Being born, growing up, getting old, becoming ill and eventually die, a cliche timeline of the human life that even the most brilliant, talented of us follow. Dr.Walker in Doyle’s Round the Red Lamp is a case in point.
Here he was, a man in the prime of life, one of the handsomest men in London, with money, fame, social success, everything at his feet, and now, without a moment’s warning, he was told that inevitable death lay before him, a death accompanied by more refined and lingering tortures than if he were bound upon a Red Indian stake.
And you are no exception. At some point of life, you will be ill.
When you are ill, I hope you maintain an optimistic outlook and a positive mood. Convince yourself that you will get better and you will. As a psychology student, I have read a handful of paper and research linking general positivity to faster recovery and other great stories.
When you are ill, I hope you take a second to imagine that you are not ill. Imagine that your symptoms are normal feelings experienced by everyone. After all, illness is more or less a social construct, one that is subject to cultural, political and other interested parties’ influence. Your diagnosis should not affect you in any negative way.
When you are ill, I hope you don’t blindly follow health advice from the media. Scientific evidence can be presented in drastically different ways. Trust your doctor and believe in yourself. Get well soon.