I am going back to the hospital today to figured out whats wrong
but my heart is bracing for the worst. So in the event that what I'm most worried
about turns out to be whats wrong with me, I want to say a few things before
my mental breakdown that will indefinitely follow.
Up until this point, my idea of mortality had only been facing the fact that I live
but not the fact that I may die. My body, though it is not in the best condition,
has endured so much. I always figured I would reach old age before my body turned
againts me, or that I would have suffered an accident far more severe than
anything that would be deemed minor. But one day, I get sick. I take meds
thinking im getting better, but I'm not. Something lays dormant inside, waiting.
It surfaces, I see a doctor, I get more meds, and I think im well again.
But still, it remains dormant... waiting.
I thought it was all in my head. I thought that maybe my old panic attacks were
surfacing and that I was freaking out over absolutely nothing which, based on my
track record, is something I do often. But when I went to the hospital and
found out that I was indeed sick, it made me doubt myself even further than I ever
had. Why did I believe I was crazy? What is is about my personality that made
me so confused and incapable of believing that maybe I am RIGHT; I am ill, and its
not in my head.
Lately, reality seems unreal to me. I wake up and wonder if I am truly alive.
Lights don't seem as bright, music doesn't sound as sweet, feelings are slowly
turning into random bursts of lethargy. I am emotionally dying and if I'm right
about whats wrong with my body, I am physically dying too.
I'm trying to cry and be afraid but something inside of me feels like i deserve this.
Something inside me feels like this is all in my head. Something inside me
is horrified and just wants someone to hold me and tell me that I'll be okay but in my
heart, I cannot believe that.
So before I step foot in North Shore's ER, I want everyone to know that I am sorry.
I had a responsiblity to myself to stay well, to stay healthy, to remain mentally
stable but, like most things in my life, i failed somewhere.
If you believe in God, pray for me. If you don't, hope for me.
If you believe hope is irrational, wish me luck. If you dont believe in luck
then lie to me. Its what I've been doing to myself for so long.
Somewhere, in the deep darkness of my mind, an almost incoherent voice is yelling "Its going to be okay. Just hold on.."