Why me? Why not?
The "Why me?" question was certainly one that entered my mind after being diagnosed. Some wonder what they have done to deserve this. Some feel that life is out to get them. It's a slippery slope and often leads to feeling like a powerless victim.
I think a more appropriate question is "Why not me?" Statistically, the chances of any one individual developing multiple sclerosis are small; but, the chance of someone developing multiple sclerosis is 100%. Why shouldn't that someone be me?
This can be applied to a lot of things, and there are much worse situations to be facing than getting diagnosed with MS. Actually, even the ability to ask the question "Why me?" is a bit of a luxury. An obvious example of this would be any of the people killed in car accidents today. They woke up this morning just like every other day, got in their car, and instantly they are gone. Those people never had the chance to ask the question.
Comments
Interesting comment. I think how you react to diagnosis depends largely on whether you're the "glass half full" or the "glass half empty " personality. I was lucky to be the former so can honestly say I never thought "why me?" but rather " why not me". As we say in our family " @#@% happens!".
Jools
Posted by: JGould | September 25, 2006 04:56 PM