nina И_Нина Добрев 28/07/2024

И_Нина Добрев 28/07/2024 nina Glad I don’t KNEE’D those crutches anymore. They finally got me Christopher WALKen. Okay, dad jokes aside… “Brace yourself” this is a long video and even longer caption. Last one 😂🫣 A lot of people in the comments have been asking “what happened”, “how are you doing”, “when will you be able to walk”. Etc. I like to keep things light and funny on here. But when I first got hurt, Lindsey Vonn posted about her knee surgery and it made me feel less alone. So I decided to share my experience in the hopes that it helps others in the same situation find comfort or at least know what to expect on the long road to recovering from a torn ACL, meniscus and in my case, also a tibial plateau fracture. It sucks. I’m not gonna sugar coat it. Sometimes the universe sends you a message that you don’t really want to hear. In my case, the universe wasn’t not asking… it was telling me to slow down. As someone who identifies as a “highly independent person” who is also a “busy body” that can’t sit still, this has been an especially challenging time. Being immobile and having to be so dependent on others hasn’t been easy. Asking for help is even harder, but I haven’t had a choice. My community of friends, have really showed up for me in such a beautiful way. You know who you are. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Because the truth is, everyone talks about the physical pain (and yes it has been extremely painful) of an injury but seldomly do they talk about the mental toll it takes. I had a lot of anxiety when I first got injured, because I didn’t want to “bother” people or be an inconvenience. I’ve been really struggling with the loud voices in my head that keep saying “you’re a burden”. I have some work to do still in therapy. I’m learning that community is important. We can’t do everything all alone. My body has been so stagnant for so long, finally getting to move, and slowly start putting pressure on my leg has changed my mental state so much. I’m trying to be kinder to myself, to remind myself that this is temporary and it will get better. Since started walking & traveling a bit I’ve been feeling much more positive, I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel💫