eternally optimistic
26-06-09, 17:48
Hi
A couple of years ago I had a bit of a breakdown, holiday induced!!! LOL.
Anyway, I want to give hope to people who have or are suffering servous exhaustion.
I had suffered, without realising, nervous exhaustion as a result of various things that had happened in my life for many many years. I thought the tiredness was normal due to working and living.... I was battered and broken physically that to even lift a hairdryer or vacuum was completely knackering and would take all my energy.
Having been put on citalopram, a low dosage, for anxiety, it gave me the opportunity to reclaim myself physically. It wasnt until 6 months into taking the tablets that I realised that amongst many things, that doing normal tasks wasnt causing me problem anymore.
Now two years on I have days when Im "normally" tired and relaxed - and it is great. I feel light and not knotted up.
I'm sure not everyone will relate to this symptom, but it plaqued me for a long long time and I didnt put the two together and never sought medical advice as I thought most people probably felt like I did.
The other thing that I have noticed, I AM CROSSING MY FINGERS TIGHTLY IN BETWEEN TYPING THIS, is that I am not constantly ill which was something that plaqued my life for a long time.
I hope this all continues and that I can get totally strong mentally now and not be such a coward in many of things I avoid.
Bye for now.
A couple of years ago I had a bit of a breakdown, holiday induced!!! LOL.
Anyway, I want to give hope to people who have or are suffering servous exhaustion.
I had suffered, without realising, nervous exhaustion as a result of various things that had happened in my life for many many years. I thought the tiredness was normal due to working and living.... I was battered and broken physically that to even lift a hairdryer or vacuum was completely knackering and would take all my energy.
Having been put on citalopram, a low dosage, for anxiety, it gave me the opportunity to reclaim myself physically. It wasnt until 6 months into taking the tablets that I realised that amongst many things, that doing normal tasks wasnt causing me problem anymore.
Now two years on I have days when Im "normally" tired and relaxed - and it is great. I feel light and not knotted up.
I'm sure not everyone will relate to this symptom, but it plaqued me for a long long time and I didnt put the two together and never sought medical advice as I thought most people probably felt like I did.
The other thing that I have noticed, I AM CROSSING MY FINGERS TIGHTLY IN BETWEEN TYPING THIS, is that I am not constantly ill which was something that plaqued my life for a long time.
I hope this all continues and that I can get totally strong mentally now and not be such a coward in many of things I avoid.
Bye for now.