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\n(These AI images make me laugh. Yes, I know the calendar is messed up. Allow me my silly moments.)<\/i><\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve decided to think dramatically about my obstacles in my first attempt to blog about my new condition with a sense of humor. Honestly, there hasn\u2019t been much to laugh at. For example, I got distracted playing Chess on Duolingo the other day and gave myself Post Exertional Malaise (PEM). First, I noticed the headache, then I noticed that I was panting, and then I realized that I was dizzy. It was just chess! But I lost track of time, got caught up in it, and overtaxed my brain. Stamina spent. Crash incoming. An entire day wasted. It\u2019s hard to laugh about things like that. I had big plans to implement. Instead, I watched TV\u2014until that gave me a headache, too. <\/p>\n

Every day I have lists, but I rarely make it to the end of them because of the drain cognitive, physical, and even emotional events have on my stamina levels. Chronic fatigue is complicated. <\/p>\n

That\u2019s when it occurred to me. If ADHD<\/a> is heading to the grocery store and ending up in Vegas, depression<\/a> is a dreary, overcast day with frequent downpours, and Tourettes is a random mugging on my way to the park, then Post Viral Dysautonomia is like climbing up a hill, then getting run over by a truck.<\/p>\n

Since I don\u2019t live in a Japanese light novel, that truck isn\u2019t sending me off to an isekai adventure. It\u2019s more likely that truck puts me in bed. When I began my new neuro PT exercises last week, I did too many of them and ended up in bed for three days. This illness requires careful planning and tactical thinking, contrary to my ADHD impulsiveness.<\/p>\n

For example, I have problems now with dangerously low oxygen saturation levels thanks to COVID\u201319. It occurred to me that I hadn\u2019t been playing any woodwind instruments in a long while, so maybe I could add that to my daily routine to increase my lung capacity again. Perhaps that would help. <\/p>\n

So I practiced for a timed 15 minutes for two instruments, and found that I could only sometimes make the full 30 minute session without getting dizzy and light-headed. Yesterday, I shortened the session to 10 minutes per instrument. It\u2019s a far cry from playing for hours like I used to enjoy, but there are other things that I need to do daily, and if I can tolerate a 20 minute session, then that\u2019s fantastic. I can build up from there. However, I will cap it at 30 minutes. My goal isn\u2019t to play the shinobue and ocarina professionally. It\u2019s just lung exercise and a bit of fun. Other things like freelance work, packing to move, and writing require vast energy reserves. I need to plan my time better. Using a timer is key, but being mindful of the calendar helps, too. Laughter is another tool that I am only now using again. It\u2019s rusty, but I\u2019m sure I can get it shiny again\u2014assuming I can avoid getting hit by more trucks.<\/p>\n

~D\u02e2 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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