tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576999.post6944237908303128276..comments2024-03-16T10:39:00.522-04:00Comments on Live With ME/CFS: A Blue WeekendSue Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576999.post-68655106600317552362010-02-22T04:34:23.343-05:002010-02-22T04:34:23.343-05:00It's been a long old haul for you this Winter ...It's been a long old haul for you this Winter and maybe you are getting into 'last straw' territory. As you know I can empathise. The trouble with depression is it creeps up on you. If you think this is more than a blip talk it over with your doc. I find Goldberg's depression test which you can Google, quite a useful tool for keeping an eye on it.<br /><br />Much sympathy and hugs from across the sea. I hope it passes quickly for you.Dusty Bogwranglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14378437798741434260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576999.post-7826276899357674562010-02-21T22:34:24.943-05:002010-02-21T22:34:24.943-05:00I thought I would share this with you. It is from...I thought I would share this with you. It is from "Finding Strength in Weakness." <br /><br />"One hour I feel fine, the next hour my emotions are a mess. [....] Sometimes is just happens for no apparent cause. I have to be careful not to blame myself for the depression. [....] The depression is unpredictable. It can come and go without warning. I have come to a point now that when the depression hits, I refrain from trying to understand it and just go through it. I will come out of it just as mysteriously as I went into it." [page 105]<br /><br />When I read that last week, it reminded me that while I have learned to compensate for much that goes on in my body, some of it I can't do anything about so, I just have to go with it until it passes.<br /><br />I am praying and hoping you and your family see and feel improvement soon.<br /><br />(hugs)Dominiquehttp://www.4wallsandaview.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576999.post-51661554793994834592010-02-21T20:03:38.658-05:002010-02-21T20:03:38.658-05:00Oh, Sue. I had no idea Jamie was still crashed. ...Oh, Sue. I had no idea Jamie was still crashed. I hope and PRAY that he pulls out of it soon. You too. Shelli is spot on. You know what's going on and that's the important thing. Settle in and this too shall pass. <br />{{{{{hugs}}}}}}Lorihttp://livingchronically.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576999.post-12203876618292496232010-02-21T17:09:13.551-05:002010-02-21T17:09:13.551-05:00I feel you, Sue. I'm having a rough weekend, ...I feel you, Sue. I'm having a rough weekend, too. Adam is sick (at least it's not CFS), but I think as a parent, like you said their sickness wears on us more than our own. AND, the CFS/depression link just makes it worse. I'm praying for a quick turn-around for all of you & sending positive thoughts your way.Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05578825920314020836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576999.post-75310139773000277572010-02-21T16:00:35.576-05:002010-02-21T16:00:35.576-05:00Hi Sue
I know...it's hard when the emotional c...Hi Sue<br />I know...it's hard when the emotional crashes come. We pride ourselves on being so strong emotionally since our bodies are no longer strong for us...then we crash and blame ourselves for it. I know. I do the same thing. We have to stop the blaming. It's okay. I'm saying that to both of us.Prishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03970753027686923295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576999.post-81267363047356560922010-02-21T14:57:18.481-05:002010-02-21T14:57:18.481-05:00CFS crashes are hard to take sometimes....and I ca...CFS crashes are hard to take sometimes....and I can't imagine having to watch a child go through that too!!! REst up and hopefully you pull out of it quickly.upnorthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04283010424792189579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576999.post-64638195447708214402010-02-21T13:57:05.561-05:002010-02-21T13:57:05.561-05:00I'm so sorry that you're feeling down, Sue...I'm so sorry that you're feeling down, Sue. It sounds to me like everything has caved it at once: Jamie not bouncing back quickly, you having to care for him and yourself, your feeling bad that Ken feels bad, the sun inviting you outside but you feeling too sick to enjoy it. Well, the list could go on and on.<br /><br />You are so right that all we can do when this happens is wait for it to pass. The good news is that you know it will pass. It has before and you know that you suffer from CFS but not clinical depression. (Some people have both -- quite understandably so -- but you do not.)<br /><br />Oh how I wish that even as I write, you're feeling a bit better.<br /><br />Special hugs to you today.<br />ToniTonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05729837575450453607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576999.post-58169773756758186002010-02-21T13:43:23.437-05:002010-02-21T13:43:23.437-05:00I've always felt guilty for feeling down when ...I've always felt guilty for feeling down when there are so many blessings around me. It's good that you recognize it's just part of a CFS downturn. So, the only thing to do is to grab a box of chocolates, some cookie dough, and a pint of ice cream, and settle in to watch some hilarious movies. Hugs from the other side of the US, and prayers for Jamie.Shellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03068094486297918345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576999.post-73383037418292034192010-02-21T13:22:40.784-05:002010-02-21T13:22:40.784-05:00Oh Sue
Sorry to hear you are feeling so blue toda...Oh Sue<br />Sorry to hear you are feeling so blue today. It has to be hard to watch your children be sick...I know it is when I see Joel is a crash and he is an adult. <br />What is wrong with you? CFS and Lyme is wrong with you! This morning as Joel was reading our devotions before heading to church he started to cry...he was vulnerable and weepy(he is okay with me sharing this) and he said I wonder what is happening? He was grieving we think AND he is herxing. Dr. V once told us crying is just part of the healing of Lyme....besides a side effect of the CFS/Me and Lyme exhaustion. Of course knowing this does notmake us better but it does give us a better perspective at times.<br />So today, I am sending gentle hugs your way wrapped in prayer for the day to improve and for both you and your son J. to feel better....<br />(((HUGS))))Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07089685282700680525noreply@blogger.com