21: "Do you need any help?"
11/15/24 • 23 min
I find myself constantly being grumpy with people who just want to help, and equally grumpy with people who don't offer! It is this contradictory mindset that I explore in this episode which hides a deeper fear of being vulnerable. As I come to terms with my disabilities, the move from being carer to being cared for is hard.
As always, I offer you this latest episode in full recognition that I am a bit foggy brained today and my dog Maisie is barking at everything that moves!
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I find myself constantly being grumpy with people who just want to help, and equally grumpy with people who don't offer! It is this contradictory mindset that I explore in this episode which hides a deeper fear of being vulnerable. As I come to terms with my disabilities, the move from being carer to being cared for is hard.
As always, I offer you this latest episode in full recognition that I am a bit foggy brained today and my dog Maisie is barking at everything that moves!
Get full access to Paul Ian Clarke at paulianclarke.substack.com/subscribe
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Life with Long Covid - 21: "Do you need any help?"
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For many people . The COVID-19 pandemic has passed and is not giving much thought or news coverage ,
Speaker 1yet there's a growing number of people who have reported symptoms that have never left them .
Speaker 1Many of them have had these symptoms for years .
Speaker 1Th
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