Chronic fatigue syndrome: symptoms and methods of struggle. Chronic fatigue

I'll tell you like a woman and how female psychologist it is very difficult to forget betrayal - for her it was not just playing in someone else's sandbox, but betraying her, her children, their small state. This is pain and resentment that will pass (or not pass) only with time. There are a lot of options: to live together and hate him (to despise or be indifferent), to live together and hate yourself, not to live together, to change too - like "quits" (here are variations). The main thing is to be honest with yourself - immediately place the points of acceptability, freedom in relationships. A man is an ideal for a woman, a wall, and meanness and betrayal always destroy this confidence and make relationships unsteady. It's up to you to decide anyway.

Each teaching method has its advantages and disadvantages, and it would be useful for inexperienced parents to know in advance what exactly their child will gain or lose along this or that path. In our country, four methods of teaching reading are known: the subjunctive method the analytical-synthetic method the warehouse method the method of whole words Inexperienced parents very often use the subjunctive method. Its principle is simple: first, the child memorizes the names of the letters, and then tries to combine them into syllables ...

I'm tired of the constant illnesses of the child. I can not do it anymore. Two years at home and sick all the time. Focus on yourself, find yourself a good psychologist! Help yourself and him! You are strong, just tired, you can handle it!

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I'm pissed off now right moms, and you most likely will not like my advice, but suddenly. If you can decide, try it, by golly!
I have 4 children, often and hard, with hospitalizations, who had "ENT diseases" before me, judging by their cards.
All my childhood also passed under the sign of the treatment of bronchitis, sinusitis and other itov. Until, at the age of 12, I finally made up my mind and “sent” everyone, refusing the planned treatment in the hospital.
Well, my kids don't get sick. Well, once a year SARS, the temperature is a maximum of two days, more often without. Due to illness, we missed classes, well, for ten days at all for all the time. Sometimes someone has a runny nose or cough, it’s an everyday thing, it doesn’t interfere with walks, trips and other normal life. They eat ice cream on the street, kefir from the refrigerator and swim in the summer until they themselves come running to warm themselves, chattering their teeth.
You can assume that I'm lucky of course. But I think the secret of luck is known to me. Moreover, my children have different heredity and diagnoses, but the result is the same, and all observations confirm this pattern.
Healthy indifference of parents is a guarantee of health! Medication bags - the key to ill health. Snot and cough, and fever is not a disease, but a normal reaction of the body. ARVI is not treated, but passes. It passes faster if you do not create an additional load on the body in the form of 100 medicines and 1000 procedures, and do not deprive it of healthy movement and fresh air.
All colds are treated by three means: 1. time, 2. salt water for rinsing and washing, the more the better and 3. onion syrup, this is for severe cases unproductive cough.
Oh, and no garden for sick children. And in the clinic, a hotbed of infections, until the child gets stronger properly, it is better to go, if any information is needed, without him. Only sports, walks, healthy sleep and a lot of free time.
Try it for half a year, eh? I'll give you the address to come and tear my head off if it suddenly gets worse. I give a tooth, if you decide, you will not regret it!

I think I understand and sympathize with you. I had a year and a half of such horror - the eldest, at the age of 3-5, was sick, as you describe, without getting out and without even having time to go out into the garden. At the same time, the youngest was in her arms, who collected all this for him. It was HORRIBLE and all your feelings are familiar to me. But we got out. I'm telling. First, you. With your mood like that, it is not surprising that everyone around is bad. Time for yourself plus valerian or other sedative. Get yourself out of the swamp. I started running in the morning. 20 minutes in the morning in the air - while the husband was going to work. This is a HUGE life changer. Fresh air plus physical activity - and a charge of vivacity for the day, a different view of the world is simple. I do not call for running - find what you like ... Now I don’t run anymore - but walking with the dog is also excellent tool switch brain.
I took my son to a homeopath. Enrolled in sports. section - where he wanted. So it was impossible to skip. She stopped treating his illnesses as a tragedy and fainting from every sneeze. If the child is cheerful and behaves as usual, he is healthy. And let him have snot to his knees. If you feel bad - then oh. But it seems to me that with pharyngitis and laryngitis, they jump like moose. Walking is a must. Ventilate all rooms, at night - with an open window. A humidifier was also recommended good idea. If the adenoids are large - maybe it makes sense to cut off in FIG?
But the main thing in my opinion is the atmosphere of the house. If this is a branch of the hospital, with a bedside table filled with medicines and despondency, then everyone will get sick.

Self-management is not included. Should I go for treatment? A psychiatrist treats mental illnesses, and a psychologist helps to cope with depression and accumulated fatigue and relieve stress.

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a visit to a doctor in a private clinic costs from 1000 to 5000, as far as I understand. You can come once, immediately say that you do not plan repeated visits, the doctor will prescribe what he can

go first to a neuropathologist or psychoneurologist, you can start with the treatment of the nervous system, perhaps this will also help, tranquilizers and neuropathologists are prescribed according to indications, no one is obliged to tell you anything at work, so don’t worry ..

How do you deal with this feeling of loneliness? Never in my life did I cry from exhaustion until a little backbiter appeared. And then once, and like marathon runners - a second wind opens.

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You know what I noticed, you run, you run after the child, then around the house, that’s all, now I’ll fall down like a horse, dead.
Never in my life did I cry from exhaustion until a little backbiter appeared.
And then once, and like marathon runners - a second wind opens. And it immediately becomes easier.
You definitely need to switch, here's my advice to you, sit down in the evening, when the children are put to bed and watch your favorite movie, even if you really want to sleep ... checked, it helps.

