People Share Something They Didn’t Understand The Depth Of Until It Happened To Them
Throughout our lives, we’ve often heard our friends and loved ones explain the depths of pain they experienced. Putting down a pet, watching a parent lose their memory, these things can change us forever.
But we never really understand the magnitude of someone’s pain until we have the misfortune of undergoing it ourselves.
#1 Nothing to Do
Having anyone that you deeply care about losing their mental faculties is heartbreaking. They say you start grieving before they pass because you grieve for the person that they were and who they won't be again.
Unless you live through it, people just don't realize what it's like to deal with the anger they face when they realize that they're not in control. That or the fear when they're facing something or someone that you can't see.
There's literally nothing that you can do for them, except hope that they pass quickly.
#2 In the Dark
Migraines for sure. I had headaches as a teenager and always said, "I have a migraine!" When I was in my late teens, I think I experienced my first migraine. Completely debilitating. Light sources make me want to retch and vomit.
I haven't had a full-on migraine in over two years. A couple of times I've felt them coming on and would lay down in the dark, but they never came on. I hope to never have one again. People who get migraines and stay productive truly impress me.
#3 Feeling Tired
Illness-related fatigue. I was sick last year and, at the time, didn't know what it was. I was so unbelievably tired. Colleagues were like, “I'm tired too”. No.
I was sleeping at work when no one was around because I just couldn't function and I’ve never done that before. Turns out, I had a virus that then attacked my liver.
I had nearly a month off work and slept for most of that, getting up only to go to the toilet then needing to rest after it. It’s so much more than just “feeling tired.”
#4 Love Your Parents
Seeing your parents' health deteriorate. It eventually happens to everyone but my dad has had some serious health issues at the tender age of 64. It came seemingly out of nowhere and he's been in the hospital for a year.
The man I saw as Superman can't even walk anymore and it was something I definitely took for granted when he was well. Love your parents, spend as much time with them as possible. They're not around forever.
