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How to be happy and cope during times of severe sicknessBY: David Prakash Kumar | Category: Health and Fitness | Post Date: 2009-08-22
There are hundreds of new illnesses that affect the human race every year. There are also diseases that man has known for a long time that can cause death and sickness in many people. There are people who get sick suddenly and others may be weak and sickly for a long time. Whatever be the cause or duration of the sickness, it can lead to lack of acceptance and also stress and anxiety. Many people who are sick are very depressed. This article aims to give a few ideas to try to make these people cope with their sickness. There are a few things that the sick person can do to forget the pain and suffering related to the sickness. 1. Positive attitude: During times of sever sickness, asking the sick person to be happy and cope is very difficult. The person can be asked to have a positive attitude. This is easier said than done. A sick individual to have a positive attitude is very difficult. This is because in all the sickness and pain, people usually tend to display only negative attitudes like denial and anger. Professional help can be sought to make the person accept the disease and also to decrease the depression. 2. Hobby: If a person who became sick already had a hobby that can be continued, then the individual can be asked to continue the same hobby. If the individual is not able to continue the same hobby due to the sickness, then the person can be asked to focus on another hobby. This will help some of the people with severe sickness to cope and also be happy. These hobbies should be safe for the sick patient and they should not exacerbate the condition. 3. Support groups: There are various support groups that are present that help the individuals who are affected by a particular chronic disease to cope with the situation. There are Parkinson's disease support groups and also for diseases like Motor Neuron Disease, Muscular dystrophy. These support groups extent professional help to the people who have severe sickness. The sick person also gets the chance to meet others who have similar problems. This will make the person feel that they are not alone in a sickness. 4. Religion: Religion and prayer are things that have brought peace to hundreds and thousands of people around the world. Most of the human beings get closer to religion and God only when they have problems. This is more so when the problem is a disease. Regular prayer and religious activities will give peace to many people. 5. Family support: This is the most important thing that is necessary for the person to feel happy and be able to cope. The family also should understand the situation of the sick person and not distance themselves from the sick person. The sick person should have adequate time to themselves. At the same time, they should also feel that they are still an integral part of the family. Whenever possible the sick person should be made to participate in various family gatherings and rituals. This will help the sick person to feel better and to cope. People who suffer from chronic illness that have little hope for cure may be very depressed . Helping them with the above activities will surely go a long way in helping them to cope with the disease. Article Source: http://www.saching.com About Author / Additional Info: I am a physiotherapist and also a freelance writer. I have been writing for many blogs and websites and also take up freelance assignments. Comments are welcome at prakashdavid@rediffmail.com Additional Articles: * The Beauty Of Koh Samui And Its Exotic Beaches * Find Cheap Travel International Tickets Online * Cost effectiveness analysis * TRUE LOVE - Attraction and love * Monitoring Social Media is Important for Business Does this article violate or infringe on your copyright ? It is a violation of our terms for authors to submit content which they did not write and claim it as their own. If this article infringes on your copyrights, then use our Contact us form with the detailed proof of infringement along with the offending article's title, URL and writer name. If you do not hear back from us then contact us again in another 10 days. Thank you. Comments on this article: (0 comments so far) * Additional comments are now closed for this article *
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