At times I see exhausted clients with no clear cause or reason for their tiredness.
One of the often unasked-about aspects of chronic fatigue has to do with the psychological effects it has on my clients and my client’s loved ones. Since some people don’t see chronic fatigue as a legitimate condition, this aspect of the disease is often left untreated. But it is a real concern for chronic fatigue sufferers and their family and friends.
- Self-Esteem – Often my clients can’t do the things they used to do, and they start to feel useless. Most people who end up with chronic fatigue or tiredness were active prior to coming down with it and that makes it even harder. Otherwise healthy individuals get this condition and while it can creep up, it can also feel like being hit by a bus.
- Anger – Many people who feel tired every day end up very angry about the condition, especially when they do not feel as if they’re getting support from the medical community or their family and friends. Anger can also affect family and friends whether they accept the condition or not, because it can be hard to be a caregiver.
- Depression – One thing that can hit a client hard is depression. This is depression with a cause and not a typical depression that has no known cause. Because of this situational depression, it must be treated differently than only by medication. Emotional and nutritional support is usually the way to help kickstart the journey to full help.
- Anxiety – Many prolonged exhaustion sufferers end up with anxiety too. This is often caused by trying to plan events or things and realizing they cannot see it through due to having a very bad day. If you can barely get out of the bed, it can be hard to do things with others.
- Grief – Experiencing grief is a normal progression of the loss of anything. The loss of your old self is a reason to be sad. The rest of your friends and family may also experience it.
If you experience self-esteem issues, anger, depression, anxiety and grief as a result of chronic tiredness, then you may need to deal with it by seeking help from a healthcare professional who will look at your condition from a body, mind and spirit perspective. Although chronic fatigue is purported not to have a cure, there are various alternative healthcare options to try. With Kinesiology or other modalities such as Life Blood Analysis one could find the potential nutritional, adrenal or emotional root of such an issue as well as what the body requires to bring it back to full health or to activate the innate healing system to help the body on its healing journey.