ME/CFS
Moderate → no benefit
Years of an off feeling blamed on anxiety, now with ME/CFS and no improvement
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Sep 2022
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
Omg just realized I’m not an anxious wreck, just burnt out beyond belief
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
I had managed to run myself a bath yesterday morning and that was super enjoyable. But after getting out, trying to put on lotion, clothes, I started getting that weird “anxious” feeling
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
just burnt out beyond belief
In context ↗
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Summary
The user had felt a strange 'off' feeling for years, which they and others had blamed on anxiety. After a bath and light chores they recognised the feeling that followed as burnout rather than anxiety, and anxiety coping tricks made it worse. Lying down with a sleep mask and ear plugs in a warm, quiet room eased it each time, and they said they finally had half a clue what their body was telling them.
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What they tried
Also tried
sleep mask, ear plugs and lying down in a dark quiet room· Helpedusual anxiety coping things· Worse
Their words about each treatment
- usual anxiety coping things · Worse
Tried all my usual anxiety coping things but that just seemed to make it worse
In context ↗ - sleep mask, ear plugs and lying down in a dark quiet room · Helped
Put on my sleep mask, turned the air up, put in some ear plugs and just laid down not thinking ... for like an hour and the feeling started to subside a bit
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Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| — | years of a strange 'off' feeling blamed on anxietyfor I don’t even know how many yearsIn context ↗ | Not stated |
| 2022-09-19 | after a bath and chores, resting in the dark and quiet eased the crashjust laid down not thinking ... the feeling started to subside a bitIn context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
after getting out, trying to put on lotion, clothes, I started getting that weird “anxious” feeling
In context ↗