First - do not sit and roar! If health is bad, then tears will not add to it, but only worsen it. so it's better to calm down, drink NOTES, persena, which suits you best.
The second - to be offended by parents is silly. If they say they are busy, then it is so. Well, they don't lie to you, do they?
The third - have spoken out, have cried and it is good. Now pull yourself together, remember that you have two children who need a mother. You need to heal and heal yourself. And most importantly - a positive attitude.
I understand you very well. And believe me, everyone has such situations. And you don't have to be so upset. You're just in a bad streak right now. The kids are sick, the husband is at work until late, you are tired. But everything will pass. There will be a holiday on your street. And to say goodbye to everyone and other such thoughts, get them out of your head !!!

Or is she unable to cope with two grandchildren? 01/26/2007 13:36:48, Ars vivendi from work. I have chronic fatigue and many years of lack of sleep, but outwardly you can hardly tell.

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As an idea, another "System of firefighters" - in continuation of the theme of "preparing to leave the house."

This is when you go to bed in the clothes you need tomorrow. They say it's very comfortable. and this is not my know-how.)))
To the reasonable question "what does this mean?"
the answer was:
- so you don't say that I'm going for a long time .. and so rrraz and already in shape!

I get up at 5 - 5.30, take a bath (I put on my favorite mask, you can do without it), at 6.30 I'm already at the sports club, I work out until 8 - 8.15. I run home (I hope that the child is already dressed, if not, I lift the child out of bed), make quick freshly squeezed juice (I washed and peeled vegetables in the evening) and go to work (with the delivery of the baby to school) - by 9.00. If I have time, I put on light makeup, if not, then I paint at work. 70% percent of the diet is healthy food (non-industrial production and preferably raw, i.e. fruits and vegetables, nuts, herbal teas on rose hips, freshly squeezed juices, etc.), 10% is left for harmful (rarely and on holidays). We go to bed at 11 - 12. Although .... the view can also sometimes be not fresh, due to the weather, for example.

SOS Who coped with the ZPR support me!. The development of the child's brain. Child psychology. But after this conversation, like a squeezed lemon, she still did not sleep all night.

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By the way, ZPR does not imply a special correctional school, it seems to me. From what I read (and I could be wrong here) ZPR is not mental retardation, with which it is often confused, but the uneven development of various mental functions.

WHY DO YOU GO TO THIS TEACHER? Here's what I don't understand. Why would you demonstrate to a person who is not ready to show understanding and human attitude how your child reads and counts? Why do you want to go to this school if a child is of zero value to them? You can just as well stand in front of a working bulldozer or in front of a chomping wild boar in a zoo - and explain the same thing.
I think you are really wasting your time at this school. Try looking for a school with different values.

I seem to be coping with the amount of work. But most of all it depresses me that in the evening I would take a walk, read, go to visit, and I have one dream - to get to bed. I'm terribly tired. Now I dragged myself out of the LCD and like a squeezed lemon.

As a result, by the year of my baby, I turned into a squeezed lemon. "Honey, change the baby, I'm busy"; "Please hold the baby, I'll change the wet sheets for him in the crib" or "Help me bathe the baby, you see, I can't do it alone," etc. Target...

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Don't be afraid to have a second child. Or third.
I have four children. Based on my experience as a parent, I can say that:
1) An infant (newborn) cries only in three cases: when hungry; when wet; when he is in pain. Therefore, I think that your child had something with his health. Consult with a good specialist!
2) All children are different. My second child (a boy) was a total glutton. Since birth, he ate every 2 hours. All day long. She fed, decanted, slept for an hour - and again he wants to eat.
During the first month of life, he grew by 6 cm. The doctor in the colony did not believe it and said that they had measured it incorrectly at the maternity hospital. The rest (girls) ate normally after 3 hours, then after 4. As expected. The youngest daughter slept in the stroller on the street, only when she was driven. It was worth stopping - woke up. There are many examples of how different they are. There is a very small chance that you will again have such a miracle as your daughter.
3) With each subsequent child, it is easier and easier to manage. Maybe because with the firstborn something was terrifying, and with subsequent children it is taken for granted. Skills appear and some actions are already done automatically.
4) Yourself, beloved, you need to pamper. Always remember that you are alone. And in general, children should have a healthy mother, preferably one who is in good mood. That is, moderate indifference is welcome. You can put some things aside and instead read a book (while the child is sleeping, for example), or watch a movie. Yes, you never know what else you can do fun. I, for example. did so. How many books I reread, sitting in the park on a bench with a stroller. And I didn't bother much at home. She quit ironing. At all. In the first month, she stroked something else for the newborn, then spat. She only cooked simple meals. No culinary delights. I cleaned every 2 weeks, on weekends, sending my husband outside with the children. All the same, hardly anyone will appreciate your domestic labor heroism, and it takes a lot of strength and nerves. It is better to pay more attention to children.
5) Get your husband to help you. Whether you really need it or not, it doesn't matter. "Honey, change the baby, I'm busy"; "Please hold the baby, I'll change the wet sheets for him in the crib" or "Help me bathe the baby, you see, I can't do it alone," etc. The goal is for the husband to take the child in his arms as often as possible. Only in this way will he develop attachment to the baby. You have maternal feelings as soon as you put it on your chest, and for men it is important to overcome the fear of a newborn, get used to it, feel it in your arms and physically feel YOUR CHILD. It is absolutely not correct to completely remove the husband from caring for the baby (like, he works and gets tired). Men are quite capable of walking, bathing, drinking from a bottle, changing into dry clothes. And you help. That is, you are not only raising a child, but at first you are raising a father for your child.
6) Mechanize your life as much as possible. I just don't know what I would do without a washing machine.
Children are great. And if everything was not good with your firstborn, consider the negative experience. And enjoy motherhood.

