HOMEBOUND THERAPY
Chronic illness can be debilitating, both physically and mentally.
Physically, chronic illnesses like Ehler’s Danlos Syndrome, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Diabetes, Arthritis, Epilepsy, HIV / AIDS, Lupus, Severe Migraines, Dementia, Alzheimer’s, Cerebral Palsy, Cancer, Heart Problems, Lung Problems, and a host of other ailments can literally cause your life to change. With these changes, your mental health and the way you feel about your life, the world, yourself, and those around you will likely be impacted.
Chronic illnesses might leave you homebound and needing the care of others like family or home health assistants. Perhaps you are able to function more independently, but it’s a struggle. Every day might be different and there might be minimal ways to predict how you will feel from each day to the next. In this situation, it is normal to feel depressed, anxious, mad, angry, sad, confused, and defeated. Maybe you are grieving the life you had, or the life you thought you would have.
The more you experience mental health struggles associated with your physical health, the worse your physical health can get. The relationship between physical and mental health is so intertwined that you have to take care of both at the same time in order to fully work toward a more balanced life.
Being a person with a chronic illness places you in a situation that is hard to explain to someone else who hasn’t also experienced a chronic illness, or perhaps a trained professional. This is where MySpectrum Counseling & Coaching can help. While some of our team has experienced chronic illness themselves, others have been trained in how to help those with chronic illnesses manage their mental health.
You are probably tired of doctors and people asking you to describe your symptoms. Poking, prodding, test after test. We can assure you that we just want to listen. It’s your time to use how you want. A benefit to Teletherapy or online counseling, through MySpectrum is that you don’t have to worry about leaving your home. Meet with your Therapist wherever YOU are most comfortable, not where the doctor tells you to go.
Take back some control and reach out to us today.
Click here to request a teletherapy appointment, or, give us a call at (804) 924-2236, option 1. We look forward to hearing from you!