Chronic Fatigue Survivor's Blog

A blog about my experience recovering from Chronic Fatigue

Browsing Posts published in May, 2010

Went to a humorous public speaking workshop today, which was good fun. Learned heaps, and decided to do a bootcamp on the topic on Monday/Tuesday. Didn't sleep brilliantly last night, but hey, what's new? Heading out tonight to do a little nightclubbing; I can afford to write tomorrow off. Don't think I'll stay overly late [...]

I cried myself to sleep last night; the mood swings were really getting to me, and I just felt really depressed about how stuck I feel being ill much of the time. Lee's advice yesterday to put my dreams on hold and avoid pushing on with the help of medication, while valid and helpful, sounded [...]

Well I had a really interesting weekend at a Toastmasters district conference here in Sydney. I was particularly inspired by two world champions of public speaking who attended, and it reignited my enthusiasm for the whole public speaking thing. One of the places I feel in my element is in front of people, making them [...]

I'm feeling pretty positive today. I had a call this morning from a good friend of mine from acting class, who told me she has scored herself a part in a new comedy series being produced for SBS. She's gonna be a screen star! I'm very excited because she's a really unique person and I [...]

Last week I decided to visit a holistic healer who I met when I attended a workshop he ran on Men, Power and Sex. I was attracted to him because he's a guy, but unlike some of the male healer/counsellor/therapists I've met, he seemed particularly in touch with his masculinity. Growing up in a family [...]

I've just watched a fascinating discussion about anxiety on Insight, on SBS One. I have found anxiety to be one of the most disturbing aspects of chronic fatigue. And when I look back on the disturbing events of my life prior to becoming physically ill, anxiety is generally at the core of most of them. [...]

I've been taking things a little easier lately, and generally feeling better for it. I cut my acting practise back to two nights a week (instead of four), so I can accommodate the pick-up course I'm doing on two other nights a week. I get overwhelmed when I think how far I have to go [...]