I think you first need to relax, go somewhere ...;) and the second child can be completely different, more calm ..

Section: Parental experience (I get tired with the child). I'm tired of the child, what should I do !!? I have a baby 9 months old, no nanny, I work at home and sit with her. I manage physically, but sometimes I get very tired of my daughter.

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after a year it will become easier .. this is a difficult period .. but only during this period you can feel how much the baby needs you ... books will not leave you anywhere .. TV too .. just after a while you can hear: "Go away, mom, alone .. I'm alone .. "and they will close the door in front of you ... this is more offensive ... and you will want to kiss and squeeze, and the baby grows up and it is already more interesting for him (or her) to play alone ... and kisses will not always be needed, but you will so want to ... enjoy this moment .. yes - fatigue, yes - the desire to be alone .. you will stay .. later .. but you will miss those moments when the baby is constantly in your arms, when the baby is happy that mom is around and when, apart from mom, no one is needed at all .. I have nostalgia now ... :-)))))

We are your peers. Same thing, anger builds up. Now sent to my mother - I will only visits. I do not know what to do. I sat on the carpet, scattered all sorts of toys, boxes, books ... While she was engaged in the process, at least she did something, of course, looking after her. And we also have music. center, she gets up to him - turns on the radio and dances. Well, it’s also a lesson for a while, I even watch TV. Then she can still sleep on the balcony - an hour. Or in the crib - that's the only time I can do business.

By the end of the day, we get tired, the only desire is to get to bed as soon as possible. This state goes away after good night. However normal fatigue can develop into a chronic, and this is a disease. Find out how to avoid it.

For the first time, isolated cases of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS, "fatig-syndrome" ( "fatigue"- translated from French means fatigue, weakness)) were registered in the 30-50s of the twentieth century in the USA and Europe.

In the mid-1950s, there was an epidemic of an unknown disease in northern England. First, an adult man fell ill, then the malaise spread to schoolchildren. Soon the disease swept the entire population of a small British town. Then for the first time the opinion arose that this was some kind of new infection. She was called Icelandic disease, Akureira's disease, epidemic neuromyasthenia, postviral asthenia syndrome.

And only in 1967, the American researcher R. Kendler (and in our country - in 1989, Academician A.G. Chuchalin) introduced the concept of " asthenic syndrome". Its modern name - "chronic fatigue syndrome" - the disease received after the epidemic in Nevada (USA) in 1984. Dr. Paul Cheney, who practiced in the small town of Incline Village, located on the shores of Lake Tahoe, registered more than 200 cases of this disease .

Who is at risk

Initially, it was believed that the victims of the syndrome were mostly ambitious people who were diligently engaged in mental work for 12-14 hours a day. After some time, it turned out that the disease does not spare anyone - people of all ages and different social strata are susceptible to it:

• However, women aged 25 to 49 who are more emotional and suggestible by nature have CFS two to three times more common than men.
• Also, chronic fatigue syndrome affects people of working age over thirty years. Almost two-thirds of them are well-educated and come from well-to-do families.
• At risk are those who are more likely to be stressed at work. Many among the sick are those who are too demanding of themselves. The disease often occurs in workaholics, very energetic, ambitious, responsible, but at the same time with a vulnerable nervous system. They want to feel better than everyone around them, move mountains, accomplish the impossible. They have a high bar own capabilities. Such people strive to do everything that they were entrusted with, and even more. Usually they are active, businesslike, successful. However, in the past, many of them have experienced cruel treatment, tragedy in the family, divorce or serious mental trauma. Many patients in childhood suffered from low self-esteem. Probably, this is where the habit of proving something to yourself and others all the time comes from. Too much responsibility lies on their shoulders, they strive to be indispensable in all areas of life.

What is the reason

From the moment when the phenomenon of CFS became known, the debate about whether it can be considered a disease at all, or whether it is just a normal reaction of the body to the modern stressful pace of life, or even ordinary laziness mother, does not subside. Until now, the exact causes of chronic fatigue syndrome have not been established. There are only hypotheses that have not yet received reasoned confirmation or refutation. Scientists do not exclude the action of the virus, as well as hereditary predisposition. But the overall picture of the disease can only be explained taking into account mental and physiological factors:

• These are constant stresses, intense mental stress, strong feelings, fears.
• Affects sedentary image life, insufficient and irregular sleep, eating on the run, including the use of low-quality products, smoking and alcohol abuse.
• To this should also be added the unfavorable ecological situation, the lack of fresh air and sunlight.

Speaking of stress. Work stress, work schedule changes, poor working conditions, and career chasing also play an important role in chronic fatigue syndrome.

Note that the disease can "start" with a common cold. At the same time, rhinoviruses that cause a runny nose spread quickly in the body. The immune system is involved in the fight against infection. Some time after the disease has passed, usually any person feels a little "out of his element": weakness, headaches, fatigue, depressed mood are disturbing. At healthy people gradually everything returns to normal, and in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome, this condition can last more than six months.

