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Re: Chronically fatigued

Posted by Sleepy Aussie Girl on April 18, 2002 at 00:17:12:

In Reply to: Chronically fatigued posted by Ellie on April 17, 2002 at 17:49:47:

Hi Ellie,
I can completely relate to how you are feeling. My sleep has been up and down (sleep restriction actually stuffed it up for me - i wish I'd never started and just concentrated on my anxiety - oh well! It can work for some people of course) ranging from 4.5 hours to 7 hours a night. And I just started a new job on Monday and I'm so exhausted from everything I'm learning. But not sleeping the best still! It's a horrible feeling, I'm constantly wishing it was back when I was a good sleeper. But I'm also trying to counter those negative thoughts, with more realistic ones. I'm trying to think, well, it's not like I'm a poor little child who is dying of cancer. And I have my legs, arms, sight etc etc. I am really very lucky. And it's amazing, when you do change your thoughts like that, you do feel better. Not over the moon of course, but not completely depressed. But imagine if you found out you had a life threatening disease. how much worse would that be? Insomnia is not going to kill us or drive us crazy. If we don't worry about it so much we will sleep better.

Anyway, that is what I have been working on with my psychologist. I'm only supposed to be having a few more sessions her and then a follow up to see how I'm going.

But Ellie, I so understand how you are feeling. Sometimes I feel like I just want to lie in bed all day!

sleepy Aussie Girl

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