
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Support Group
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) describes a sense of exhaustion and post-exertion malaise, even when you have gotten enough rest and sleep. The disease is characterized by six months of incapacitating fatigue experienced as profound exhaustion and extremely poor stamina, and problems with concentration and short-term memory. The cause is unknown, but it is a...

RhondaSonShine
I used to be a computer programmer and 'analysis paralysis' was a term used for someone stuck on the analysis cycle, never coming up with a conclusion, and therefore suffered paralysis from the exhaustion. I think this appropriately describes the quest to find the root cause of this illness.
Was it from dentalwork? Was it from the oral herpes virus (shingles) I had? The stress of a demanding job while trying to attend school and raise a family? Coming from an alcholic family? Ongoing childhood witness to abuse? Vaccines from childhood? Or, could it be (as I suspect) all of the above? I'm tired trying to figure it out.
I'm also tired of trying to find a "cure" or at least some relief. I've given up my meds as they make me feel worse. I'm currently pursuing holistic approaches but they're even contradictory. I read one book and it says to balance my pH -- eat vegan, keep my body from being too acidic; I read another book on my blood type and it says I should be a meat-eater; one book says include things like blue-green algae, chlorella, wheatgrass; the other book says no. I feel like a hamster on his paralysis wheel!
I think the best cure is simply rest. Stop all the analysis. K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple Stupid)!
Was it from dentalwork? Was it from the oral herpes virus (shingles) I had? The stress of a demanding job while trying to attend school and raise a family? Coming from an alcholic family? Ongoing childhood witness to abuse? Vaccines from childhood? Or, could it be (as I suspect) all of the above? I'm tired trying to figure it out.
I'm also tired of trying to find a "cure" or at least some relief. I've given up my meds as they make me feel worse. I'm currently pursuing holistic approaches but they're even contradictory. I read one book and it says to balance my pH -- eat vegan, keep my body from being too acidic; I read another book on my blood type and it says I should be a meat-eater; one book says include things like blue-green algae, chlorella, wheatgrass; the other book says no. I feel like a hamster on his paralysis wheel!
I think the best cure is simply rest. Stop all the analysis. K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple Stupid)!
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I soooooo understand what you are saying, and I believe that a reasonable amount of research into how we got where we are is the responsible thing to do, and we are driven to it. But, but, but.......this is where the but comes. But probably only God knows how we came to be sticken with this illness and that's why I leave it up to Him to fix it. Pure and simple. I have stopped obsessing over the cause, which simply cannot seem to be found, and I am praying that God will guide me and give me strength to deal with it. Period. The searching is just too stressful. Just can't do it anymore. God created me, he allowed this into my life. I'm asking Him, when it's His will, to take it away. My life belongs to Him. I want His will to be done.
This was not meant to be some kind of sermonette. (although I am a preacher's kid), just an honest answer about analysis paralysis. I've let it become God's job!
Sincerely and with great love to all of you, Darla
Everything we did was a clunky model of a human brain and it's processes, right? That's what we know. Logic, data, processes.
begin
if 1 + 1 2
run nologic(scream, exit_idiocy)
reboot (nap, food, distraction)
else
prioritize (v1, v2)
loop
Gotta manage the customer's expectations, or you'll go nuts and never get a beta off the ground, right?
Geekily,
Serena
if 1 + 1 not 2...
I am not a Dr. and I have quit trying to be. I know that a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing. I am no longer trying to outguess my Dr. - who has spent the last 25 years treating CFIDS patients, doing research and attending conferences.
I am spending my energy now on more pleasant tasks. If I can't have physical health, I at least want some serenity. I discuss many treatment options with my Dr. each time I see him - but I am no longer in the driver's seat.
There is a 12 step discussion going on here - and this is the gist of step 3 - turning it over to God and to people better qualified to address my problems.
Cop Out? Not for me. It's a sanity protection strategy... LOL And God know I need one!!
LOL! Yes. I, like you, have an analytical mind. I was actually a Systems Analyst for some time. My brain likes to figure things out...Well, I could have written every causative possibility you described. And in my case, I needed to spend a year analyzing everything and reading everything...my doctor warned against this but I had to do it...I finally pretty much came to the same conclusion you came to...but we each have to come to acceptance by our own route...there are many ways to climb the mountain called CFS. I plan to see all of you at the top - healed. Ok, maybe just feeling a little better...and a little wiser..and a little more compassionate....
Philip, I hear you ... I'm tired of trying and figuring this out as well. I remember feeling all huffy/puffy when some other member on the board said she was done fighting. She didn't mean she had given up or in or ANYTHING. I eventually took it to mean she was gaining acceptance. Something I still obviously struggle with.
Remember that infomercial with the short haired blonde screaming "STOP THE MADNESS!" Ok ... insert analysis for madness!!! Because every single time I try and analyze things I end up making them my own fault. Done bearing guilt for deeds not done or done incorrectly by some human's standards. Here's to peace within!!!