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<blockquote data-quote="kevinfitzgerald" data-source="post: 806262" data-attributes="member: 88583"><p>This is brilliant. Diabetes can be such a devastating illness. Not just for the person with it but also the sufferers loved ones and kin. It can destroy relationships !</p><p></p><p>I had an Aunt who had Type 1 diabetes for a nunmber of years and she was a truly laid back lovely human being. She suffered severe burnout about ten years ago. She just lost the motivation to live and ended up having a breakdown and was sectioned under the mental health act.</p><p>I have no idea where she is now, the entire family moved on and informed no one. All very sad.</p><p></p><p>It wasn't until 10 or so years ago that I realised this existed, I saw a leaflet at my diabetes clinic and it summarised everything written in the above post.</p><p></p><p>I suffer with GAD (Generalised Anxiety Disorder) and this can add to my diabetes worries. Any other long term (or indeed short term) illness can add or be a trigger for burnout.</p><p>It's quite a vicious cycle when your actually in it as you lose heart and perspective. You begin to mistreat your diabetes and then as complications start taking effect or getting worse the motivation to get on top of things just dissipates and bad control escalates and so on and so on.</p><p></p><p>It is paramount to seek advice and help from expertise outside the diabetes arena. I attended CBT for my chronic GAD and have tools today that I use when I start losing the motivation to accomplish things through fear and I also have support for other areas that I can sometime struggle with such as being in recovery from alcohol dependence. I now have this Forum for the diabetes.</p><p></p><p>Everything is down to good diabetes control and the motivation to get on top of things when things start to get on top of you.</p><p></p><p>The key to motivation for me is to look at how far I have come rather than how far I have to go and this I believe to be a good mantra regarding this illness.</p><p></p><p>Positivity and the willingness to accept support when struggling is a must. I can not afford to get sucked into a depressive cycle that could eventually lead to mental breakdown, loss of limbs, kidney and heart failure or blindness. Actually, just reminding myself of those things I find quite motivating.</p><p></p><p>Important to keep it in the day and not to look too far ahead. Keep it in the "now"</p><p></p><p>I am writing this and it is "now"</p><p>This time next week and in a months time it will be "now"</p><p>This time in 10 years time it will be "now"</p><p>And when I am lying on my death bed it will still be "now"</p><p></p><p>As it will always be "now" "now" is the only thing I need learn to respond to !</p><p></p><p>KevFitz</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kevinfitzgerald, post: 806262, member: 88583"] This is brilliant. Diabetes can be such a devastating illness. Not just for the person with it but also the sufferers loved ones and kin. It can destroy relationships ! I had an Aunt who had Type 1 diabetes for a nunmber of years and she was a truly laid back lovely human being. She suffered severe burnout about ten years ago. She just lost the motivation to live and ended up having a breakdown and was sectioned under the mental health act. I have no idea where she is now, the entire family moved on and informed no one. All very sad. It wasn't until 10 or so years ago that I realised this existed, I saw a leaflet at my diabetes clinic and it summarised everything written in the above post. I suffer with GAD (Generalised Anxiety Disorder) and this can add to my diabetes worries. Any other long term (or indeed short term) illness can add or be a trigger for burnout. It's quite a vicious cycle when your actually in it as you lose heart and perspective. You begin to mistreat your diabetes and then as complications start taking effect or getting worse the motivation to get on top of things just dissipates and bad control escalates and so on and so on. It is paramount to seek advice and help from expertise outside the diabetes arena. I attended CBT for my chronic GAD and have tools today that I use when I start losing the motivation to accomplish things through fear and I also have support for other areas that I can sometime struggle with such as being in recovery from alcohol dependence. I now have this Forum for the diabetes. Everything is down to good diabetes control and the motivation to get on top of things when things start to get on top of you. The key to motivation for me is to look at how far I have come rather than how far I have to go and this I believe to be a good mantra regarding this illness. Positivity and the willingness to accept support when struggling is a must. I can not afford to get sucked into a depressive cycle that could eventually lead to mental breakdown, loss of limbs, kidney and heart failure or blindness. Actually, just reminding myself of those things I find quite motivating. Important to keep it in the day and not to look too far ahead. Keep it in the "now" I am writing this and it is "now" This time next week and in a months time it will be "now" This time in 10 years time it will be "now" And when I am lying on my death bed it will still be "now" As it will always be "now" "now" is the only thing I need learn to respond to ! KevFitz [/QUOTE]
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