Promised Tasks and Low Energy Days
Low-energy days suck for a lot of reasons. They don't feel good. There's this bone-crushing exhaustion where even the simple act of getting out of bed feels like a mountainous hurdle. Thinking is hard. You typically have a pile of things you need to do. Vacuuming. Gardening. Work. Dishes. Eating. But the worst part is when you really, really want to do some of those things and you just can't. The problem becomes compounded when you have multiple low-energy days in a row. It's frustrating and demoralizing. I try to remind myself of the small victories. I made breakfast. I scheduled one appointment. I got those screenshots I promised to take. They're not the most important things I needed to do. But they are what I had the energy for and now I don't need to do them. Most importantly, I did my promised task. Back when I first got sick, I made a promise to myself. No matter how bad I felt or how little energy I had, I'd always get dressed. It didn't matter if I immediately crawled back into bed and did literally nothing else that day. So long as I get dressed my day is a success.
