Suppressing your feelings is worse than embracing them – that’s what I learned today 🙂

It’s 4: 19 PM on day 579 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, feed myself boiled vegetables and chutney for breakfast, prepare and  publish my Disability of the Day feature, update My Book Shelf and work.

This morning laying in bed waiting for my mother to take me to the bathroom I was overcome by frustration and jealously that other people could go to the bathroom without giving it a second  thought whereas I had to think where’s mommy, is she busy, where’s sisi (our housekeeper) , is she busy before I even decided if I wanted to go to the bathroom (it’s quite heartbreaking) and with the frustration and jealousy came guilt because I didn’t want anyone to feel guilty for being able to walk by the same token I didn’t want anybody to take their abilities for granted (sometimes I hear people complain about how crappy their lives are and I get so mad not because I think my problems are bigger than theirs but because they have so much and just don’t see it) but now I realize I had no reason to feel guilty I have a right to my feelings. Do you suppress or embrace your feelings?