I personally really struggled with loving my "sick self" - aka myself whenever I wasn't feeling well and was feeling sick.
I felt like I was failing at life, unworthy of love, and given the mystery factor in my illness back then: also like I was doing something wrong without knowing what.
I liked myself when I was feeling well and could actually do things, get things done, live up to expectations.
But whenever all of that fell away - boom. Felt miserable about myself.
I was still kind and loving towards myself. I just couldn't imagine others being able to love me in this state.
I felt like I was failing everyone.
And it's so sad, because life is already really hard when your body seems to be giving up on you. Not doing what you want.
Barely functioning.
The added feeling that you're failing everyone is the last thing you need in such a moment.
Quite the contrary: you need extra love and support. ❤️
Not less.
So I channelled a healing to heal exactly that. To restore the self-love for your sick self. To feel worthy of love when you're sick. That you're not any less of a being when you're going through that.
❤️