Posted by Dinah on March 7, 2004, at 12:34:39
If it's all in my head, why does it feel so *physical*?
Some days I feel like I can get up and tackle work and household chores and still have energy left over.
Other days, like today, it's hard to drag myself to do anything at all. I take a bath and get dressed, and I'm exhausted. I clean up after the dogs and give pills and my heart's pounding and I'm all sweaty. Yet some days I can move mountains.
If I'm run down and in bad physical shape, shouldn't I be that way all the time?
And if my physical shape is fine and it's all emotional, why is my heart pounding and body sweating at the slightest exertion? Why is the grogginess so overwhelming that if I sit, I risk nodding off?
My therapist says to just do it anyway (my work) no matter how I feel. But some days that advice makes me just want to sit down and cry.
poster:Dinah
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