diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome and having thoughts of self harm?

I have been diagnosed with CFS/ME last year after having to fight for 3 years against it. So I know how bad it can be.

How your illness will evolve, that's different for all of us.

Some people will become more ill, others will recover, or at least partly.

I'm one of the lucky ones, though I am still ill I am recovered to the point that I can work 3 days a week and I feel that for a big part I have my life back.

I even went travelling for 10 weeks in the beginning of this year, something a year ago I would think impossible!

I can not predicty how your health will be going. But I can tell you a few things from experience, that might help you.

First of all, to feel so depressed is not strange. Not only do you not know what will become of you, and your whole life has changed and your world seems to have fallen apart, on top of that your hormones might play some very nasty tricks on you as well. This is a typical CFS/ME thing. Nice combination, isn't it? Most people can't imagine what that does to you!

The thing is, that feeling depressed also makes it worse. Because it takes so much energy, and this energy you don't have. Your energy-battery is very low, and you need all the energy you still have. Therefore, as cruel as it sounds, you really have to learn to accept your illness.

I'm very happy that you are seeing a therapist. It won't cure you, but it might help you to find some acceptance. It's a very important thing. It will save you a lot of energy, that your body can use for healing itself.

Illness is a part of life. Instead of asking myself: "Why me?" I asked myself: "Why not me?"

Because again, it can happen to anyone. If you are constantly battling the fact that you are ill, you are not going to make it better.

In other words, you can fight it by stop fighting it!

As soon as you have come to this point, you can really start the battle. In a different way that is. Do whatever it takes for you to feel better. Take the rest you need, whenever you need it. You are ill, and you will have to give in to that. Watch your balance closely!

For me, that worked. Again, I'm on the point now that I have a big part of my life back. I can make my own money, travel, do my own things again. Yes, I still have my limitations, and I still have to watch myself very carefully. But you know what? So be it. There are so much things in life worth living for! And I realise myself that very well, because I too have been on the point where you are now.

That I didn't know what my future would be, and I could not imagine my life to continue this way.

It's a horrible, horrible disease. People like Be a Bee mean well, but they really don't get it. This is a very real disease, and thankfully there are many doctors busy with fighting this battle with us. We are getting closer and closer to the core of this, and with that, possibly to a solution.

So please, just don't give up. You are not alone, and even though you are feeling horrible now, that doesn't mean it will stay this way.

Take care and all the best!

I've been battling Chronic Fatigue Syndrome for 4 years now and when I got this system I was probably at the lowest point of my life. I had no energy at all and was in constant pain. I hated myself and hated the doctors who all shrugged it off and told me I just needed to take it easy or that I simply needed to have proper sleep!

This have completely changed my life. Barely 3 weeks on this system, and my brain fog and headaches are gone completely! I can now also manage to go for a 20 minute brisk walk without feeling exhausted.

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I'm 17 and a highschool student with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. I am always in and out of doctor's offices and taking various supplements along with prozac for anxiety and depression. I used to be on a small dose and that helped with depression/anxiety/OCD, and a little bit with my exhaustion. However, my psychiatrist gave me a higher dose and now I've never been worse exhaustion wise and depression. I'm always miserable and more exhausted than I even used to be. Going to school is a big problem for me because the various requirements are just too much for someone with this condition. The school does what it can but it's never enough. I used to be such a good student that my teachers for the most part can't comprehend what's wrong. They think I'm just lazy and giving up and they get mad at me a lot for not doing anything or putting my head down. Also, my parents, who I love dearly don't believe me either. They also believe I'm just lazy and giving up. It hurts me very deeply all the things I've gone through due to this disease. I'm so very sorry for you. I understand how terrible this is. Does anyone believe you or understand you? I have one friend who believes me and helps me with it. You should try to find a friend or relative that you can lean on when things get tough. Everytime I wake up in the morning I'm miserable because I know that I have to go to school and when the bus comes I want to cry. I hate how drained I already feel and every school day feels like days. When I get home I'm so drained I have severe difficulty doing anything. Even closing my eyes hurts really bad and I feel so tired no matter what, naps don't help. I tend to just lay on the couch watching my favorite shows but watching tv and even listening to music is extremely painful and difficult. I get so sad because I have to go to school and do busy work all day so I'm so drained I can't even enjoy relaxing in front of the t.v.. I have depression also. Don't ever give up though. I've had people despise me for so long, teachers, students, friends, because I'm so "lazy" but I pull through. I want to accomplish great things for this planet that I love so much as I always have and I feel that CFS has been the biggest obstacle but also the biggest gift. Due to this I've become less shallow, more intelligent, understanding, caring because I've suffered and so I'm no longer so quick to judge others. I've learned so much and you can take every obstacle and make it a wonderful learning experience. If you can, find your favorite music and listen to it a lot, that helps me a lot and gives me something to be happy about. I wish you the best and hope that you will feel better. I was sick on and off with various symptoms with this and have fairly recently gotten much worse, but I had a few years in between crashes of feeling pretty good. Remember, like cancer you can go into remission for even 10 years with this!! Don't give up and if you believe in a God pray and maybe you'll get better. There is always hope remember.:) If you ever want to talk feel free to message me :)

I use to have some personal problems that made me really depressed and made me have the same kind of feelings. The best thing to do is to find something that you love to do and completely submerge yourself in it. This helped me to forget about the pain and helped with what I was feeling because I kept busy and it helped keep my mind off of the pain I was feeling. I know its hard but you cant give up.

there is unquestionably a link between hypermobility and persistent fatigue syndrome. the two have been linked and hypermobility has additionally been linked with fibromyalgia, so it ought to truly be the two however the indicators do recommend CFS, besides the fact that there is additionally a risk of ME. nonetheless, you will locate out in below a month! stable success.

I think that chronic fatigue syndrome is a load of crap. No offense to you at all. I just think that doctors give people that "diagnosis" because they're too lazy to figure out what's actually going on. Get a second opinion. Have they ruled out all other possible causes of your fatigue, like nutritional deficiencies? You're right. You should not have to live like this. Go to another doctor. In the meantime, exercise and make sure you're getting enough calories. Don't listen to doctors who will just give you some bullshit diagnosis just to get you out of their office. Talk to someone who will take you seriously.