Guest guest Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 OK, so I think I've mentioned before that my mom has FMS. She recently went to a job training where she talked to one of the trainers about how hard it is to work and not be able to tell anyone where she works that she has FMS (which is why she gets too much stuff dumped on her and burns out...can barely move on weekends). Anyways the woman told her she, like many other people with FMS/CFS, takes on too much responsibility. Here I am and I just get so darn tired by the second half of each school term (11 week quarters) because I take on too much. I'm so far from home and very much on my own in taking care of myself. I hadn't been eating very well the past week because I didn't have it any extra in me to go grocery shopping. I've been volunteering at this wildlife rehabilitation center for a while. I really love it, the animals that come in are amazing. Where else can you feed a baby owl or help with surgery on a goose? I was OK when it was only 45min-1hr once a week, but now the shifts are getting really long. It's a good thing I carpool or I wouldn't be able to drive home. And I'm in danger of failing classes because I'm so exhausted I can't remember anything I learn. I just told them that I can't work for the last few weeks of this term, and I feel like such a bad person for it. There is only one other person on my shift, who isn't completely experienced, and I feel guilty because I know it means more work for her. And there are animals who need taking care of. It makes me feel selfish for taking care of myself first, but I just can't do it right now. i hate letting other people down so much. How to learn not to take on so much? -Alia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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