long covid (not me or anyone in particular), health (--- but a long time ago)
Some cruel little part of me keeps looking at people who suddenly have chronic fatigue symptoms after long COVID and thinking, "Welp. There ya go. Now you know how it feels, ya no-longer-normie fuck."
Have fun with the empty advice. Have fun getting blamed. Have fun getting told, 'Oh, I know, I get tired at work too, it's normal' when what you're actually doing is spending your lunch napping on the floor of the bathroom, desperately trying to scavenge enough energy to get through just another hour. Oh, and enjoy EVERY MOTHER FUCKER who tells you yoga or herbal tea is the solution.
But I also have a lot of sympathy. And I should start reassuring more of these people, hey, it really DOES get better.
I've read chronic fatigue kinda goes on a 5-year cycle and you basically flip a coin at the end of each one, and if it comes up heads, you recover. Don't quote me on that, it's a half-memory. But it was true in my case and I seem to have won my second flip.
My energy level will never be normal. My focus level will never be normal. But I'm functional and most days I totally forget I ever had chronic fatigue at all. It'll be okay.
