@EllieSmith 

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EllieSmith

Energy crashes, overloaded brain?

Okay something I've had for many years and my dad has too. Energy crashes. It's hard to explain. But basically from time to time I crash. I'm okay I'm okay then boom. I can't open my eyes, i feel really heavy. Then I can't speak I can't communicate I can't think right i can't move. It can last anything from 10minutes to a few hours. It does often happen if I'm out , if I've travelled or am travelling and if I do too much. Sometimes I get a few minutes warning but most of the time it's too late, I lie down if I can and let it take hold. I can't fight them if I try I feel like I'll throw up. If people try to arouse me I feel really ill.i can't get groans and mumbles. Often times I just am not myself after eithernfornhours? I can't concentrate, think straight right and often headaches beside also. I'm coming out of one just now which is why I'm saying it. But yeah concentration to write this, it's taken a long time to write it.
@grandma

That's fatigue, it hits all of us differently, but most of us (I think) need to go and lie down for anything from 10 minutes to several hours, but with most of us I think it's usually 1/2 an hr. but for instance I manage all morning, crash out at lunchtime, sleep for 2-3 hours, then I find I can function again for about 4 hrs, so can usually manage dinner, then crash out on sofa and usually fall asleep watching box, but I have had the beast for 25 years, rrms for 23 years and 18mths of spms, but each of us is different and we need to find out what is 'normal' for us, an learn to deal with it on a daily basis.😍

@Stumbler

@elliesmith , you want to have a read of the "Spoon Theory" :- https://butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/written-by-christine/the-spoon-theory/