Comments on: A secret rebellion: why do you really forget to take your meds?

By: Karilee

Karilee — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 06:12:34 +0000

Thanks for reminding me to take them, however late. I really did forget today. Usually my “system” is to take my pills with my first cup of coffee. No pills, no coffee. Unfortunately I’m out of coffee.

I think you’re right. I resent that I need to take them, even though I know they help.

By: Rebecca Leigh

Rebecca Leigh — Fri, 30 May 2008 07:40:50 +0000

Hi Zania,

Glad you enjoyed the post. It feels so good to talk about these things that we all do but also feel so guilty about. Let’s get rid of guilt!

I’m glad to hear your friend is doing great things with her life – but don’t be too down on yourself either. I have no doubt you are also an inspiration to her – we all take strength from our friends.

By: zania

zania — Thu, 29 May 2008 22:10:55 +0000

Hi Rebecca,
I found your link on Monika’s blog and couldn’t resist a look, and iwhat you say is so true!
I suffer from chronic depression and am on permanent meds, but I quite often ‘forget’ to take them. In my case, it is not life threatening to do so (knock on wood!) as I know that they have a long term (rather than instant) effect.
And I ‘forget’ them, because I hate feeling I have to take them! I think stupid things, like ‘what would happen if I was somewhere where I could not get hold of these meds, I’d cope then wouldn’t I?’. And, for me, that’s true, but I forget to add that I can get hold of the meds, so why even consider that I can’t!
I have a friend with Chron’s Disease and her life is a constant struggle to cope, but she has done so much with her life and the way she copes with her illness that she makes me feel even more guilty when I moan about having to take meds for my stupid illness!
Great post!

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Inspiration Strikes In Many Places | The Writers Manifesto Blog — Thu, 29 May 2008 14:34:59 +0000

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By: Rebecca Leigh

Rebecca Leigh — Tue, 27 May 2008 04:25:19 +0000

Hi Monika,

Thanks for stopping by

The older I get (and, hopefully, the more I learn), the more I see that so much of our behaviour is shaped by assumptions and perspectives we may not even be aware of!

If I am putting off something I know needs to be done, I find the best thing is not to think about it too much and just do it – as if it weren’t a big deal at all – just like taking a shower. Most of the time whatever it was wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be anyway.

By: Monika Mundell

Monika Mundell — Tue, 27 May 2008 00:56:18 +0000

Hi Rebecca,

I loved you analogies in this post. It is so true with the shower example though isn’t it. If we can see those not so welcome tasks like taking a shower then we would get a lot more done within each day.