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ME/CFS Moderate → no benefitNeeds ongoing treatment

ME/CFS, lost job, abused stimulants to keep up but barely got through

Condition
ME/CFS
At worst
Moderate (mostly housebound)
Ill for
Not stated
Last post
Aug 2023
In their words
  • Condition: ME/CFSNaps both long or multiple short naps are so helpful for me. In context ↗
  • At worst: ModerateNaps both long or multiple short naps are so helpful for me. But it’s impossible to have a job or maintain employment that way! In context ↗
  • Now: No benefitNow I abuse stimulants just to keep up. And that barely gets me through In context ↗
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Summary

A Reddit user said long naps or several short naps helped them a lot, but that napping made holding down a job impossible. They tried hard to keep up, then could not, and lost their job. At the time of writing they said they abused stimulants just to keep up, and that this barely got them through.

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Their words about each treatment
  • Naps · HelpedNaps both long or multiple short naps are so helpful for me. In context ↗
  • stimulants · HelpedNow I abuse stimulants just to keep up. And that barely gets me through In context ↗

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