Symptoms

Chronic fatigue is fundamentally different from "simple", daily."Simple" fatigue occurs, for example, after physical or mental stress, but it is worth a good rest, and you are full of energy again. With chronic fatigue, everything is much more complicated. She usually appears visible reasons, greatly exhausts the body, often accompanied by other painful manifestations, such as:

• increased fatigue;
• constant feeling of severe fatigue;
• muscle pain;
• feverish state;
• drowsiness;
• depression that lasts for months and sometimes years;
• causeless weakness;
• anxiety;
• sleep disturbance;
• enlarged lymph nodes;
• headaches and dizziness;
• mood swings and irritability;
• loss of appetite;
• decline blood pressure when getting up;
• cardiopalmus;
• difficulty breathing at the slightest exertion;
• increased sensitivity to light, smells, touch, food, medicines, etc.;
• change in weight.

Most importantly, chronic fatigue not only does not go away, but is constantly growing.

• Subsequently, memory is disturbed, incredible efforts have to be made to solve complex problems. Then there is insomnia, hand tremor (trembling of the fingertips), anxiety and causeless fears. Ultimately, if left untreated, this disease can develop into a sluggish or violent form of schizophrenia.
• In addition, with chronic fatigue, metabolism changes, which leads to a slowdown in metabolic processes in cells and the accumulation of waste products in tissues, i.e. slagging of the body.
• With chronic fatigue syndrome, overstrain (mental and physical) affects the central nervous system, brain, endocrine and immune systems of the body. Often it is also necessary to restore the functions of the digestive tract.

Treatment should be accompanied by a change in the mode of work and rest, diet and all familiar image life. In some cases, doctors may prescribe strict bed rest. Patients are also prescribed sparing, but at the same time sufficient and regular physical activity. In addition, massage (general, segmental), hydroprocedures.

And in no case, do not self-medicate, the diagnosis should be made by a doctor.

Better warn

In order not to bring yourself to the state described above, at least slightly reconsider your lifestyle:

1. First, you need to set yourself up so as not to strive for unattainable heights, and that it is absolutely necessary to learn how to switch your consciousness to positive moments.
2. Secondly, change your diet and physical activity, get more rest.

Nutrition

• Increase the amount of fluid you consume, because with a lack of it, the body cannot function at its full potential.
  • Be careful with drinks containing caffeine. It is enough to consume no more than one or two drinks containing caffeine (coffee, tea) per day to increase energy and brain function. Excess caffeine, on the contrary, leads to anxiety, irritability and reduced performance.
• Review your eating habits. Food increases metabolism and provides the necessary energy. The brain also needs a certain level of glucose to function effectively.
  • Don't skip breakfast and try to start your morning with cereals and whole grains (such as whole grain bread).
  • Do not skip meals, as long breaks cause blood sugar levels to drop.
  • Eat regularly throughout the day to keep your energy levels at an optimal level.
• In addition, it is worth taking vitamins and minerals. Some herbs will help too. Many of them strengthen the immune system and increase resistance to stress. To make a choice, it is better to consult a doctor.

Healthy sleep

One of the most common causes of chronic fatigue is lack of sleep or bad dream. Your body needs approximately 8 hours of sleep. common cause insomnia become worries and thinking about the accumulated problems before going to bed. Try to relax before going to bed, focus on your breathing or imagine something pleasant.

The rules for healthy sleep are:

1. Stick to regular wake up times, even on weekends.
2. Try to go to bed only when you feel sleepy.
3. If you can't fall asleep within 20 minutes, leave the bedroom and do some quiet activity elsewhere. Don't let yourself fall asleep outside the bedroom. Return to bed only when drowsiness appears. Repeat these steps as many times as needed throughout the night.
4. Avoid daytime sleep. If you go to bed during the day, try to do it at the same time and sleep no more than one hour. For most people, the most acceptable time is around 15:00.
5. Establish a relaxing ritual before bed, such as a warm bath, snack or ten minutes of reading.
6. Keep a regular daily routine. Regular meal times medicines, performing daily duties and other types of activity helps the body's internal clock to work more smoothly.
7. A light meal before bed can help you fall asleep quickly, but avoid a large number food.
8. Drink a soothing herbal tea before bed. Suitable chamomile, mint, hops, valerian, lemon balm. It has long been believed that the glass warm milk with 1 tablespoon of honey dissolved in it, it helps to fall asleep better than any sleeping pill.
9. Avoid taking caffeine six hours before bed.
10. Avoid taking nicotine before bed or at night.
11. Remove noisy people from the bedroom mechanical watches and turn the dial of the luminous electronic clock so as not to follow the countdown.
12. The room you sleep in should be well ventilated.

mental health

In almost half of people, chronic fatigue is caused by psychological problems:

