THE EMOTIONAL ASPECT

I mentioned in a previous post that there are four aspects of this disease (physical, spiritual, emotional, relational). The spiritual is by far the most important in that it impacts all the others, and the physical aspect is the most in-your-face of the four. The emotional aspect, however, has the most to do with how one copes with one’s circumstances. A person can be physically weak but can cope if he or she remains emotionally strong. But even the most physically strong person can become incapacitated by his or her emotions.

This area is the most difficult for me to write about because I’ve always been quite a low reactor. In fact, it’s quite ironic that one of the symptoms of this disease can be an effect on a certain area of the brain which results in uncontrollable, and often inappropriate, crying and/or laughter. So yes, I now cry a lot more than I used to in movies!