Thread, a reflection:
It's hard to describe how often throughout the work day I'll surprise myself by how 'on it' I am.
Before #keto, while on massive doses of #epilepsy meds, I would sit in a meeting, take exhaustive notes, yet struggle to recall action items a mere hour later.
It's hard to describe how often throughout the work day I'll surprise myself by how 'on it' I am.
Before #keto, while on massive doses of #epilepsy meds, I would sit in a meeting, take exhaustive notes, yet struggle to recall action items a mere hour later.
I would have multiple projects running simultaneously and struggle with remembering which deliverables were for what campaign, the resources assigned - people would ask me questions and I would have to dig through pages of notes to come up with the answer.
I regularly suffered from impostor syndrome. I didn't feel competent in my work, especially when running meetings. My colleagues had it so together and I felt like such a mess, unable to recall even the most high-level details.
Fast-forward to today, where I am absolutely *killing it* at work. I've become the Person Who Knows Everything. I'm being asked to assist in departmental process improvement. My colleagues come to me with questions and instead of...
...fumbling around looking for the answer, my brain just delivers the response without my needing to pause for even a second. In these moments I genuinely surprise myself, and marvel at just how fucking cool it is that I *remember* things.
I'm clear, concise, and never struggle to find the right words. They just appear when I need them. I have such an overwhelming gratitude for this and never take it for granted, especially after years of struggling just to keep up. Now I am excelling and it...
...blows my mind at least once a day.
At the same time, I do harbor some frustration with a medical system that discouraged me from utilizing diet to control my #seizures and instead kept me in a drugged stupor for decades, holding me back from my full potential.
At the same time, I do harbor some frustration with a medical system that discouraged me from utilizing diet to control my #seizures and instead kept me in a drugged stupor for decades, holding me back from my full potential.
But I eventually made it on my own. I'm here, I'm healthier and stronger than I've ever been, and working ever harder to maintain the ass-kicking momentum.
Don't let anyone tell you what you can't do.
Instead, show them what you *can* do, and shut them up for good.
Don't let anyone tell you what you can't do.
Instead, show them what you *can* do, and shut them up for good.
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