Some people use coffee, some Coke/Pepsi, some drink Dr Pepper to keep their energy and emotional level up. Caffeine and sugar, buzzzzzzz. You know.
Look, I appreciate what you all are saying, but to try to give you a "clue" as to what CHRONIC FATIGUE is all about....my doctor has me on a prescription of Amphetamine (I'm sure you know what that is!).....just so I can get out of bed every day and try to keep my job. I also take the caffine pills to help out the amphetamine b/c it is a low dose the doctor has me on. You would think that would have me so "jacked up" that I would be bouncing off the walls....but it doesn't! However, due to the FIBROMYALGIA......I can't sleep b/c that is a sleeping disorder (among other things)so I have to take strong sleeping pills to be able to sleep at night. Oh, and don't forget all the pain meds in between these two great prescriptions. And now, I am having to see my doctor about possible AD to boot. So, I have it all at one time or another......the "uppers and the downers"....that's what they really are.
As Mrs. CAC said, I "look" healthy as a horse, so nobody belives anything is really wrong. I have to put up with those attitudes at work all the time. "You just need to drink warm milk before bedtime, etc." "Have you tried soaking in a tub of hot water?" PLEASE!!!
Yes, I do believe that mental attitude has a lot to do with it....very, very much to do with it! But, that is partly why I come to you all looking for support.
I guess it does sound like I am just offering up "excuses" all the time. And, you are right, when I am unhappy it does drain the energy. Emotions are powerful! That is what I am trying to say here. When you feel "dead" on the inside....it is hard to try to make a dead body do what needs to be done. Have you ever worked with a corpse? It doesn't cooperate very well. You can scream all day long at it and tell it what it needs to do, but how much is it going to do if it is dead?
I just don't need to even post when I am this depressed. It gets everyone down. Thanks Mrs. CAC.......I needed the compassion.
It is not about what you feel should work in your M. It is about doing the work that gets the right results. Do what works!
