Hey @Lemons
Welcome to ReachOut! Thank you for sharing what you're going through with the community. It sounds like experiencing chronic fatigue has had a major effect on your life and wellbeing, being unable to get through basic tasks or engage in activities and competitions that you enjoyed. It is completely valid and understandable that this has made you grieve your old personality and all the plans you had for the future. No doubt that this has been really difficult for you to manage and process. I'd like to take a moment here to also acknowledge your strengths. Sharing your experience has shown courage and I can see that you're also thinking about things that you could focus on, which highlights your resilience, self-awareness and help-seeking! You should be so proud of yourself!!
I can hear that your experience with professionals has been difficult and has left you feeling unheard and dismissed. This would be incredibly difficult for you and upsetting! It sounds like you've also been less social, which has made you reflect on your friendships, noticing that your friends are not checking up on you. This would've been incredibly heartbreaking. I can also see that experiencing chronic fatigue has made you feel exhausted both physically and mentally. I am curious to know if you are seeing a professional for support around this? Seeing a professional like a psychologist or GP can be a really helpful support when you're going through a difficult time.
It can also be helpful to speak to others about what's been going on for you. Have you spoken to any family or friends about what you're going through? It's also important to try and manage your mental health when you're going through something really tough, so I am wondering what you have been doing to take care of yourself? I'd like to share some articles and a topic with you that I think might be really useful for you:
An email will be sent to you shortly so please keep an eye out for that! I hope this is helpful for you and look forward to hearing back from you soon.
