Feeling Useless

@leateagee (3667)
China
March 12, 2013 7:38am CST
As I've posted a few weeks ago, there are several post partum practices that I have to follow. And so I am in the 22nd day. For these days I was confined in the bedroom, my mom brings me food to eat and helps me practically all the things I need from outside. I have never felt so helpless and useless in my entire life. I felt weak and my days are meaningless. In the first few days it was strictly bed rest but I'm glad I can move around the room and help take care of my baby now. How about you? Have you ever felt useless or helpless? How did you cope with situations like this?
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14 responses
• Malaysia
12 Mar 13
when i encounter an accident back to 2 year ago, i never realise that my right leg and right hand is broken......hmmm i have to in the bed rest for 1 year, i can't move or walking coz the pain i get is something for real. for 1 year i am so useless feel, lucky my friend did not know and this hahaha save man face ma....so how do i cope? hmmm just accept the faith that i now is not normal and need some freak medication take, i can't help my family to earn money. yeah the useless word is the right word to choose.
@leateagee (3667)
• China
12 Mar 13
. Good you're in good health now. Wow, i think I'll be depressed if that happens to me. I mean, one by year? Also being unable to help the family earn is another reason to be sad. Well, sometimes it's good that friends should know so they could help and be of moral support.
@leateagee (3667)
• China
13 Mar 13
I believe you. I am a Physical therapist in my previous job and education. I understand that you don't your friends to see your agonizing moment. I think your friends see you as a very strong person. You should also show to them that there are moments that you need them in a different way.
• Malaysia
12 Mar 13
i still remember that when i go to physio to exercise the hand and leg, i almost cry in the eye for the hell pain but 1 for sure is that i scream like hell, hahaha. yeah 1 year bed rest, i don't lie. is good to have friend but i never love to let them see my ugly face of useless hahaha
@missjahn (4574)
• Philippines
13 Mar 13
i also experienced the same thing before when i have an upper hand fractured at left part. i'd been bedridden for i guess a year or more than it. i was not even recovered for three years but i was a little bit healed during that time. even now, i must exert total carefulness not to force my muscles and bones because i am afraid to get fractured it again. oh well, during that time, i was really being aided by my mother, siblings and even my boyfriend day and night. even if i change my clothes, eat and even simple and easy things, they were there to support me. that was the most terrible ever happened to me in my entire life. i just pray to God about my situation and He never failed me. so be patient :)
@leateagee (3667)
• China
13 Mar 13
I had been very patient. Thanks. Physical injuries really make us helpless. Family members and loved ones are the important people who are always ready to lend a hand.
• Philippines
12 Mar 13
Hello leateagee, you don't have to feel this way because were only human after all and sometimes we need to take a break and rest. you can't do anything when your sick, or your gonna get worst. besides, it's a matter of time before you can recover and do your best again. don't worry things will go well for you. have a nice day
@leateagee (3667)
• China
13 Mar 13
Thanks. I'm not just used to. I try not to get ill so I can always be active.
@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
13 Mar 13
With regards to taking care of my newly born kids, I was always the one who took care of them, except for my eldest son coz I was still studying that time and my mother in law insisted on focusing my time in studying and so she and my sister in law took turns in taking care of my eldest. I didn't feel useless coz I had a lot of things to do since I was graduating a few months after. Taking care of all the kids never made me feel really useless or meaningless. It was my sole responsibility. And I think I have actually did more than what I should have coz...well, it's another story....
@leateagee (3667)
• China
13 Mar 13
I agree. I just felt useless because I cannot go out of the bedroom to be more useful. I enjoy taking care of my baby. I challenged everyday.
@niki5510 (61)
• Bulgaria
12 Mar 13
I felt helpless when I came back home from the hospital where I spent two weeks after operation of broken head of femour.I live alone as I lost my family.I sat on the sofa,looked around and understood that I could do nothing!I was hungry but couldn`t go to the kitchen.I was thirsty and had no water around.Then came the old woman living next door bringing me some hot soup.In an hour came two of my friends bringing me a wheelchair and moved the furniture.Then I understood that everything is possible when you have good friends and a strong will to overcome the disaster.I spent five months in a wheelchair and on crutches and I think this was a very good lesson for me as I realised what are the significant things in my life and felt stronger.
