RE:Adrenal Fatigue, etc. Rita from

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Rita, this isn't the *wrong* group for you...you qualify. :-)

I know for me,though a support group of others with our condition was more

important in the beginning years of my dealing with it.

So, just passing that on to you.:-)

Still, there's much to be learned and shared *here* as well.

I just wanted to say hello to you, because I understood everything you

described.

My husband didnt understand at first, which was the very worst..

but my friends didnt, either, even most people in

the 12th Step program I've been in for more than half my life.

Most of them thought I was depressed..less charitable folks thought I was

malingering..:-(

I felt ashamed and rejected too.

It took awhile too, quite, for me to feel ok, even good about being smart or

kind or poetic-or *anything* besides my work and/or being gainfully employed. I

know.

I had to get separate help and counseling for myself and slowly as FMS became

more known, when an author with Fibro was interviewed by the DailyNews, and

and when my naturopath and chiropractor, who btw, had always refused even

*aspirin*..was taking opiate pain medication like I do...my husband began to

believe it and accept it.

He gets impatient with me occasionally now.occasionally..not usually. :-)

He knows.

He allows me to take whatever time I need, and he doesn't criticize me or think

I'm lazy anymore.

I know that probably sounds like a fairy tale and that it is not going to be for

you, but there *is* hope, Rita. :-).

Believe me, *nothing* was further from the truth for me a few years back, too.

I'm with you and I'll pray for you.

I'll talk to you more another time too. :-) hang in there!

Adrenal Fatigue, etc.

Hi group,

This is my first post. I'm not sure if this group is the place for me. I've

been treated for adrenal fatigue and Lyme bacteria (and co-infections), and for

low energy for several years. The last two years with a Nutritionist and

Practitioner of Oriental Medicine. Before that, by prescriptions of

anti-depressants which eventually didn't give me enough energy, and I wanted to

get off of them anyway. I think most of my problems stem from being a

workaholic for years, and I essentially burnt out my body. I go to a

face-to-face Food Addicts Anonymous group once a week, if I have the energy, to

try to stay off of the stimulants I'm addicted to -- generally, sugar and other

high-carb foods which I used forever to fuel my work addiction. I've quit

coffee so many times, and am ready to try quitting again. I am trying to get

more into workaholic recovery through their online support group, literature and

journaling.

One really hard part of all this is that my husband is a person who has tons of