One of the things I have found the most challenging to explain to the healthy people in my life, is how “tired” is for me and affects me… if I have an infection I am not just tired from it, or exhausted the way a healthy person is… I am literally falling on the floor, passing out… electrolyte crashing, hypoglycemia, and so weak I can barely make it to the fridge to get a sandwich or to the bathroom.
The level of tired, exhausted, and fatigue for a person with chronic illness is easily 10-15X more than that of how a healthy person’s body will be affected by the same poor nights sleep, or stressful day, week, infection etc. etc.
All we can do is continue to try to share the awareness and advocate for ourselves.
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