What do all of these things have in common? A large part of our lives revolves around sleep.
I was recently diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, which basically means that I am tired all the time. I sleep an average of 13 hours every day - usually 11 hours at night with a 2 hour nap in the afternoon. If you're unfamiliar with Chronic Fatigue, you probably think that sounds heavenly. You may even be thinking, "It must be nice to be able to sleep that much." But, you'd be wrong.
On a normal day I am awake for 5 hours at a time. 5 hours in the morning, take an afternoon nap, and 5 hours in the evening. Honestly, it's weird. Trying to live a normal, adult lifestyle while sleeping like a 2-year-old doesn't work.
Now, I *can* push it and stay awake all day long, but after 7 hours awake my thought process slows down, decision making is difficult, and even my eye sight suffers. After 12 hours awake I am a walking Zombie. And, 2 days in a row of this? I will wake up as a walking Zombie.
Because this is a fairly recent diagnosis, I am still trying to figure out what this means for me. Right now, my focus is on learning how to manage this inconvenience so I can continue to lead an exciting and fulfilling life. I will be using this blog as a place to document my journey - my experiments, the successes and failures, and my emotional ups and downs as I explore this odd new place.
Come along for the ride. It will be an experience.
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