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Hi everyone
I'm new to Phoenix Rising - been getting sick of Facebook so went looking for forums and came across this one.
I lost my mum at the end of March and I was doing ok, just keeping really busy so I was always around people and didn't really think about it, then around the 6 week mark, I hit a massive crash that I just can't seem to shake.
Everything is an effort right now, and my body is just turning against me - I've developed "stress induced" lactose intolerance, my skin is covered in blotches and dry patches and I'm sore all over. I feel foggy, ridiculously exhausted and run down.
I had gone to my GP on Friday for some advice on how to manage the M.E alongside the grief and to tell her how much I was struggling, but as usual, she was of no help and just told me not to sleep during the day and "stay as active as possible". Yeah right, I will get right on that. Local M.E clinic can't see me until July, so stuck like this until then.
So for now, it's back to square one, with lots of rest, proper medication/supplement regime, better eating, lots of water and taking good care of myself in general. Does anyone have any tips for things that helped them through their worst crashes? Any advice on pacing? It's the one thing I've always struggled with as I always feel I should be doing more and I look at the mess of the house/garden and the piles of laundry or paperwork and think, "well there's so much to be done, I need to just push on".
Thanks for listening, been feeling quite lonely since mum died, so nice to be able to post to others.
Ladybug x
I'm new to Phoenix Rising - been getting sick of Facebook so went looking for forums and came across this one.
I lost my mum at the end of March and I was doing ok, just keeping really busy so I was always around people and didn't really think about it, then around the 6 week mark, I hit a massive crash that I just can't seem to shake.
Everything is an effort right now, and my body is just turning against me - I've developed "stress induced" lactose intolerance, my skin is covered in blotches and dry patches and I'm sore all over. I feel foggy, ridiculously exhausted and run down.
I had gone to my GP on Friday for some advice on how to manage the M.E alongside the grief and to tell her how much I was struggling, but as usual, she was of no help and just told me not to sleep during the day and "stay as active as possible". Yeah right, I will get right on that. Local M.E clinic can't see me until July, so stuck like this until then.
So for now, it's back to square one, with lots of rest, proper medication/supplement regime, better eating, lots of water and taking good care of myself in general. Does anyone have any tips for things that helped them through their worst crashes? Any advice on pacing? It's the one thing I've always struggled with as I always feel I should be doing more and I look at the mess of the house/garden and the piles of laundry or paperwork and think, "well there's so much to be done, I need to just push on".
Thanks for listening, been feeling quite lonely since mum died, so nice to be able to post to others.
Ladybug x