The “Why me” question:

As a medical professional, I come across people who have actually gone through a misery and coped successfully. There are others who would curse the almighty and go into depression. I hope, there is a coping mechanism which inherent, and another that can be acquired through self help, grit and determination.

The "Why me" question:

Have you ever been through an agonizing medical illness? Or, seen some one very close to you going through one? Wouldn’t you like to shake the whole world and ask the almighty, “why you”?

The question is simple, so is probably the answer: You because, it could have been any one. Purely random game, life is. Sometimes we envy people, some time others envy us! So, why complain?

Take inspiration from an insect you accidentally injure while taking a stroll in a lawn or a puppy getting hit by a speeding vehicle. The insect would just begin to move immediately. No grudges. Life is cruel. But so it is to everyone regardless of the bank balance! After being hit by a vehicle, and ridden to bed for months many of us would have suicidal thoughts: Jumping through the hospital window is an option.

Go back and have a look at the insect.
Taking that final exit is not possible for the Poor creature. Throw it outside yourself. It survives for it doesn’t have enough body mass for a fatal impact. Think of the puppy, it does cry for a brief moment. But puppy knows life has to go on even with a limp. With no mother to hold it, the puppy soon disappears from sight.

Jumping from the window is an option for only higher and evolved animals like us. But “he” doesn’t endorse it.

So what is the solution?

Ignorance can be a bliss. But not so for long. As “why me” gets blurred, you would have rejuvenated interests in your illness. What is the best remedy? Can anyone else help? What if it doesn’t subside? How have others coped with illness? How can I cope with the situation myself?

This would be the second phase of your ascent. A quest for knowledge.

In a subsequent phase you might even extend a helping hand to some other sufferer.

This is to be continued.....when I come back with more to help you help yourself.
Until then,
Goodbye!