Question by HappySmiles: I feel guilty that I’m perfectly healthy when so many others have PROGRESSIVE diseases or disabilities?
As I’ve emerged into adulthood, I’m no longer spared the real details of people’s lives. I used to think everybody was perfectly healthy and life was happy and easy. How wrong was I.
One of my poker heroes was an aspiring pro PGA golfer and had to quit after heart attacks at age 23!
A girl I’ve been talking with online has progressive muscular dystrophy and struggles to walk
I know people who have autistic sons
I come from a family of addiction… alcohol and marijuana abuse primarily. Some have died from alcoholism (liver failure). Addiction is everywhere in my life.
So many people in our society are sexually or physically abused
A huge percentage of people have profound anxiety and depression. Many commit suicide
Some have uncurable cancers, digestive problems, birth defects, etc.
etc etc.
I could just go on and on. The crazy thing is, I’M PERFECTLY HEALTHY. I did deal with serious depression (one night I was looking for a gun to end it). I also dealt with profound addiction that I’ve also recovered from. But why me? Why am I so damn healthy? What makes me so lucky? And most importantly, why am I such a whiner anyway? How can I complain about ANYTHING when my brain and body are so healthily developed.
This is actually an issue for me. I have guilt and anger. Why do these people suffer? Why am I so “special”? It’s just so bizarre when you learn what some people have to go through :(
Best answer:
Answer by saywhat?
guilt comes from a conscience, and consciience is a GOOD GOOD thing, but instead of feeling guilty feel greatful, and if you need to do something to help others.
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Don’t praise the day before the evening.
Why are you focused on such a morbid thing? Count your blessings and get on with your life and enjoy your good health. You are not alone on having good health. There are millions and millions of people who have great health and will live to be a ripe old age before their bodies finally wear out. My aunt is 99 and still takes care of herself, has a great mind, and still enjoys life. I had liver failure at 45 because of autoimmune problem that destroys my liver. I never question why me. To put it bluntly, crap happens. Don’t know why. A person just has to deal with it and go on. If I wondered why all the time, it would drive me crazy which just creates another problem.
You don’t have a problem and you make it into a problem. If it bothers you too much, get counseling. Maybe you are physically healthy, but not mentally healthy. Sometimes that can be worse than the physical.