mystie,

Are you getting enough sleep ? And if not being too nosey, do you exercise and watch your diet/nutrition ? I'm not at all meaning dieting, just watching what you eat.

Scorpio is right. I was doing fairly well the past couple of days, but i have insomnia. I literally hadn't slept in 2 weeks and it hit me like a freight train yesterday. I was begging my husband to take me to the hospital i was so out of it i was weak and numb and literally thought my mind was gone. I took some sleep meds to make myself sleep. Sleep deprivation can intensify your anxiety and depression symptoms times a hundred. I'm still anxious but i can atleast function now.

Hi Scorio, yesterday i was also completetly exhuausted but had a little less sleep then usual. TOday Islept about 12 hours and wanted to keep sleeping.
Nutrition waxes and wanes but have been taking vitamins for a few weeks now.
My doctor is also ruling out other illness because I have mentioned more than once that I feel I may have CFS. I don't believe all my exhaustion is just due to depression as we have for years believed.
I just feel so sick of the fight right now.

By all means, listen to your Dr. and if sleep is what you need, definitely sleep. I do... I have put things aside that I need to get done (well besides my daily work at the office) on the weekends and in the evenings just to assure my body is getting the rest it needs.

I sure hope you feel better soon. I sure wish I had some advice for you but PLEASE don't give up on things. You'll get better... try to focus on something positive and pamper yourself a bit somehow. Perhaps getting a massage, pedicure, etc... anything that will make you feel good about yourself.

Hang in there it will get better.

thank you everyone.

We enjoy having you in this life with us Mystie. :-) Today may be a bad day but there will be better days ahead.

Sleep and activity will definitely help. ScorpioBliss is right. If you aren't getting counseling, you should. You need to be able to see a brighter side of life.

Mystie

I have been doing pretty well but yesterday I got so tired after lunch I lay down and took a two hour nap. So if you feel tired, sleep. hang in there. Don' t give up I felt exactly the way you do in March and things are looking much better since I found a med (zoloft) that seems to be working for me. My prayers are with you.

Mystie, I agree with the others about sleeping, exercising and eating nutritionally sound food. Also I assume you're on meds but maybe they haven't kicked in yet or the dr hasn't found the right ones for you. Meds, the right ones, and taking care of yourself will make you feel so much better. I've been where you are and I'm doing so well now. This pain will go away. You are in my prayers.

Yes, for all of us it is a struggle sometimes. Many days I have to force myself to do things. It's so easy to give up and do nothing. However, the rewards of moving forward despite all this are great. I actually feel totally at peace sometimes. I look forward to those moments. Not so long ago, I felt like you.

Thank you goldfish :)
on days like today its hard to remember that some days are far worse than others.

COgirlI am in DBT right now, but I find it not working too well. It seems the group discussion is spent with all the women talking about there individual issues from the week and my understanding was that that was not allowed during group. I am suppose to be receiving one on one with a counselor once a week but have yet to have those set up. I asked the pdoc is CBT would be better but he thinks not.
I think working is wearing me down as well. I just had a whole bunch of blood work
taken because Ive mentioned to my family doc again that I think I have CFS.

philly53you're right I should just sleep, but when I dont and get mad at myself for feeling so tired I get more upset, but then I usually continue further on a downslide. I get so exhausted if feels like I cant move and my muscles ache and hurt and that makes my anxiety increase wondering how Ill get through the day.

laniecherr....I am on meds and the pdoc is still working on the increases for the anxiety. I will just have to try to rest more on days like today and try to remember that I need to keep fighting. It is just so hard.

Thank you ECCI too hope to feel some moments of peace soon. I hope!

Thanks again to everyone and anyone I may have missed.