keepswimming
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This is something I'm a bit worried about and I wanted to see what others think.
I recently gave up my job, so now I'm working on improving my pacing and finding my baseline. My NHS therapist said to me that, if I get an increase of symptoms after an activity, I've done too much. So my stopping point should be at a point where I don't feel any increased fatigue afterwards.
This makes sense, in theory. Some activities I'm finding I can reduce to this point, and that's great. But there are other things that I want to do, and make me happy, which do increase my symptoms. By pacing, managing the activity well, and scheduling rest afterwards I can limit the after effects, and prevent a crash, but I do experience symptom increase.
Do you think this is a reasonable? I don't want to do anything that will reduce my chances of getting better. But on the other hand, correct me if I'm wrong, but to never experience symptom increase seems an impossibility? Even if I pace perfectly, it only takes one unexpected event to make me ill!
I think I'm probably putting too much pressure on myself - now whenever I get symptom increase I feel like I'm doing it all wrong, and I'm scared it's my fault I'm not getting better! I'd appreciate hearing people's thoughts on this.
I recently gave up my job, so now I'm working on improving my pacing and finding my baseline. My NHS therapist said to me that, if I get an increase of symptoms after an activity, I've done too much. So my stopping point should be at a point where I don't feel any increased fatigue afterwards.
This makes sense, in theory. Some activities I'm finding I can reduce to this point, and that's great. But there are other things that I want to do, and make me happy, which do increase my symptoms. By pacing, managing the activity well, and scheduling rest afterwards I can limit the after effects, and prevent a crash, but I do experience symptom increase.
Do you think this is a reasonable? I don't want to do anything that will reduce my chances of getting better. But on the other hand, correct me if I'm wrong, but to never experience symptom increase seems an impossibility? Even if I pace perfectly, it only takes one unexpected event to make me ill!
I think I'm probably putting too much pressure on myself - now whenever I get symptom increase I feel like I'm doing it all wrong, and I'm scared it's my fault I'm not getting better! I'd appreciate hearing people's thoughts on this.