Medically Induced Hermit
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• Spoonie🥄 • I ❤️ Nature & Wildlife photos 📷 • #ME/CFS • Healthcare worker (COTA) until disabled with multiple chronic illnesses & chronic pain • Armchair Traveler • Slipping through the cracks = Medically Induced Hermit 😢😡 •
So true! I have sleep disorders that have been giving me a really rough time this winter and throwing off my sleep cycle.
Finally falling asleep in the morning around daybreak, and waking up sometime between 12-2pm really limits my hours of daily daylight. It’s weird!
Finally falling asleep in the morning around daybreak, and waking up sometime between 12-2pm really limits my hours of daily daylight. It’s weird!
January 27, 2026 at 1:15 AM
So true! I have sleep disorders that have been giving me a really rough time this winter and throwing off my sleep cycle.
Finally falling asleep in the morning around daybreak, and waking up sometime between 12-2pm really limits my hours of daily daylight. It’s weird!
Finally falling asleep in the morning around daybreak, and waking up sometime between 12-2pm really limits my hours of daily daylight. It’s weird!
Yes it does suck extra hard. I’m sorry you had to go through that at your own birthday party.
Always so much effort, a high price to pay, and then an added slap in the face or heartbreak from those who misunderstand.
It could make such a positive difference in our lives to have some understanding.
Always so much effort, a high price to pay, and then an added slap in the face or heartbreak from those who misunderstand.
It could make such a positive difference in our lives to have some understanding.
January 24, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Yes it does suck extra hard. I’m sorry you had to go through that at your own birthday party.
Always so much effort, a high price to pay, and then an added slap in the face or heartbreak from those who misunderstand.
It could make such a positive difference in our lives to have some understanding.
Always so much effort, a high price to pay, and then an added slap in the face or heartbreak from those who misunderstand.
It could make such a positive difference in our lives to have some understanding.
Good choice! 👍 I have a Ukulele. I chose it because it doesn’t hurt my hands and fingers as much as guitar, and can be played while stuck in bed, even lying down. Tabs and Tutorials are easy to find for free on YouTube.
January 17, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Good choice! 👍 I have a Ukulele. I chose it because it doesn’t hurt my hands and fingers as much as guitar, and can be played while stuck in bed, even lying down. Tabs and Tutorials are easy to find for free on YouTube.
Yes! I’d experienced that before, with my baseline worsening each time I went through physical therapy. But brainfog had me unable to think straight. When she mentioned it was for POTS, I got confused about whether those types of exercises might somehow be ok or helpful. Glad for the helpful advice!
January 17, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Yes! I’d experienced that before, with my baseline worsening each time I went through physical therapy. But brainfog had me unable to think straight. When she mentioned it was for POTS, I got confused about whether those types of exercises might somehow be ok or helpful. Glad for the helpful advice!
Thank you
January 17, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Thank you
(5/5) I tried to talk to all of them about my situation. They didn’t get it. I felt desperate to keep people in my life, to not be alone. After all I’d already gone through, I then lost my friends, family, & boyfriend. I quit dating. Hermit now. TRY HARDER? I’ll never harm myself for someone again.
January 16, 2026 at 5:24 PM
(5/5) I tried to talk to all of them about my situation. They didn’t get it. I felt desperate to keep people in my life, to not be alone. After all I’d already gone through, I then lost my friends, family, & boyfriend. I quit dating. Hermit now. TRY HARDER? I’ll never harm myself for someone again.
(4/?) At that time my new boyfriend couldn’t be bothered to make plans a few days to a week in advance, because he never knew what he was gonna feel like doing in his time off work. So I was always pre-resting before his days off, to be ready without PEM in case he decided to spend time with me…
January 16, 2026 at 5:16 PM
(4/?) At that time my new boyfriend couldn’t be bothered to make plans a few days to a week in advance, because he never knew what he was gonna feel like doing in his time off work. So I was always pre-resting before his days off, to be ready without PEM in case he decided to spend time with me…
(3/?) At that point I had already been through over a decade of hell with my health, lost my career & income, lost my apartment and was living in a family members basement. I was fighting to keep people in my life, paying a huge price to do so, and none of them cared enough to notice or value that…
January 16, 2026 at 5:10 PM
(3/?) At that point I had already been through over a decade of hell with my health, lost my career & income, lost my apartment and was living in a family members basement. I was fighting to keep people in my life, paying a huge price to do so, and none of them cared enough to notice or value that…
(2/?) They had no clue how hard I was already trying just to be with them, what price I paid to do so, or what I was going through. They were not open to learning and understanding. I told my cousin (who was also his friend) how it hurt me, and he was mad at me & judged me for being hurt and upset…
January 16, 2026 at 5:04 PM
(2/?) They had no clue how hard I was already trying just to be with them, what price I paid to do so, or what I was going through. They were not open to learning and understanding. I told my cousin (who was also his friend) how it hurt me, and he was mad at me & judged me for being hurt and upset…
(1/?) Many years ago, in my early 30’s, I was out with a group of friends (pushing myself & paying a high price physically just to be there) and told them how much I wish I could do some of the cool things they were doing in their lives. One said, “Can’t you just TRY HARDER?”. That broke my heart…
January 16, 2026 at 4:57 PM
(1/?) Many years ago, in my early 30’s, I was out with a group of friends (pushing myself & paying a high price physically just to be there) and told them how much I wish I could do some of the cool things they were doing in their lives. One said, “Can’t you just TRY HARDER?”. That broke my heart…
They do this in my yard regularly with a variety of trees, fallen dead trees, and stumps.
It has taken a few years, but the woodpeckers have finally made an old stump outside of my bedroom window disappear, piece by piece. It has been a popular lunchtime spot for them. Cool to watch!
It has taken a few years, but the woodpeckers have finally made an old stump outside of my bedroom window disappear, piece by piece. It has been a popular lunchtime spot for them. Cool to watch!
January 16, 2026 at 12:35 AM
They do this in my yard regularly with a variety of trees, fallen dead trees, and stumps.
It has taken a few years, but the woodpeckers have finally made an old stump outside of my bedroom window disappear, piece by piece. It has been a popular lunchtime spot for them. Cool to watch!
It has taken a few years, but the woodpeckers have finally made an old stump outside of my bedroom window disappear, piece by piece. It has been a popular lunchtime spot for them. Cool to watch!
Happy Birthday!
January 5, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Happy Birthday!
I would be doing the same, except painsomnia is currently a nightly guarantee. I will be awake against my will until 5-6 am (my current Chronic Illness bedtime). Happy New Year!
December 31, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I would be doing the same, except painsomnia is currently a nightly guarantee. I will be awake against my will until 5-6 am (my current Chronic Illness bedtime). Happy New Year!
🥳 It always feels good to be human again!
December 7, 2025 at 3:55 AM
🥳 It always feels good to be human again!