| How much better is the pay in Manhattan? It would have to be an
enormous amount to be worth feeling wiped out every day, not to
mention the extra two hours commuting, which could be spent
working. Have you considered takinga job nearer home. You'd save
commuting costs, and would probably have enough extra time to
reduce expenses around the house, so it might not cost you as much
as you think. And of course saving your health is invaluable.
--David
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| I used to get what would be like never ending flus, or something - usually when
I had worn myself down - I'd get something (may be something like what you say
or totally different) -Anyway, it would cause fevers (mild) at night, I'd go to
bed early, wake up and feel 'ok' , go to work and be wiped again by the
evening. My SO and my Dad both told me I was not getting enough exercise. Well,
I don't know but what I did was get serious about getting real exercise on a
regular basis. So far, I feel better, but also haven't been sick (but once, and
my daughter brought that home to everyone). Maybe you need to build up your
total strength. Of course, maybe this won't be relevant to you at all, but
maybe it will be.
good luck
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It sounds like you are at the point where you are overwhelmed
with stress in your life.
I had one of the worst cases of mono that my doctor had ever
seen. My parents took some advice from Adelle Davis' "Let's Get Well",
which discusses mono and viruses. She advises large doses of Vitamin C,
and a drink she calls "pep up", which I make out of milk, juice, protein
powder, and any bananas or plums on hand with the blender. I recovered
faster than any case that my doctor had ever seen, and never had the
kind of trailing lethargy that most have. While I commend your trying
vitamins and checking the results, you may find that you barely scratched
the surface with the doses you used during recovery, and then you proceeded
to further exhaust your adrenals and restorative powers with inadequate
B vitamins for stress.
A second help along this line is a new book called "Who Gets Sick"
by Blair Justice. It surveys and reports on a wide range of recent research
on the link between our coping skills and our proclivity to get sick. It
shows that while modern science forcefully maintains that there is an
agent for every illness, and, of course, manages the application of counter
agents as a very profitable business, the theory fails to explain how it
is that only some in a population exposed to the same agents get ill.
The author goes on to dissect our responses to stress, and some factors
which seem to build up or tear down our immunity to most pathogens.
Reading it may help you think through some of the co-factors that have
been found to aggravate our resistance to illness.
A third consideration that is something I went through over
the past few years is a process of centering. I took note of the amount
of illness and stress I felt, and then consciously took steps to get
hold of my ability to manage my health. I sat down from time to time
and wrote down where I was and where I was going. I did it in several
ways, you may find your own way. What I did was first wrote down all
the things that were going wrong. Then I wrote down some ideals, where
I'd love to be. Then I wrote down some steps or projects that would go
in that direction. Then, after 3 or six months, I checked the list and
was surprised that I had actually accomplished a few. So, I got busy and
finished a few more, and wrote down how great it was. The first pass,
I mostly wrote down job-related or household-related items. The second
time, I got into health-related stuff and relationships. Amazingly enough,
it really worked, I was making progress, and taking on bigger projects.
I went from 4-5 colds per year to 2. I went from getting a flu every
year, to none. I went from 2 fillings per year to 1 in 5 years.
I exercise more regularly, which helps my poor circulation, eat better,
sleep easier, and generally have more time for projects. I also am
better prepared to deal with setbacks, anger, and disappointments, I have a
context for what really needs to succeed in my life.
All of this is just suggestions, you seem to be very dedicated
and capable, and I'm sure you do reflect on where you are going. I just
found visible results with the above, so if you really are bent on
recovery, you'll have to take charge of what's eating you alive.
Good luck, I hope that helped.
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