Neglect

1. • ne·glect

     niˈglekt/

     verb

     verb: neglect; 3rd person present: neglects; past tense: neglected; past participle: neglected; gerund or present participle: neglecting

     1. 1.

        fail to care for properly.

        "the old churchyard has been sadly neglected"

        synonyms:

        fail to look after, leave alone, abandon, desert; More literaryforsake "she neglected the children" uncared for, abandoned; mistreated, maltreated; literaryforsaken "neglected animals" derelict, dilapidated, tumbledown, ramshackle, untended "a neglected cottage"

        antonyms:

        cherish, look after

        • not pay proper attention to; disregard.

          "you neglect our advice at your peril"

          synonyms:

          pay no attention to, let slide, not attend to, be remiss about, be lax about, leave undone, shirk More "he's neglecting his work" disregard, ignore, pay no attention to, take no notice of, pay no heed to, overlook; disdain, scorn, spurn "don't neglect our advice" disregarded, forgotten, overlooked, ignored, unrecognized, unnoticed, unsung, underestimated, undervalued, unappreciated "a neglected masterpiece of prose"

          antonyms:

          concentrate on, heed

        • fail to do something.

          "he neglected to write to her"

          synonyms:

          fail, omit, forget "I neglected to inform her"

          antonyms:

          remember

     noun

     noun: neglect

     1.

     the state or fact of being uncared for.

     "animals dying through disease or neglect"

     synonyms:

     disrepair, dilapidation, deterioration, shabbiness, disuse, abandonment; raredesuetude "the place had an air of neglect

     -(Google search, Sept. 2014)
     I am fascinated with the idea of phantom-limb pain, that I remember learning about in Psychology classes, but I hadn't heard of neglect until I was diagnosed with it.I have left side neglect, where I do not recognize the left side of my body.See previous posts on "George" and "Bob." My PTs at Neuroworx assure me that they are well studied on the area, I present much like a stroke victim and they keep pushing me in the area too.
     
     In my physical progress  with having my new home be a "wheelchair free zone." I have noticed that the next step is to continue to address my left side neglect. I am now strong enough to do so, whereas before, I did not have the mental connection or stamina to build the physical strength to confront this. One step at a time here. I am increasingly aware of my mind's compensating to help me feel balanced and the more aware I am the more I am convinced that the best way to overcome this, is to stop compensating and deal with the reality that I need to stop "sleepwalking" around and mindfully do everything. My new Bishop here in Murray is visiting with me twice a week to make sure that I have the support that I need. I love Bishop Watkins. He gave me a book, 'The Compound Effect,' which explain this need that we all have to consciously make all of our decisions. It is a self-help business book, but has parallels to my recovery.With this and an online training program at BrainHQ.com that my Pa found and got me a subscription to, I continue to make strides to overcome this.

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