#throughchange

Living with a disability where I am more mentally and emotionally disabled than physically is difficult as I adjust through the pandemic.

Change is scary. I wouldn’t belittle anyone feeling scared, or who carries anxiety, but without a disability you have the ability to rationale your thoughts and being able to do that cuts down on  anxiety and how scared you feel.

Where there is no end to the change, it is easy for me to feel stressed and anxious. Just going out of the house can make me feel stressed as I struggle to adjust around the virus. I am less mentally and emotionally prepared in these times, when social changes are forced upon us.

Learning difficulties can affect all areas of change so it is not surprising change can produce anxiety and stress for those of us who deal with a disability. It is important others are aware and understand what we go through, understand the neurological basis for our difficulties in adjusting to change and helping us through those times.

It is easy for me to shift from one emotion to the next, made worse because I struggle to regulate impulsive and bad thoughts around my mental and emotional disability. I still struggle to get my head around that.

There are those of us who are always looking to change their lives or find something that challenges them and then there are those who hate change and will do everything not to have to face and work through change. Since change is inevitable, isn’t it about time we work through change?

So, there are two kinds of change, change that is forced upon us and change that we plan for ourselves, change that we have time to think about and prepare for. Change that is forced upon us (unexpected change) is natural, realities of life are that nothing lasts forever, circumstances change and therefore we must work through and adapt to new circumstances.

Change whether it’s unexpected or planned is necessary. Change helps us adapt into a new way of life. It is important we learn to work through change, because it’s not something we can avoid.

Then there is dramatic change can be challenging and uncomfortable, but if it’s handled appropriately it can also be beneficial. It may require us to think about new habits and routines that encourage spiritual and emotional growth through the other end. It is important we think about new possibilities and opportunities that will exist, as a result of change.

Where unexpected change can often be scary, sudden and daunting, with the right mindset it can also be beneficial. With the right positive mindset we’re more likely to work through it. The Coronavirus is the reason we must be adept at and be prepared to work at change.