Really struggling to deal with all this I am so exhausted I just want to curl under my bed all the time
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Hi Sez,
NHS Choices website has some useful info on this. It describes it as a serious condition and I think that means that it has a significant real impact on people that suffer from it. It also says that you can have it to a mild, moderate or severe degree. I don't think that it means there is a serious physical problem behind the symptoms. It may mean that you are overwhelmed and stressed by things that are going on in your life. It may be that it is your body's way of saying slow down and let me build up reserves of energy. The first suggested therapy for this is cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and I would encourage you to pursue this with your doctor. Print out the page and say that you have read about it on the NHS Choices website and he might find it difficult to refuse. Taking a printout with you like that can be useful when trying to persuade a GP that something needs to be done.
Yellow Sunflower's experience is, I think, encouraging and might help you think of it as a short term (but real) problem that is most likely to subside with time.
NHS Choices website has some useful info on this. It describes it as a serious condition and I think that means that it has a significant real impact on people that suffer from it. It also says that you can have it to a mild, moderate or severe degree. I don't think that it means there is a serious physical problem behind the symptoms. It may mean that you are overwhelmed and stressed by things that are going on in your life. It may be that it is your body's way of saying slow down and let me build up reserves of energy. The first suggested therapy for this is cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and I would encourage you to pursue this with your doctor. Print out the page and say that you have read about it on the NHS Choices website and he might find it difficult to refuse. Taking a printout with you like that can be useful when trying to persuade a GP that something needs to be done.
Yellow Sunflower's experience is, I think, encouraging and might help you think of it as a short term (but real) problem that is most likely to subside with time.
