Parkinson's Disease Is Closing In On Me

JEFF

There are certain mornings, in that instant between sleep and awareness, right as the brain haze is starting to lift and consciousness is setting in for the day, that I feel the most normal.  But, this is only for a fleeting moment and in no time I revert back to the old status quo.

Parkinson's Disease is closing in on me and I am starting to sense small setbacks in areas of my life that once were so strong and solid.  The newest adversary without question is anxiety.  This uneasiness of the mind, or fear of some contingency, create big problems out of small ones, and small problems out of things that used to be nonexistent.


The 'what if's' spawn the greatest amounts of anxiety.  This causes one to worry about things that may need not be worried about at all.  But isn't this normal?  Don't people in good health face the same challenges?  If so, then maybe the ability to cope with these contingencies allow for a more a normal lifestyle.


So once again, isn't it the brain's ability to process this uneasiness that set it on the proper path towards good mental health? 


Maybe the old adage is true, 'it is not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters most'.