Mental health
Trigger
I have lymphedema in my arm and hands post BC
I have worked so hard on it but there is a visible difference
One thing I don’t think people talk about enough with hand lymphedema is how mentally exhausting social situations can become.
I get triggered during meals because people naturally look at your hands when you eat. Even if they don’t mean harm, the staring or noticing makes me intensely self-conscious. There were times I would literally stop eating or avoid eating around people just so I wouldn’t have to feel watched.
It sounds small to people who haven’t experienced it, but when a visible difference constantly pulls attention to a part of your body you struggle with emotionally, it can really affect you
I’m trying to work through it, but some days it still gets to me more than I’d like to admit.
I could not eat or sleep yesterday from my mental pain