What do you guys all do when you crash? How long to they last? What seems to work for you to make it better and start moving again?
I'm only 6 months in to ME, so virgin talk here (Lmao):
My crashes currently last only 2-6 hours, with one big stupid flare surrounding them (1hr or so of flare, 2-6ish hrs of crash, days of flare recovery). When a crash comes on, I usually feel severely exhausted and know immediately that I need to lie down- NOW. Occasionally, I feel myself flaring beforehand, and guess that I may be crashing soon...But whether or not I listen to that... :/
Denial of crashes is strong with this one.
Once they hit, I lie down immediately.
I may sit on my phone for a bit but usually within minutes my hands are too tired to hold it up, so then i watch videos hands-free, until my eyes get tired as well. After fighting it, I pass out. Wake up a few times feverishly out of it, head fuzzy as hell, and wake up hours later feeling like I just resurrected but in the worst way - and then I get up and keep going.
If it's a bad crash, I get migraines - In those instances I skip straight to sleep, sometimes with an eye mask.
Not the best, but with
pacing and
immediate rest, I've avoided crashing real bad for a few months now.