Hello friends!
This week I got cocky. This week I let everyone know that I'd gone just over a month without a new episode of glandular fever.
Naturally, within 12 hours of this conversation my glands were back up and I was exhausted and feeling like I was dying again. (Dramatic, but I'm sure you understand).
Setbacks suck. You feel like all your careful planning and scheduling was for nothing. You feel like allowing recovery days was pointless. But sometimes it can't be helped.
Hindsight is a wonderful thing and I can now see that I've had this set back because I went out on Saturday night expecting a relaxed start to the week to recover. I then had 2 stressful days at work combined with committee meetings and training so here I am!
It's easy to be dramatic - "oh I can never go out again, it'll make me sick". But that's not true. I just needed to organise my schedule with more rest points - something I've now learnt.
Remember, every set back is a lesson. You're learning about what your body needs and how to get the best out of it. That's never a bad thing. You can take the skill with you long after your symptoms are faded.
Stay strong and stay happy fellow sickies!
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