Venting vs. Complaining
Venting is releasing bottled up frustrations
Complaining is releasing
repeatedly, over and over again. A complainer’s issue is not bottled, it’s not
sealed…it is not even loosely fastened. Complainers will unload 24/7. This is fine…if
you have someone who will listen and be OK with the endless complaining. If so,
you are lucky (I guess)
However, some are genuinely bottling up their emotional or
physical problems stemming from their thyroid related illness. They have no one
to turn to, no one who truly understands. Because, the thyroid affects so much,
coupled with the fact that many health care professionals don’t even know how
or where to begin to deal with us… this is frustrating to say the least.
I just had a random person email me this week, because a
friend of a friend told her to contact me on Facebook. This person is having
severe emotional problems because of her thyroid disease and has trouble
expressing herself.
Last year, I talked to a woman on a plane who had a thyroid
disorder. She had Radioactive Iodine Ablation or RAI, so I asked her, why did
her doctor prescribe RAI, what was her diagnosis? She said her doctor did not make
her diagnosis clear or give her a reason why…He just told her she needed RAI.
She went on to say, she has had nothing but trouble ever since and didn’t know
what to do…this sickened me. Needless to say, we talked the entire flight (my
poor husband).
My point is, I know there are people who want to get their
concerns off their chest and sometimes releasing what has been bottled up for
so long, especially to someone who completely understands, can be very
therapeutic. Releasing any type of stress, albeit big or small is always a step
in the right direction in the healing process.
So, drop me a line, my email address is crazythyroidlady@gmail.com, vent
away, release, let it go…It may seem like you are all alone, but you are not.
Love
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