@leateagee (3667)
• China
13 Mar 13
Be grateful for people who are very supportive. These people are blessings to you. I think you are a good person because though you didn't ask, they felt that you needed help.
@krizzay (22)
12 Mar 13
Yes. I've felt like that many times already. But we have different experiences. one of these was when our teacher assigned us to have a reporting in a particular topic. As the leader, I immediately prepared all the stuffs that we need for our report. When that day arrived, I was so excited because I know our group is really ready to present our assigned topic. Minutes passed by, one of my classmates who happened to be the teacher's pet went inside our classroom and said that the reporting will no longer occur because their group didn't prepare about it. I was really devastated at that time. :(
@leateagee (3667)
• China
13 Mar 13
That's too bad. I will feel the same as you. The teacher should have allowed your group to present since you are ready. I hate teacher's pets.
@dandan07 (1906)
• China
12 Mar 13
When I was in the college, I had to pull out a wisdom tooth. After went back from the hospital, I found that blood can not stop, I felt that I was so exhausted that to keep myself awake. I soon went to bed to have a rest. After more than 12 hours sleep, I felt a little better but the blood still did not totally stop and I can not use my month to have something to eat. At that time, I was away from my family, unhealthy and hungry. The lone and the feeling of useless made me unhappy and miss my family.
@leateagee (3667)
• China
12 Mar 13
. Oh I could feel you. I was away too from my family to work abroad so whenever I get ill I feel so lonely and helpless. But now, my mom is with me so though I feel useless I m still thankful she came.
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
14 Mar 13
Cuddle your baby and feel the bond. You will not have this time again. Do gentle exercises to get strong again and enjoy being cared for. But most of love love your precius one and don't be hard on yourself. God bless you
@allknowing (130176)
• India
12 Mar 13
You must be the kind who always likes to do be independent of others. Now wait a minute. Surely you can't deliver your own baby?
@leateagee (3667)
• China
13 Mar 13
Surely I can not. Do you know anybody that has done that?
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
13 Mar 13
Why do you have to stay in your room and just have to rest my friend? I know that there are post partum blues, but is this one of your post partum blues or is just your custom?
• Indonesia
14 Mar 13
Oh, I’ve felt this before. It’s happened when the people at the workplace have bullied me. They were just trying to make me resign. At that moment I’ve never felt as useless as I felt back then. To tell the truth, I blamed myself for it. And feel so depressed about it. But then situation changed to be better and become to be favoring me. I hope you can feel better soon. It’s so bad to have to be in bed rest all day for a while. I can understand why you feel helpless.
• Philippines
12 Mar 13
Well it's okay everybody usually passed to the that kind passion in life the most important is you recover past keep it up you are not useless everything happened was with purpose
@leateagee (3667)
• China
12 Mar 13
. You are right. Everything happens with a purpose. I have realized that I should use this moment to reflect on things I should do when I get back on my feet.
@madu52 (78)
• Thailand
13 Mar 13
hi, first i like to give small advice for you . you must change your mind first.then you try enjoy your life well.i think your boy friend is angry with you.if i right please you can find new friend like me...........(joke).you can storn your mind well.you can get help your best friend.
• United States
12 Mar 13
I felt this a lot before. I was sick for a month and I feel so helpless those days. I lose weight alot and friends are visiting me, and I thought to myself am I dying lol. But what I did was I tried to be strong, eat and rest a lot, and here I am now, healthy and have more strength to face challenges in life ^_^
@leateagee (3667)
• China
12 Mar 13
Good for you! I am so glad you didn't give up at least you were able to join this discussion. . Moments like this I've realized that we can reflect on our life in general.