>But, understanding losses leads to more gain potential, right?

I fully agree with this. 
And I think that today in society what abounds is that individuals, people do not have a deep knowledge of their own and that is well known by those who control the media, which is why they do manipulate people so easily. So I believe that anything that helps us to know ourselves better is a gain. As it is learning to have control of ourselves.

Maybe, you will not be the same but that does not mean that you are not going to be fine. When things happen to us and impact us strongly in one way or another we change, and that includes health issues. I had a heart attack a couple of weeks ago and I'm still recovering. If you ask me if I feel like I am the same person as before I would say no for several reasons. I don't think I'll be the same in some ways, but I am okay with it and that is what matters.

I hope you fill better today :)

Bro take care of your self for your family and friends. I know you are a brave man. You are sick but you can go your work. I know bro work is important but health is first.

> Have you noticed that everyone believes they know themselves well? Yet, very few people seem able to control themselves well? 

I have once asked myself this question that if truly someone understand his or herself why is it still difficult to control some emotions. We are never perfect and that is why we are humans trying to learn everyday.

>Have you noticed that everyone believes they know themselves well?

I often sit on my leg. I did this numerous times. So few weeks ago I was sitting like that and then stood up. I heard some kind of  noise in my leg. Next few days I was barely able to walk. And I feel pain even now...

I never knew that I can be so fragile. But what annoys me the most is that this happened in such stupid way...

You are fucking amazing man, as a man that's been working sick too, i can say how strong you are. We set our own limits, we bite how much we think we can. Good thing that you are testing yourself, better then world putting you on the spot.Keep it up, great post! 

In the months of October and November last year I didn't feel any better health wise . I visited the clinic almost every day and series of tests were ran yet I was told I'm okay but inside of me I'm not, I couldn't really explain how I feel but I got no strengthen and my foot hots . I was advised to change environmental for a month which I did and when since in my new environment, I had forgotten what really brought me to the location.

Maybe you try same, reduce your work load, and interact more with nature and give off a little on screen. Be healthy my friend.

This past week of work has been hectic. I haven't been *sick,* per se, but I've been *off.* Part of the fun of chronic illness is the constant question of, "is this a virus, or just autoimmune crap?" I've had to work regardless because other librarians at my small branch were out of state dealing with family drama.

Indeed, the easiest way to gain control over something is to understand it in the first place - and that includes our very selves.

Many times, I dabble into things that pique my interest, but them degrade gradually with my balance with all of them, basically losing control. But I think I get it now: I am not the kind, or rather, I am not particularly designed to juggle many things at once.

I am terrible at concentrating on more than one thing at a time, so I just fumble at maintaining balance when there's so much at hand for me. 

With this understanding, I am learning, unlearning, and relearning. And this includes shedding some weight. 

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You sure have been through a lot overtime, but you still manage to pull through. That's top-notch resilience!

I do hope you recover soon, as it can be quite sickening and tiring to be sick and tired. 

Well I believe that those who say they know themselves don't always know what they're talking about; in my opinion it is not easy to get to know each other thoroughly, it requires great introspection, before understanding who we are we have to dedicate a lot of time to it. Then of course those who really get to know each other then have an edge in knowing how to manage themselves, always obvious in my opinion. I admire your commitment and your try to go beyond the limits, every limit is made to be exceeded and you can manage to always set the bar a little higher, you seem like a strong person. A hug!

I would rather rest than test myself under different conditions :P :)It is good to know what one is capable of but there's also a fact - what's the point? This is my view but being professional is not to engage when you need rest. We all reach a point where we need rest. Take care.

Being sick and tired sucks.  And worse when it's constant.

> I am not sure what constitutes a professional

Sometimes I feel like people just move the goalposts around so they can find some definition which makes them a professional and optionally may simultaneously exclude someone else from being a professional, especially if they need the "status" to "win" an argument or something XD

Do you remember being/seeing that age where you're quite sure that if [this] happened then you would "just" do [that] to swiftly and effectively and efficiently and heroically and easily deal with it unlike those other losers who reacted badly or stayed way too long in that bad relationship etc? I feel like that's the mindset a lot of people are stuck in.

There’s got to be a better way than meds, more often than not medications hide one symptom only to cause numerous other issues, then there is yet another med for it. 

10 years ago I almost had a specialist put me on a “life-long” meds for a misdiagnosed issue.  Since then I am not so trusting.  It is fortunately that I refused and the problem went away naturally.

> But, life goes on, eh?

It does indeed and wtf can one do about that🤣 just gotta keep paddling broh!


> If we knew ourselves well, we would take more responsibility for how we felt

I had a picture on my phone many years ago, I think I shared it on some social media... Let me go look for it. It describes that insanelt good

When I first got covid, I was lying on the bed and could not eat anything except frozen cherries. When I got worse at night, I ate cherries. Then I read that cherries are good for blood vessels, thin the blood, and contain anthocyanins.

I think I get sick only one time during winter in a year. So far, I have continued to work even if I was ill and had fever. Thus, I am very professional as well :)