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I feel like I shouldn't be alive. I've had some extreme fatigue for 2+ years now, and I haven't gotten anywhere going to several different specialists. I can barely feed myself, and showering is almost an accomplishment at this point. It probably doesn't help that I've barely been interested in food for most of my life (am somehow no longer underweight).
I don't have any IRL friends and only a few online friends. I've graduated college with reasonable skills and got work immediately out of college but couldn't keep the job due to the fatigue I developed and haven't thought about working since. I have a few hobbies, but they require energy, friends, and/or money to do; and I obviously am lacking most of those.
The only major reason I'm still around is that my mom would be crushed if I died, and I don't want her to have any more stress than she already has. What should I do, /adv/?
PS I was depressed in the past and got over it; anti-depressants do nothing for me.
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>>18450674
try something you haven't tried before: TCM; Ayurvedic medecine - find the best you possibly can afford and be prepared to travel.
Go on a water/juice fast for a week or 2.
If conventional wisdom hasn't don anything, then start trying all the stuff you haven't even thought of.
above all, try and force yourself to be active, even if it feels like it will kill you. Good luck.
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Vitamin D (sunlight) for the fatigue.
Cut down on the junk food, and get the full 8 hours of sleep.
Get out of your comfort zone daily. Go outside and interact/catch up with people you know. Hell, invite them to lunch!
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I've been finding that a lot of things in life only blossom through long-term commitment. Boring things like weekly correspondence, showing up to coed sports or dinner parties, or volunteer places even when you don't feel like it. Basically just keeping things in motion. I've burnt myself out quitting things too early... it's not that I didn't have the discipline, I didn't think that some of these things were worth it or would ever be worth it.
If it is legitimate fatigue, you might try meeting with a psychologist and getting a prescription for adderall. I was on that for ADD and it did wonders for me.
Anyways, hang in there OP. You seem like a nice, compassionate guy. The world needs more people like you. I hope you find something that gives you a sense of fulfillment and purpose, I'm sure there are lots of things you can still do.
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>>18451738
Thanks a lot for the encouragement.
>>18451710
I take vitamins, eat relatively healthy (my eating habits aren't great but what I do eat is fine), and I get more than enough "sleep." I wake up completely exhausted is the problem.
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How did this problem first start occurring? Do you remember any major changes on your behalf? We're you starting to become depressed?
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>>18451710
>Get out of your comfort zone daily. Go outside and interact/catch up with people you know. Hell, invite them to lunch!
This is key to wellbeing, getting out of your comfort zone. The great thing is, if you do it enough, these things eventually become part of your comfort zone. This is the birth of your newly found confidence. The human mind is remarkably good at adapting to new environments and scenarios, it just takes time. Albeit some people take more time than others to adjust - but don't let this set you back, everyone is different
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>>18452912
The only major thing that happened around the time was that I started working, but I felt a lot better mentally working, and it hasn't improved since I stopped working. I can only assume that it's a coincidence.
I think I was still taking anti-depressants at the time, but I don't recall.
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