30/07/2024
《很久沒有病人在我面前哭了》
已經好一段時間沒有病人在我面前哭了。
相信我不是特別好的哭訴對象，也不太會說話。
但很開心他信任如此冷面的治療師，亦很慶幸他得以道出心中的失落。
他是一位香港隊運動員，正值高峰期準備參加世界賽事。卻在訓練期間髕骨肌腱斷裂，需要進行修補手術並固定膝關節一段時間，伴隨半年以上的復康時間代表他錯過了參賽的大好機會。
本是性格樂天的他非常積極參與復康計劃，甚至每次見面都為診所帶來不少歡樂氣氛。
可是今天他卻鼓起勇氣揭開了開朗的面紗，終於露出失意落寞的一面。
說實在，今天的他似乎更真實。
「我覺得我仲未接受到呢件事，我一直以嚟保持樂觀，但發現我仲未消化到呢件事。」
也是，如此傷患影響甚深，加上正值表現高峰卻錯過重要賽事，哪有這麼容易消化得了。
「其實你唔需要樂觀面對。」
傷患本來就是負面的，那為甚麼要笑着面對？
「積極面對，不等如要快樂面對。」
這一句，令他淚湧，也令他平復。
同時這件事也令我體會甚深，所以想寫下這篇文章以作記錄，更想要受傷的各位知道It‘s ok to be NOT okay.
It's important to be aware of that injury recovery can be a challenging and difficult process, with ups and downs. One must acknowledges that it's okay to experience a range of emotions, but only positivity.
Sometimes there can be pressure to appear positive and optimistic, but please be reassured that it's acceptable to have negative emotions or struggle at times during your recovery journey.
After all, an injury is not a good thing to happen. So why do we have to be all positive towards such negativity?
The focus should rather be on the recovery process itself, not maintaining a positive facade.
Having a major injury is hard and, in worse cases, can definitely ruin your sports career and plans. Allow yourself to experience the full range of emotions in a compassionate way, rather than feeling obligated to be upbeat at all times during the recovery process.
