# @chriswillx on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CDwb7XTFjJy
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/20104650-chriswillx-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2020-08-11T17:07:14.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Chris Williamson (@chriswillx) — https://gondola.cc/chriswillx

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Achilles operation time tomorrow 🦿
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I’ve made it 32 years without being unconscious, breaking anything or needing an operation, I guess that’s an ok record.
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It’s trite to say that you learn a lot from adversity but I’ve pulled a ton of lessons out of the last week.
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I still wouldn’t say that snapping an Achilles feels like a fair price to pay, but it’s less bad than it was.
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The human body is crazy. I’ve had huge dumps of dopamine throughout this week and today especially. There’s something on the horizon which my body and mind needs to rally together to overcome and it looks like the limbic system has taken over now.
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Scared for the operation tomorrow but genuinely I’m intrigued to see how I’ll get on. Curiosity is such a useful personality trait man.
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“Fear of the future is fixed by being genuinely curious about it.”
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Similarly, I’ve taken back control of what I can by researching the best supplementation & recovery protocols I could find (thanks to everyone who has helped here). Every step in that direction has made me feel tons better.
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“Action is the antidote to anxiety.”
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Finally, I’ve realised I’m sick of being someone who just talks a good game.
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I can give it big licks about antifragility, the dichotomy of control, leaning into discomfort blah blah, but what use is armchair philosophising about this stuff when I lead a life where the only challenges are ones I opt to engage in??
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I want to see what happens when these lessons are forged in the genuine fear & discomfort of reality.
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“It’s not enough to learn a lesson, you must live it.”
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In short, I’m scared but have been wholly surprised at the durability my own system has found. It’s a level of resilience I didn’t even know existed in me.
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Thank you to all my friends who have reached out, very very meaningful. I’d love to see you over the next month while I’m mostly horizontal at home - if you’re in Newcastle and have an hour spare then swing by.
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Food, dog photos & nudes are recommended by my clinician to aid recovery, my DMs are open 📩
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#achilles #achillesrehab #achillesrupture #achillesrecovery #podcast #productivity #lifehacks #peptides #tb500 #bpc157 #collagen

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