was so far gone, 2.5yrs of dysfunction kicked in as I waited for a m€d to fix me.
I hope you’ll take the Shulze’s brave share to heart. When we feel overwhelmed/anxious,/depressed, it feels common to something we pass off: “run down.” Like my back example, we often push it off until crisis sets in. Even when we “get help” – is it the right help? Are we learning how to work on ourselves? That’s why we created STARR (slide➡️).
Let’s learn from all of our stories. Those we lost. Those still fighting, & be proactive.