Disability can have a huge impact on your life, both physically and mentally. If you’re like most people, you may struggle to adjust to your disability. You may feel lonely or alone, and you may struggle with daily personal activities. Accepting your disability is not easy, but you have a choice and control of your life and can find a method to help yourself manage limits, overcome problems, and establish a happy life.

There are five main ways that you can minimise the impact of your disability on your life:

• Seek health care or medical professional advice early on in your diagnosis. It’s important to understand all the different options available to you so that you can make informed decisions about how to best live with your condition. Along with being patient with yourself, it may take time for adjustments to be made, but ultimately, things will start going in the right direction.

• Don’t let mobility restrictions stop you from living a full and productive life. There are many ways around these limitations, and finding creative solutions is key to getting through tough times.

• Practice self-care regularly. Taking care of yourself mentally and emotionally helps reduce stress and makes it easier to deal with a disability on a day-to-day basis. Self-care includes things like getting enough rest, exercising regularly, eating nutritious foods, avoiding harmful substances, spending time alone in peace and quietness, etc.

• Find support groups for people with disabilities. This is an important step in building relationships with other disabled individuals who will be there to share advice and support during tough times.

• Set realistic goals instead of focusing only on completing tasks. instead of trying to reach unrealistic expectations about what you can and should do every day. Set goals that will challenge you but are still an amenable task for your current level.

• Learn as much about your condition as possible. Knowledge is power; knowing what things are normal for someone with your condition will make them less surprising and harder to deal with when they happen unexpectedly. 

As a result, if you consider these things in your life, they will have an impact and will help to reduce the disability effects in your life, allowing you to live a happier and healthier life. 

Talk to us if you need any kind of advice for you or your loved ones; Bharosa is always available!