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  1. basking shark

    Omega point of CFS (warning, may trigger)

    Yes, I have had such relapses myself and my parents say " but that (the relapse-causing event) was years ago!" which is kind of the point :(
  2. basking shark

    Omega point of CFS (warning, may trigger)

    Yes, I have had such relapses myself and my parents say " but that (the relapse-causing ago event) was years !" which is kind of the point :(
  3. basking shark

    Omega point of CFS (warning, may trigger)

    Thanks for your replies everyone. I guess that ^ is part of my question: has anyone died from exhaustion as a result of CFS or do we just deteriorate and relapse? Can a healthy person die of plain exhaustion and is it the same way as a CFS sufferer but just a different order of magnitude?
  4. basking shark

    Omega point of CFS (warning, may trigger)

    Is there an omega point to CFS/ME? By this I mean, if I reach what I believe to be the limit of my endurance and beyond, suffer unprecedented tiredness, and *then* have to get up and do more, what happens? And if I then have to get up and do *more*? I'm asking because I may have had a seizure...