I did a presentation this week on the topic of parents of children with a mental illness. It was amazing to speak with Don Moore, a man whose daughter has schizophrenia. I learned so much from doing the event.
I am simply worn out- It’s about 8PM and all I can think of doing is going to sleep. I am SO not used to this that I’m not sure if it’s even normal. Bipolar ‘worn out’ is so different- when you’re depressed or have just come out of a mood swing, there is tiredness weariness and unhappiness.
This is just feeling tired I think. There is a difference between tired from reality and tired from an illness.
Does this make sense to you? Now that I can work so much more- I am experiencing things that are unfamiliar.
Julie
PS: I love to find pictures that fit a topic. When I typed in ‘worn out’ in Google images, I saw a lot of worn out shoes!
Hi Julie,
Wow, do I know what you mean. I’d forgotten what real tiredness feels like but after going to my first yoga class in a long, long time on Monday I was exhausted. It was a good exhausted because my body was just reacting to actual physical exertion. Depressed, bipolar tiredness hangs over me like a wet blanket most of the time, and makes life feel so hard. It feels good to be tired for a healthy reason for a change!
Now if I can just keep going to yoga . . . :0)
Cheers,
Susan
Hi Susan,
Your comments mean so much on the blog! Thank you! Julie