I think I should add to my title “and depressed” because I know that I am depressed, I’ve been here before, not exactly here, but in a similarly depressed place. I’m seeing my psychiatrist tomorrow morning and I had to ask my roommate to take me so he could drop me off at my nine AM class. I don’t like asking other people for things, but sometimes you’ve got to.
For one thing I am MUCH more stable in recovery, and in who I am as a person. I also know I’m nowhere near close to ‘there’. Which is probably a lifelong process in itself. I guess I just mean I’m not recovered yet. It’s like this potter who builds tea pots said in demonstration I attended, something along the lines of “when the piece looks 85% done, and you’ve worked for about two hours, you’ve got another two to go. The last 15% takes half the time.” Maybe that’s how recovery is? I feel like I’m still waiting, like my life is still on hold. But think it’s slowly revving up with school at least.
I’m also making progress in getting my leg healed up. I’ve been working with the ortho doc to determine what’s going on with it. He says it’s a stress fracture, although he’s not 100% sure (it could be a bone tumor- probably benign if it is). So now I’m on crutches for 8 weeks. THAT IS SO LONG. I guess in comparison to the 5 months I’ve been injured, it’s really not that bad. I am so tired of being hurt though, and unable to play frisbee or run. I hope that I will be able to weather these next 8 weeks.
This image seems like a lofty goal, although fitting.