creating new ideas or "stories
This concept is close to my heart, because one (3rd) of my sisters and I have discovered that we actually have arthritis ~ but have been actively denying it for our entire lives. Although we've been on and off in wicked pain for most of our lives, we have both lived by our dad's example of
bravely soldiering on in the face of adversity. Somehow we got the idea that if we weren't schizophrenic, then there was nothing to worry about. [Our two older sisters haven't been able to deny it, because of (1st) lupus and joint replacements, and (2nd sister) multiple surgical spinal fusions] So, the moral of this story is this: acknowledge that there is a problem, and then do everything within your power to address the problem ~ whatever it takes. Sister #3 and I are ever so much more comfortable now that we're being adequately treated for arthritis and depression and/or anxiety. Life was good before, but now it's approaching sublime.
