fatigue

fatigue
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markgreyblue

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does anyone here suffer from fatigue?

my last therapist said that i have ptsd -
i try to conserve my energy - but there are so many things to do - and i do not understand why
doing them tires me out so much -

really fatigues me - i feel all prickly and tired -

anyway - i think a nap should do the trick - it
is just a pain in the ass - i am 35 and i am like
a 5 year old....nap time!

:-)
 
Hi Mark,

Just think about how much more energy it takes us to do the same tasks that others do with so much less energy. Is it any wonder that we tire out more quickly? They're not having to deal with triggers and panic and all the other challenges that fill much of our time.

So take that nap my brother and wake up rested. You/we deserve that and so much more!

Taz
 
Man I always seem fatigued. I am curious to hear how the PTSD relates to the fatigue. Did your T offer anythiing substantial about this subject?
 
Nap Time is a great thing. No way should it be limited to children. I get mine when I lie my son down for him. Why should he be the only one to benefit from a nap. ;) The other things can wait until later.

Important things come first:
Play time with my son.
Nap time.
Dinner time.
Cuddle time.
Work
then the dishes, vaccuuming and such.

Well placed priorities are important.
 
thanks - it is really needed - i have a hard time sleeping without someone i really trust in the room sometimes -
like when i went to my friend's house
i slept like a log -
when i am alone it can be too difficult - there are too many things to do -- sometimes -

but to answer your question about ptsd - i think that is just so stressful that it causes fatigue as well in addition to the other things we cope with - any way that's my 2 cents - hope it's helpful .. if it isn't -- keep the change :-)
 
Mark,

I think you got it. But as mentioned before, part of the stress of PTSD are the triggers. Takes a lot of energy not to show reaction to triggers in public, at least for me.

I can't sleep with anyone in the room. Makes me too nervous.

I think I owe you a dime :D !

Marc
 
Talk about feeling safe while taking a nap...

Never take a nap around other stagehands they will totally f**k with you. The best thing to do is climb in a road case, but then you run the risk of getting loaded on a truck, or missing lunch.

I was giving a lecture once and someone was napping, but I took that as a compliment because it meant they were comfortible and safe enough to doze.
 
I think that the emotional dealing we do with issues is exhausting. I would think fatigue is common. I feel it often, because I normally do not sleep well or much. But at other times, even when I have slept like a 'normal' person, I still feel it. I think it is good to conserve your energy. However, I also think that to do some kind of exercise helps build up our endurance, and make us less likely to feel fatigued. It works in opposite, that to exercise would tire us. But actually, I think it give us more energy. That may be something you would like to try. If you have slept well and feel fatigue, maybe go for a short walk, like for half hour. You can still take a nap if you are still feeling like it, but it may actually give you some more energy, and help you rest better at night. Good luck.

Leosha
 
MGB,

I spend a lot of time very tired. Back around 1992 or 1993 I was getting tests for chronic fatigue. I would wake up in the morning and already feel like I had been running underwater for a couple hours. My limbs felt like iron weights.

It subsided at some point, and I don't know why. I have had some work done on ulcers and my gall bladder out since then. Who knows? I don't ever want to feel that way again. I'm still tired a lot, but I blame it on poor sleeping. It's not like that feeling I used to have, though.

Thanks,

Joe
 
When one is pretending, the entire body revolts.
- Anais Nin

Pretending, denying, worrying, feeling guilt or shame, it all takes a toll on our bodies, drains our energy, keeps us idle.

And then the fatigue and pains affect our minds - one of those nasty feedback loops. But it works both ways as Leosha suggested.

Exercise, activity, just a daily walk can make things better. It's definitely worth a try.
 
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