able bodied people will never understand the constant rationing of energy to survive. Every bit of movement and energy is calculated and has consequences; insluding the types of food I eat, the meds I take, and even the emotions I feel--
Theres always a lot of bad news in the world. Please just enjoy 80 street dogs I feed having their big treat day today.
What a day they had. Unbelievable scenes ๐ฅฐ๐
I wish I had learnt about pacing earlier in my health journey.
I used to push through my pain & fatigue.
It was really hard for me to accept that resting did not mean I was weak or that I wasnโt trying hard enough. I felt like a failure, to be honest.
But now I really understand what pacing with EDS is and what it is not. I was able to implement strategies that I needed to find a sustainable rhythm to manage energy and avoid the boom and bust I used to experience regularly.
This boy full of mayhem is named after Ozzy Osbourne ๐ฅบ Both Ozzy's helped me through so many hard times in my life. I've always been beyond grateful.
As a physician, Iโm just not so sure our brains were made to stream this much grief and tragedy day in, day out, while not being able to do anything to stop the hurt/suffering.
I absolutely HATE the idea of โwell someone else has it worseโ like NO.
Your pain and trauma are completely valid despite what someone else went through..
If you live with ADHD, BPD, C-PTSD, ASD, anxiety, or trauma recovery
I want to follow you.
I want to connect with you.
I want us to remind each other: we are not alone in this.
Drop a hi ๐ or ๐ฉต in the replies if you relate.
Letโs build community, and letโs stop trying cope in silence.