Fatigue
Fatigue
Day 7 for me. I got up early and went for a 6km run. Came back and did some bits around the house and now I'm laying in bed wanting a nap. I got plenty of sleep last night. For the last week I've been needing afternoon sleeps, some lasting up to 4 hours. Is this still normal? How long can I expect this to go on for? I guess I'm worried I'm allowing myself to be lazy and don't know whether to embrace it and sleep because my recovering body still needs it or whether I should fight it and get up! Cheers
Get every minute of sleep you can bodhi01. If you are exercising and not feeling depressed, enjoy all the sleep you can. Lots of great healing going on. I think it can take a year for our bodies to heal from what we've done to them.
Congratulations on 7 days!
My recovery sleep schedule was rough at least the first 3-4 weeks. Then things got better. The body was still detoxing and so I struggled for sleep leaving me fatigued in that way. So kinda the opposite problem, I understand. Just roll with the healing.
My recovery sleep schedule was rough at least the first 3-4 weeks. Then things got better. The body was still detoxing and so I struggled for sleep leaving me fatigued in that way. So kinda the opposite problem, I understand. Just roll with the healing.
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Bod - I am on day 140+ and I still get really tired. I enjoy the thought that my body is healing and I go with the flow as much as I can (lockdown has really helped with this!). I exercise first thing in the morning, eat half decent and if I need a sleep I get my head down. Sleeping is one of the biggest gifts of my sobriety, I absolutely love going to bed sober
I also used food and my bed as my first and last defence against cravings...when cravings came I would eat something sweet; if I thought I could not resist them I went to bed. No way a can of cider was going to find me in there. Childish? Yes. Effective? Very
I also used food and my bed as my first and last defence against cravings...when cravings came I would eat something sweet; if I thought I could not resist them I went to bed. No way a can of cider was going to find me in there. Childish? Yes. Effective? Very
Thanks everyone. I literally slept all day. I really couldn't fight it. Wide awake now which is a little annoying but I'll soon be off again. Day 7/week 1 of being sober coming to a swift close.
Thanks for the support everyone. Day 9 in 1.15 hours. Not that I'm watching the clock ;-)
Massive afternoon nap again today but then up and at a nice long walk so not completely fatigued, just need these healing periods. No pains in my side for 2 days now so that's positive.
Massive afternoon nap again today but then up and at a nice long walk so not completely fatigued, just need these healing periods. No pains in my side for 2 days now so that's positive.
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