It takes a lot more than it used to to send me into a debilitating fatigue crash lately. I don’t know what’s going on. I feel like my overall day-to-day ability is decreasing, but I’m somehow able to withstand more intense exertion.
I had a major PEM1 episode the first night we primed the room, and then the next day was a major fatigue crash. But then the next two nights of priming and painting were absolutely fine with no crash of any kind. Last night, the third and final night of painting, I hit a moderate PEM episode and my fatigue crash today is pretty light.
And in general for the past couple months it feels like, I’m not entering fatigue crashes as hard as I used to. I’m not sure what’s up with that tbh. I don’t know if I should be happy about this, because what if it’s a precursor to something worse coming?
Once we’re on the other side of the move, I intend to rest a ton a ton a ton. I desperately need it and the people in my life know this and want me to too.
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Post-Exertional Malaise - a sometimes severe energy depletion that occurs very shortly after performing physical, mental, or emotional work. Separate from a fatigue crash which can occur 12-72 hours after effort and is more severe and longer lasting. ↩