I had a spectacularly awful day yesterday. Not only did Australia get kicked out of the world cup, but I felt headachey and awful all day. Spent most of it in bed, either asleep or attempting to sleep. Life just didn't feel worth living yesterday, and yet I couldn't work out any strategy for escaping [...]
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There's some more research out confirming the association between XMRV and CFS. It's sounding more plausible to me, although I've no idea how I would have picked up XMRV. I wonder if it's possible to get tested for it, out here in far-flung Australia. Even if I was positive, there's no recommended treatment yet... so [...]
Woke up this morning feeling depressed and washed out. "Unrefreshing sleep", as they say. Well, I've never been a morning person so this is just more of the same. I think it was mainly about feeling overwhelmed and the zoned-out feeling in my head doesn't help. I tried some anti-histamines yesterday to see if it [...]
The last time a felt really well was back in March 2008, over two years ago. Ever since then, I've had these damn cold/flu-like symptoms. But about a year before that, I had similar symptoms for about 4 months. At the time, my psychologist suggested I join a local gym and start doing some muscle-building [...]
I'm adding a group of pages to my blog on how to deal with difficult emotions that arise as part and parcel of Chronic Fatigue. Check the Emotions drop-down menu for more details. Todays featured emotion is Shame. I'll add more in the future, as inspiration arises.
Couldn't get to sleep last night, so I stayed up late finishing off Richard Branson's autobiography Losing My Virginity. I love the guy's mindset; whatever he wants, he just goes after, seemingly without fear. Very inspiring. Woke up this morning feeling quite tense and agitated. My cold/flu is gone, so I'm back to just feeling [...]
I've been coughing up chunks of yellow phlegm from my lungs for the last couple of days, and I feel even more dreadful than normal. I think I have the 'flu; for real, not just flu-like symptoms. I've basically been in bed since Tuesday evening. Skipped class Wednesday. Supposed to go out tonight, but that's [...]
