My wife has been sick for around 5 days with a sore throat/cough
(she is getting better). Anyway she asks me last night if I ever recall
her feeling bad this long......what I should have answered was
"no"...which is true....but instead I answered "imagine how it feels to
be sick for more than 11 years"...her reply was "why does it always have
to be about you?"...I apologized and just answered her question with a
resounding NO!
The point of this story is to show that even the people closest
to us really have no idea how TM effects our daily life. How even the
easiest things are now hard...and for the most part I (we) complain
rarely and just go about our day dealing with our condition to the best
of our ability.
When we had the NJ TM support group on 11/2 I requested that the
TM'rs bring their spouses or parents..hoping hearing from others would
enlighten them in dealing with us. I would never wish TM on anyone (well
maybe Bin Laden) but if our friends and loved ones could feel how we
feel for just 5 minutes then they would be able to better relate. This
will not happen and that is why this list and support groups are so
important. We have a forum where we can discuss our TM related problems
to people who truly understand!
Just my thought for the day!
Rob in New Jersey