• Review your lifestyle: are you under the pressure of constant stress? Problems at work or in the family need to be solved, not allowing them to accumulate. Constant anxiety and worries deplete your energy reserves, which leads to chronic fatigue. Try several relaxation methods, such as yoga, to restore the body's vital resources. Sometimes it can be helpful to completely disconnect from everything and literally do nothing. Find at least a couple of hours a week to have fun or just relax.
• Another tip: avoid conflict situations. Do not get into quarrels, scandals. Do not worry about troubles for a long time, do not take them to heart, but throw them out of your head as soon as possible. Try to see everything positive sides. With some effort, any situation can be turned to your advantage. You just need to love yourself and at least a little pity.
• If you still can’t avoid stress, don’t start the situation. The following technique will help with this. It can be done anywhere and anytime throughout the day. To begin with, it is advisable to study at home: early in the morning, before leaving for work or in the evening, before going to bed, or, even better, immediately after returning home.
  1. Try to ensure that there are no spectators in the room where you intend to practice.
  2. Sit on a stool or regular chair - only sideways to the back so as not to lean on it. In no case should the chair be with a soft seat, otherwise the effectiveness of the exercise will decrease. Sit as comfortably as possible so that you can remain still for a certain amount of time.
  3. Place your hands freely on your knees, close your eyes (they should be closed until the end of the exercise so that attention is not distracted by foreign objects - no visual information).
  4. Breathe through your nose calmly, not tensely. Try to focus only on the fact that the air you breathe in is colder than the air you breathe out.
  5. And now two options for concentration exercises:
     • account concentration. Mentally count slowly from 1 to 10 and focus on this slow count. If at some point thoughts start to dissipate and you are unable to concentrate on counting, start counting from the beginning. Repeat the count for several minutes;
     • word concentration. Choose a short (two-syllable is best) word that evokes positive emotions in you or that has pleasant memories associated with it. Let it be the name of a loved one, or an affectionate nickname that your parents called you in childhood, or the name of your favorite dish. If the word is two-syllable, then mentally pronounce the first syllable on the inhale, the second on the exhale. Focus on "your" word, which from now on will become your personal slogan with concentration. It is this concentration that leads to the desired side effect- relaxation of all brain activity.
  6. Do the exercise for several minutes. Practice for as long as it pleases you.
  7. Having finished the exercise, run your palms over your eyelids, slowly, open your eyes and stretch. Sit quietly in your chair for a few more moments.

Also very helpful respiratory relaxation. Here's how they do it. The technique should also be practiced for 10 breathing cycles per set, in 1-3 sets with breaks.

• Inhale slowly and deeply through your nose while counting to five.
• Hold your breath as you count to five again.
• Exhale the air completely from the lungs through the mouth or nose, counting to five.
• Take 2 breaths at your normal pace.
• Repeat cycle.

Physical activity

Physical exercise helps to replenish the missing energy when tired, while a sedentary lifestyle is one of the main causes of chronic fatigue. Daily moderate exercise or regular exercise also helps to reduce blood pressure, normalize weight, eliminate depression and anxiety.

• At home, try to walk barefoot from time to time.
• Wipe yourself with cool water, each time gradually lowering its temperature, but not more than one degree. Try to "hover" your feet in cold water, 5-10 minutes is enough. Water temperature for foot baths at first it should be 30 degrees, gradually reduce it to 15-16.
• Limit the time you spend on TV and computer, and instead go out of town to nature. Walk at least one to one and a half hours a day in the fresh air.

It is very difficult for modern people to resist various stresses in the modern frantic pace of life. The unfavorable ecological situation, poor-quality nutrition, non-observance of the daily regimen further exacerbate the situation. In addition, the vast majority of people have to work quite hard to provide for themselves and their families. This is probably why in the 21st century a new mass disease entered our lives - chronic fatigue syndrome. What is chronic fatigue and how to deal with it?

Physicians about chronic fatigue syndrome

What you need to know about chronic fatigue

Doctors have not yet come to a consensus that this is a disease or simply a state of the body at a certain stage of life. But faced with chronic fatigue face to face, this does not make it any easier. After all, in this state a person gets tired very quickly, feels constant fatigue, he develops apathy and distraction, and if a person is prone to depressive states, then they appear in all their glory.

A person suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome is distracted, apathetic, he has sleep disturbances, unreasonable fears. Memory and attention deteriorate. A doctor's consultation is highly recommended if you have these symptoms. Doctors say that if you do not take timely treatment, prolonged chronic fatigue syndrome can lead you not only to depression, but also to schizophrenia. We sincerely hope that such severe cases will not come to you.

Chronic fatigue syndrome most often affects women 20-45 years old, but there are many patients among men. As a rule, for medical care about this condition, people turn in the autumn-winter period, which allowed doctors to conclude that chronic fatigue is directly related to seasonal depression. Chronic fatigue syndrome is considered an occupational disease of office workers, since they are more likely to seek medical help from other professions.

Depression or simple fatigue?

This question is of interest to people in whom doctors detect chronic fatigue syndrome. Indeed, why immediately chronic? Just tired! Indeed, the symptoms of this disorder are in many ways similar to ordinary fatigue. But you can tell them apart. If a week's vacation did not fill you with strength and did not return the desire to work, and, returning home, you again plunge into apathy, then there is a chronic fatigue syndrome. If you have normal fatigue, as a rule, one day off is enough.

Causes of Chronic Fatigue

Just 20-30 years ago, there was simply no such concept in medicine. But the vast amount of information that modern man, the fast rhythm of his life, intellectual overload cause activation of the brain. Therefore, a person consumes more oxygen. Given the unfavorable ecological situation in the world (and especially in big cities), malnutrition, the lack of a full-fledged regular night's rest, you can understand why there is a lack of oxygen in the body. Hypoxia is the cause of metabolic disorders. The body is gradually slagging. The immune system is weakened. The human body becomes susceptible to viruses, fungal organisms, bacteria. Therefore, he gets sick very often.

