Update - Take Your Body Seriously.
Over the past few days, I’ve been quite unwell. This has been entirely my own fault. I’m going to put it bluntly- I’ve been constipated. I treated it like it was something to be embarrassed about. What was really embarrassing was putting off getting help because I didn’t want others to know. I could barely bring myself to tell my tutors, the main people who are supposed to be looking out for my health. In fact, the only reason I did is because it was getting so bad I almost had to go to after-hours. Treating it this way has lead to various consequences. I’ve been in even more constant pain than usual. I tried to just have a “trooper mindset” and pretend nothing was wrong, but all that lead to was me being practically bedridden in pain and unable to eat the moment I got home. I’ve had to miss out on doing some activities too; yesterday we were supposed to do a tour of the local museums but I was too unwell. Even worse, I haven't been able to work on my blog! If I have gained a...