... appreciate it more. THE TRANSITION CYCLE First Shock Initially I had a sense of disbelief. I couldn't understand why this had to happen to me. I couldn't imagine returning to my previous self, an energetic and hard working individual with so much ahead of me. Provisional Adjustment As time passed, such feelings began fading away. Many were doing their best to help me out in every way possible. Knowing people wanted me to return to my normal self, instilled some hope. I altered my behaviour to adapt to the circumstances helping myself out, by returning to university and attending gym. Inner Contradictions Around June, I felt I was going down. I began questioning myself, and felt that my will was decreasing. Questions such as: "Will I ever manage to return to normal?" passed through my mind. I was going through a phase of cognitive dissonance (Williams, 1999). On the one hand my mind ...

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