Guest guest Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 I think what happens is that our cortisol rises to the occasion when we have something stressful to deal with in our lives. So we 'cope'. And then it lowers after the event. With chronic and severe stress it remains high and so our cortisol reserve gets depleted and hey presto! we have adrenal fatigue that needs supplementing. As I see it, we can supplement and make up for the deficiency that way but how far will we get if we have not addressed our response to stress and our other lifestyle/diet factors that are weakening our adrenals? We come off the adrenal support and continue down our original road perhaps eating poorly, having unhealthy relationships with others and, more importantly, ourselves. My guess is that you are not going to heal your adrenals whilst you continue to marginalise your own importance by putting others first. And I am never going to heal mine until I find a way of managing my stress better. Mo I went through a divorce and looked after my 2 children alone for 3 yrs so probably stress was a factor back then but like I said I always felt like I coped ok. I also dont allow myself any 'me' time and havent for a very long time. > Everyone comes before me which is my doing I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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