Chronic fatigue syndrome affects the central nervous system and the brain. They go through a period of physical and mental overstrain. chronic diseases escalate. As you can see, chronic fatigue syndrome strikes throughout the body.

Medicine in the fight against chronic fatigue

Chronic fatigue treatment should be started as early as possible. Preferably, when the first signs of the disease appear. Treatment is quite long and expensive. Are used various techniques and preparations for cleansing the body. People diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome are given drugs to restore normal operation brain, recovery immune system, endocrine system, gastrointestinal tract. And of course, psychologists and psychotherapists work with a person - rehabilitation emotional sphere no less important than recovery physical health.

The effectiveness of competent prevention

Any disease is easier to prevent than to cure. This statement also applies to chronic fatigue. What should be done to prevent the onset of symptoms of the disease?

• Do it by at least, five-minute breaks in work every hour;
• alternate mental work with physical;
• do not work for yourself and for that guy, evenly share responsibilities with colleagues (chronic fatigue syndrome occurs, as a rule, in people who are reliable, on whom “kind” colleagues have shouldered most of the common work);
• properly allocate your time;
• actively relax in the fresh air, get out into nature more often, go cycling or run in the morning;
• if you don’t know how, learn to meditate, mastering the basic relaxation techniques is easy;
• Go to bed on time and eat right.

Most doctors agreed that the psychological state in which a person spends a significant part of the time plays an important role in the development of chronic fatigue syndrome. For example, you are forced to do a job that you do not like. We will not advise changing the field of activity (although this is an ideal option). Most often this is not possible, at least in the near future. We advise you to find a hobby that will become a kind of outlet. Chat with friends, play sports, buy four-legged friend or take up crafts. Try to compensate for dissatisfaction with the work of others positive emotions. So you keep harmony in your soul and believe in your strength.

Folk remedies for fatigue

Our distant grandparents did not know anything about pharmacy products, so they were treated with herbs that helped restore peace of mind And physical forces.

So, plantain is a wonderful restorative remedy. Take ten dried leaves, chop, pour boiling water. This can be done in a thermos or wrap the vessel with a blanket. Insist half an hour. Drink two tablespoons 20 minutes before meals three times a day. You can dilute the infusion with warm water, add honey and drink plantain in the form of tea.

Well restores strength tincture of dandelion, nettle, wormwood and calamus root. You need to take half a glass of young nettles and the same amount of dandelions. Tear plants with roots, leaves and buds. Mix, add a tablespoon of wormwood herb and chopped calamus root. Grind everything with a blender or scroll in a meat grinder. Pour infusion of 0.5 liters of vodka. Infuse for 10 days in a warm place, remembering to periodically shake the container. After the tincture is ready, strain it and take it daily in the morning and evening half an hour before meals. Dissolve a teaspoon of tincture in 50 ml of water.

Modern aromatherapists consider cinnamon and citrus oil. You can use them the way you like. You can make a tincture from cinnamon (50 g of ground cinnamon + 0.5 l of vodka). It is prepared for three weeks, the vessel must be shaken periodically. Drip citrus oil into an aroma lamp to fill your home with aroma. Soon there will be no trace of melancholy and fatigue.

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I already wrote that if we get tired quickly, we constantly lack energy, we don’t know what to do with this state, and ordinary rest no longer helps, which means we have earned. In this article I will tell you how to deal with chronic fatigue yourself, what you need to do, how to pull yourself out of this painful situation.

How to get rid of chronic fatigue syndrome at home on your own, the first steps

As soon as you notice the first signs of impending trouble, for example, you become very tired of simple work, you don’t want to do anything, take action immediately. And first of all, you just need to stop. Tell yourself "stop", leave all your affairs and plans. Rest well and.

Of course, many cannot afford this, but you need to understand that if you do not stop, then you will bring yourself to such a state that you will simply end up in the hospital. Then you will certainly leave all things, but now you will leave them for a long time, and maybe even forever.

Anyway, in a state of chronic fatigue, you do the work incompletely, with minimal return, which means you won’t come to desired result. And as soon as you just relax and recover, the abandoned cases will be resolved faster, because you will do them with renewed vigor.

Obstacles to stop and rest

And in order for you to stop and leave everything for a while, you must reconsider such a thing as responsibility. That is what makes it difficult to stop and rest.

I'm not saying that responsibility is bad, I'm talking about hyper-responsibility, which we don't need in principle, and which creates only problems. Hyperresponsibility is when we take on too much, forgetting about the interests of our body, undermining our health. Basically, it arises due to some kind of fears or programs or installations sewn in someone's head.

It is in the order of things when a person is told that he needs to work above the norm, sacrificing himself for the sake of production, career, earning money, achieving any heights. A person tries to pick up more work, takes on a lot, strives for goals. Yes, of course, sometimes it is justified and useful, but only if we do not forget about the most important responsibility.

Responsibility for yourself, for your body, for your health.

This is the responsibility we should think about in the first place. We behave irresponsibly in relation to ourselves, to our health. Therefore, remember, as soon as you lose your health, you will no longer be needed by any production to which you gave best years and health, neither to the boss, nor to the position that you occupy.

It happens that a person does not spare himself not for the sake of work, but for the sake of family, children, loved one. Here you also need to know the measure and not give yourself up as a sacrifice. Think about it, after all, close people need you first of all, healthy and full of energy, and they are unlikely to be happy if you, due to overwork, become incapacitated. Therefore, do not forget to think not only about loved ones, but also about yourself. Stop and rest.

