One of the toughest things about living with fatigue is the effect it has on your head and decision making abilities. Brain fog can make even relaxing with a book impossible.
If things don’t feel clear right now, then leave it until they do. Trying to push on and get things done when brain fog has settled about your shoulders is futile.
Rest now – results later…
Take a break. Rest, daydream, listen to some classical music. Do something relaxing and pleasant and know that this is the best use of your time right now. Don’t put yourself in the half-life hell of trying to achieve something when you’re not feeling up to it. What usually happens is you end up getting very little done and feeling even more fatigued.
This is true for both general and chronic fatigue and something I have learned from personal experience. People talk about fighting fatigue, but how can you fight when you’re tired? Better to rest now and then flow as best you can around fatigue later.
Read the article I wrote for Lifescape Magazine on brain fog here
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2 responses so far ↓
Mary Alyn Garcia // June 6, 2006 at 6:53 am
I stumbled onto this website while searching articles on brain fog and fatigue. I developed these two depressing symptoms my second year of nursing school, and have determined to take a semester off to figure out what’s going wrong to make me feel this way. And, while I find some solice in knowing that I’m not alone in feeling completely exhausted, I am weeping on the inside to find out this might be a life-long problem; I’ve got a lot of years to live yet.
How would I go about finding a healthy detox program? Does detoxing have much of an impact on energy levels? And, how long does a detox program last to acheive optimal results?
moreenergy // June 9, 2006 at 6:00 am
Hi Mary and thanks for commenting.
You’re certainly not alone in living with fatigue and brain fog. Sadly, there are many of us who’ve had to take time out, like yourself, to try and figure out what’s going on. The good news is that these symptoms need not be with us for life. There are things we can do to get some relief and I’ll be addressing many of them here over the coming weeks.
The detox issue wasn’t on my list for a while yet, but I like your questions, so I’ll write something in response to them as a new post now. Hopefully, others will then get to see them and feel encouraged to know that there are steps we can all take to find relief from brain fog and fatigue.
Thanks again for your questions – keep in touch
with best wishes,
Ananga