Brain dead and lying

Lissa, you are NOT losing your mind and don't tell yourself that, either!  You have a great head on your shoulders.  You are just having a foggy time right now.  Are you eating a lot of carbs and sweets?  I know when my blood sugar is high, I can't think at all.  Try to stay with protein and vegetables for breakfast and lunch.  When you get home you can enjoy your carbs and sweets.  See if this helps with your fog!

 

Sherrine

Hi Lissa~

I too understand how you feel some times. There are days I swear I can't even remember my own name form one second to the next. I think of something I need to do...let's say I need to get the dog's brush from the laundry room. I take 1 step and I have no idea where I'm going or what for. And this happens countless times each day. I do believe, for me, it's a combination of fibro and medications...but mostly fibro.

BUT~ we are not going crazy. We just have a most baffling disorder that makes us feel as if we are losing control. It can be terrifying, to say the least, but what helps me is to sit down and reason my way through it. Am I having a 'flare'? Do I basically function OK most of the time? Are these memory issues short and quickly recovered?

Try not to be hard on yourself. I know I need to take my own advice but try to allow yourself the courtesy that you would afford others...forgiveness and compassion. If this was happening to a co-worker I'm sure you would be there to help them. So let yourself be someone with fibro who has memory problems now and then....some days worse, other days better. In the long haul I'll bet you're doing a great job at work and have the respect of your friends.

Take the sage advice of Winnie the Pooh~

“If ever there is tomorrow when we're not together.. there is something you must always remember. you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. but the most important thing is, even if we're apart.. I'll always be with you.”

Lissa, you are braver, stronger and smarter....believe it~
Chutz

Hi Lissa,

The only suggestion I could make is perhaps going part-time. I got fired from my full-time job, even before they knew or I knew what my condition was or how to treat it/cope with it!!! It was like being stabbed in the heart by people who I thought understood/cared about me I am now too paranoid and too hurt to limit myself to just one full-time job and have decided to get one or two part-times instead. This also makes it easier to call in sick to one or the other if need be.

I swear I'm not trying to scare you, but sometimes worrying is not worth it and attaining peace-of-mind and preserving your own sanity is

~V~