Often we cannot afford to stop because of all sorts of fears within. We are afraid that we will be fired because of incompetence. We are afraid that we will not like the authorities, colleagues. All this creates excessive tension, and subsequently leads to chronic fatigue syndrome. If we worked more calmly, without unnecessary and unnecessary fears, we would not bring ourselves to a painful state.

Many people have a hidden inferiority complex in their heads that creates all this fuss and causes the fears described above. And some were taught as early as childhood that in order to achieve something, you need to work hard. Of course, there is some truth in this, but people take everything literally, forgetting that rest is also necessary. If we give all of ourselves to work, forgetting about rest and sleep, we will simply get sick and will not be able to do anything.

Well, what to do with chronic fatigue caused by internal fears? To do this, you need to change, change your outlook on life, look at everything more philosophically, and of course positively. More on this below.

Unloved job as a reason

Nothing takes our strength and energy so much as that work, activity that we do not like, that we do not like. We do it through force, we force ourselves. This is one of the causes of chronic fatigue syndrome. The thing is that here there is a very strong conflict between ours and, leading to tension in the psyche, in the body, and in the future to a pathological decrease in the overall energy. Judge for yourself, as a result of attitudes inspired by someone or simply by the will of fate, our ego, our mind orders us to get up early, go to work hard. And we do all this through force, we persuade ourselves that this needs to be done, there is no way out, we need to earn money. In fact, by persuading ourselves, we are persuading our soul, a hidden, but the main part of our consciousness. It is she who knows what we like and what not, what needs to be done and how to act in a given situation. And these desires do not always coincide with the current situation. She does not want to do what you are doing, following the orders of her mind. Thus, an internal tension arises, which we are not always aware of. If such a conflict continues for a long time, then you will definitely get sick, become simple, earn chronic fatigue syndrome.

Another thing is when you like the work, you do it with ease. Even if you are physically and mentally tired, the soul will start throwing up additional sources of energy, you will find strength for further activity. The soul has access to inexhaustible sources of energy. Of course, this does not mean that you do not need to rest. You also need to rest, the resources of the body still have their limits, despite the fact that you open access to additional energy, it’s just that you will need much less time to rest. It’s just that the problem is that we don’t know how to rest and replace the correct rest with an imaginary one, thereby, on the contrary, destroying the body, instead of giving it time to recover. How to relax, you will learn in this article a little lower.

But what about those who go to an unloved job through force, how can they not earn chronic fatigue syndrome. You will learn about this in the next chapter.

How to deal with chronic fatigue with the right approach to life

To get rid of internal fears that do not allow us to stop, you need to change your outlook on life.

No other way. Of course, a positive attitude to life is the basis, but with chronic fatigue, this is usually not up to it. To begin with, you just need to understand and feel inside yourself all those fears that I spoke about above, which do not allow you to stop and rest. If you realize that you are really afraid, then you are already half done.

Be honest with yourself, face the truth. Try to look from the outside at your fears, at yourself, how you are excessively worn at work. Treat the situation with humor. After all, you really are funny, if you look into your soul.

Your fears are just your cockroaches in your head, which in principle are not needed by either you or others, they only cause problems. If you can see them within yourself and laugh at yourself, you will do a great job and you will feel better. Learn to be aware. the key to managing your feelings and emotions.

Understand, finally, that we are zombified to work for the system. If you get sick from hard work, the system will just kick you out. She needs you when you are able to work. So, she needs not you, but your labor activity. Take care of yourself first, and therefore of your loved ones. Who will feed your children if you get sick due to chronic fatigue.

Also work out the right approach to life and look at everything from a philosophical point of view.

If you go to an unloved job, this does not mean that the world has collapsed, and now you are unhappy. Treat such work as a means of making money, from which there is no escape. After all, we must not only rest, but also strain in order to feed ourselves and our children. Remember them. The knowledge that you are working for them will warm your soul and make it easier for you to fulfill your duties.

And if you don’t like your job, don’t overwork too much. First of all, remember about your body, and not about the whims of your boss. It is to his advantage that you work like a slave without taking care of yourself.

How do we manage chronic fatigue syndrome with proper rest?

If we knew how to rest properly, we would never bring ourselves to chronic fatigue. What does right mean? The thing is that we get tired of mental stress more than from physical labor. Of course, the constant heavy exercise stress wears out the body. But it is the experience of negative thoughts and emotions that stressful situations, take a lot of internal energy, lead to physical illness and mental distortions.

And to rest properly means to be able to relieve mental stress and stop the flow of negative manifestations of the psyche. And this is achieved only with a qualitative relaxation of the psyche, with the achievement of silence of the mind and stopping the internal dialogue. The person is not able to do it. Instead of the right one, he applies the wrong rest. This is when he tries with all his might to get away from negative experience, pushes it away, tries to distract himself from bad feelings by any means.

For these purposes, he uses, or even drugs. Filling your head with a mass of information to distract from problems. This is the TV computer games, Internet. The need to be in noisy companies, the need for constant communication, as well as a love of extreme sports. Everyone is different. Of course, many such distractions from problems do not cause much harm, but still they do not provide real rest and unloading of the psyche. But most of these amusements, on the contrary, only take strength and undermine health, even though a person thinks that he is resting. With such methods of relaxation, negative thoughts and emotions do not go anywhere. We do not get rid of them, but only hide them in the depths of our psyche, and there they continue to destroy a person, but now they do it imperceptibly. And only high-quality relaxation truly relieves negative emotions and restores the body. This is the law of nature.

