I haven't been here in a really long time, but I just read a quote and I thought of all of you struggling day to day, like I did for so long. If you are worried that you'll never get better, please let me assure you, you can and will.

If I could go back 2 years in time this is what I would have told my ill self:
Succumbing to adrenal fatigue is maybe the best thing you can do. That doesn't mean just go back to your old destructive patterns and further your burn out, it means in addition to supporting yourself with nutritious foods, supplements, etc LET IT BE. Stop pulling your hair out trying to figure it all out. DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE your ability to heal when you start surrendering and stop judging how terrible you feel. Easier said than done - I know - but try to keep it in mind.

Second to that is food and rest. It's a MUST to consume foods that support your body's ability to recover. Pay attention to how you feel after every meal, and figure out what works and doesn't work for your body. I needed to cut out all foods containing gluten, starchy vegetables, and tomatoes. Even if you have difficulty sleeping do things that require as little mental, physical, emotional exertion as possible. I wasn't helping myself by reading article upon article online to try and mentally figure out my way out of fatigue. I also underestimated the heavy toll an unhealthy relationship was taking on me.

I could get in to the particularities of the past couple of years but I feel like that would take away from what I'm trying to get across. I hope you don't disregard my posting as fluff that holds little importance on your journey to wellness. I went through a lot, as I know you all have/are, from extreme physical fatigue, debilitating mental fog, anxiety and depression... I'd say I'm now 85% recovered.

I'll leave you with the quote that prompted my posting:

“Healing the self means honoring and recognizing the body, accepting rather than denying all the turmoil its existence brings, welcoming the woes and anguish flesh is subject to, cherishing its multitudinous forms and seasons, its ability to know and be, to grow and wither, to live and die, to mutate, to change…” - Paula Gunn Allen