I am reading thinking oh I am resting but reading the book means rest is rest asleep or horizontally down ,no tv, phone calls radio etc. I have got it so so wrong, if this works. To me resting is sitting in a chair whoops 🤣
I love reading too but says it keeps a brain stimulated which means not truly resting. Though I will do the ice water trick go to bed with ice water by bed so if I wake hot the ice water will cool me quickly and back to sleep faster.
I agree Stayloose. Your body is resting and your brain is immersed in a different world when reading. I relax and am restful when reading, so much that I usually fall asleep 😊
RD commandments!!! I’m guilty of breaking them all 🥺🥺🥺must try harder
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I am laughing as I have too, as a bad day mentally with fatigue but I did not get that the word rest meant do NOTHING.
That is absolutely fantastic. I'm going to print this up and put it on my wall to remind myself that it's really O.K. to be human and just try to enjoy my life and sometimes just do absolutely nothing. Can't thank you enough !! I feel better already------LOL
I know Sylvi! I did not agree with some of info I am reading in the book but I am certainly learning what rest means to me BUT this was a good start reading the Thou shall......x
I think what I have learnt already is rest is rest, to me rest is sitting down but Dr Sarah believes its total rest away from everything and you cant move on in stages until you master this. I HAVE a long way to go. Did my first trial session today but I know I have a long way to go.
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I have been forced into doing nothing for days on end. It gets me down as I feel life just passes by while I do nothing. It doesn’t help me mentally
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This is how I have been feeling the past week, so trying to change even more, as it is so bad. I hate waking up and not feeling fresh that is what is doing my brain in but I am working through it carefully and keep retiring to the sofa or bed which I have to do even though my head goes fight through it.
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It’s a real bummer!!! No one else sits on our sofa now I’ve taken up permanent residence. Only my arse fits the dent.🙄🙄
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Luckily we have 1 each or hubby would never get near the sofa but I hear you.
I find that the breathing techniques I learned in yoga classes sometimes help. Focussing on breathing in the right way means its impossible to 'do'. But tis hard to just 'be' .
I do a sleep story when I go to bed and the breathing at the start helps and I do fall asleep really quickly. Always a lover of breathing techniques stress or health matters it does help me I find.
I haven't seen this before and, up until recently, would neve haver considered living like this. Times change and, having been forced to take early retirement, with worsening RD and other conditions it really sums up the way I live my life these days. Originally it was from necessity but now it's trough acceptance of my lot and from choice. Why make life any more difficult or unpleasant than it has to be.
I am have had a peaceful and restful January, and it has really helped after a very busy November and December. Just concentrating on me, and I have started a positive posture class.
Anyone starting their journey with RA, or still having the ongoing chronic fatigue, don't beat yourself up about it, or let others do that to you. It is something that it so hard to control. I remember the 16 hour sleeps, the taking 3 hours to try to get out of bed but couldn't because things had locked up.
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