In order to learn relaxation, techniques such as shavasana and yoga nidra are used. With quality relaxation, sometimes it takes 10-20 minutes to lie down in shavasana to relieve all the fatigue of the past day. When you learn to relax, you will be able to properly relax in any position, in any environment and at any time. If you feel that fatigue overcomes you, as soon as you close your eyes, relax your whole body, the strength will return to you again.

If you suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome, then you just need to conduct daily relaxation sessions. Over time, not immediately, it will become easier and easier for you. The lost energy will gradually accumulate in your body, and the distortions in the psyche due to stress will gradually dissolve. Therefore, you must learn how to perform or. To do this, I refer you to the relevant articles.

And in order to understand what stopping the internal dialogue and the silence of the mind is, I suggest trying to do it. Nothing returns lost strength, relieves stress, and solves many other problems of the body and mind like meditation.

Feeling the beneficial effects of the silence of the mind, you will understand what it means to rest properly. In order to relax, now you will not, for example, drink alcohol, but you just want to be alone, in silence, close your eyes, calm down and be alone with yourself. Or take a walk in the fresh air in the park, without thinking about anything, but just enjoy the surrounding nature. Or listen to calm music, read a good book, stay at home with your family in a calm atmosphere, do your favorite hobby. And there are actually a lot of such activities that really give you a great rest and relieve you of chronic fatigue. The main thing is that your soul likes it. Let's talk about this.

Switching from mental stress

There is this rule:

if you are tired of mental labor, switch to physical labor.

Or better yet, do some light exercise. Walking outdoors, swimming in the pool, skiing, cycling are suitable. The main thing is not to overdo it. With chronic fatigue, the threshold of internal energy is very low, and exceeding the load in sports or in physical labor will further reduce it. So do it for fun. If you feel that this is a burden for you, take a break or do something else. You can also try hatha yoga asanas.

Our task here is to switch the psyche to such a mode that it stops draining strength from the body due to stress and experiencing bad thoughts.

And one of the best ways to do this is to switch to an activity that pleases your soul.

Everyone has some kind of hobby, an activity that you want to do no matter what. And by doing this, it becomes easier for you in difficult moments of life. I spoke above about my favorite work, which does not suck out strength, but rather gives them. But if your work activity is not your favorite and you most likely got chronic fatigue syndrome because of it, then you need to find an activity at home that would help you take off and give you an additional source of energy.

For many it will be just a pastime. good evening in the family circle, children's games with children, intimacy with a loved man.

How to beat chronic fatigue and regain strength again

With chronic fatigue syndrome, the level is catastrophically low. Many symptoms of the disease, such as constant laziness, lack of desire for action, apathy, and all this is a consequence of reduced energy. Therefore, it urgently needs to be raised so as not to turn into a sick and unhappy person.

Often it is enough just to stop, which I spoke about above, to stop the abuse of the body, to improve good sleep so that the body itself begins to gradually increase the level of internal energy. turn on complex processes self-healing. The body will pull itself out of the painful situation where you have driven it, increase the level of energy. The main thing is not to interfere with him to do this. To understand the process, I suggest you read the article that you will get acquainted with by clicking on the link.

But if your energy levels are very low, or you need to recover much faster, then one stop may not be enough. Then you need to help the body. To do this, you need to learn how to relax qualitatively, stop the internal dialogue, and also apply special techniques to increase energy. Of course, you can do without special techniques, they just speed up the process of self-healing a lot. And without relaxation and stopping the internal dialogue in any way. It is they who create ideal conditions for self-healing, for increasing internal energy. This is non-interference with the ideal functioning of the body. Incorrect and uncontrolled work of the psyche and mind, they take the lion's share from us vital energy and to return it, you just need to stop this work. Everything is simple, but in this simplicity are hidden extraordinary opportunities for gaining health and increasing energy. So learn to relax and to defeat chronic fatigue and regain wasted strength.

Outcome

Let's sum up the article.

In order to get rid of chronic fatigue syndrome, you need to do the following:

1. Stop and stop forcing your body with excessive work and improper sleep and wakefulness. Sleep well.
2. Rethink your views on labor activity. Remove excess responsibility. Release or at least reduce inner fears. Fear of being fired, fear of appearing incompetent.
3. Develop the right approach to life. Look at everything more calmly and philosophically.
4. Learn how to relax properly, as well as learn how to relax with the help of shavasana or yoga nidra.
5. Switch from excessive tension to what you like.
6. Raise the level of vital energy of the body.

But most importantly, I repeat once again, leave everything for a while. Stop and take care of yourself. Have a good rest and sleep. Don't forget primary responsibility. Responsibility for yourself, for your health, for loved ones. Your health will still be useful to you and your family.

You can cope with impotence and chronic fatigue, everything is in your hands.

When we fight chronic fatigue, we get rid of drowsiness, lethargy, weakness, constant fatigue, depression and become healthy and happy people.

What do you want.

In order to have a good rest and gain strength, I propose now to relax in nature, but virtually. Throw away all thoughts, problems of the past day, just turn on the video and enjoy the beauty of nature. Nothing gives us strength like unity with nature.