Trying to get moving

[Gillyflower18]

It’s so hard to get moving. I just dusted my bedroom and feel exhausted! I think that’s probably all I can manage today. It’s frustrating. Also ibs is acting up hooray. Something else to drive me nuts. Did meet with new psychiatrist yesterday and I like her a lot. She’s up on the very latest developments and is more than happy to work as part of a team with my therapist and regular doc. We did some tests that may help clarify things for me🙏

How do all of you handle the exhaustion. It just seems relentless.

[Hidden]

I have no choice but to force myself to get up and dressed because I work. But when I get off I'm so exhausted. Plus I drink coffee

[Gillyflower18 in reply to Hidden]

I have to go back to a physically demanding job on March 1. The thought of it make me want to throw up. I have to work too for a few more years so I sympathize with you very much. We’ll hang in there together. 😊

[Hidden in reply to Gillyflower18]

What do u do. I get up @5am and sit at desk all day. Plus living in this area it's so cold all the time. I feel so heavy.

[Gillyflower18 in reply to Hidden]

When I’m working I’m so physically tired at the end of the day I usually fall asleep right after dinner in the lazyboy. I usually get laid off right before Christmas and as I was on a downhill slide already going from lots of activity to nothing really hit me hard. I’m working with a dr and a therapist. I have meds to help me sleep right now or I would be too anxious. I try to keep busy doing little things during the day but housework etc just makes me so tired and anxious. It’s very cold where I am too so I’m not going out there🙂. I’m trying to take Pekeneeses advice and take a short nap during the day. It really helped today. Maybe if you could find a quiet corner at lunch you could try it. Also if noise is a problem try the headspace app. I’m finding it very good. But chores I’m still in need of any motivational suggestions!

[mvillarreal]

Do you take any kind of medicine (prescription or over-the-counter)? If it's really hard to lift the fog, that may be an option to consider.

[Gillyflower18 in reply to mvillarreal]

My doctors are working on it. I’m super sensitive to a lot of them. I do have to take thyroid because of an operation and vitamin d because I’m very deficient but I can’t even take a regular multi vitamin because it drives my ibs nuts. And coffee—-forget it not happenin! I follow the FODMAP diet so I’m limited there. Put anxiety and depression on top of all that and it gets a bit much at times. Sometimes I just need to vent and find out how other people handle things. I know many here have the same or more problems and I feel I can talk here.

[mvillarreal in reply to Gillyflower18]

That's tough! Keep pushing though. We're all here to support you!

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spinner,im 75 new the thing ive lernt is to do things you feel up to doing,being tired is body saying have a rest,so you should stop and refresh.and carry on like that.as long as you can.so that's it spinner take it easy .see you peek

[Gillyflower18 in reply to Hidden]

Thanks. I’m 68 so I’m getting up there too! It’s hard for me to tell what’s exhaustion from exertion and exhaustion from stress and anxiety. I guess it doesn’t make much difference does it. I do find myself slipping off sometimes. Maybe I shouldn’t fight it like you say.