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If you're not sick exactly, but feeling slightly unwell, physically and mentally.....

AngelPuppy1 — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 11:06:40 GMT

... what do you tend to do?

I get a day now and then where I feel unwell, not that I'm sick exactly, but just have no energy to speak of and various things hurt (age) and I feel out of sorts, and I just think, I don't want to do much of anything!

If you ever feel this way, what do you do? Do you just say ---- get on with it and push yourself to do whatever all day long --- or do you decide to take it easy and think this will help you to feel more refreshed for the next day?

I usually just push myself to go forward and get on with it. Most times I feel better, but not always. For me, it's kind of that thing where my mother used to say, if you're in a bad mood or low, etc., for no apparent reason, just put a smile on your face and get on with it! And most times it worked!!!

Just curious --- if you would like to share! Or give tips for forging ahead!

P.S. I'm not clinically depressed or anything!

Re: If you're not sick exactly, but feeling slightly unwell, physically and mentally.....

AuntG — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 11:44:37 GMT

Back to bed for me to see if some extra sleep helps.

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SXMGirl — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 11:56:03 GMT

@AngelPuppy1 I know those days. A few times a year, I have what I call a wave of tired that washes over me (I know, sounds dramatic!). I always attribute it to my thyroid.

What I do is go for a workout with my trainer/read on the Octane machine or put the dogs in the car and go for a nice ride. Sometimes I will go into my art studio and paint, read my current book, or I will hope that I have something on DVR that is worth watching and do that. I just try to do something that is not an outrageous amount of effort and wait for the feeling to pass.

My general mantra is "I am an adult so get over it."

Re: If you're not sick exactly, but feeling slightly unwell, physically and mentally.....

AngelPuppy1 — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 12:24:59 GMT

@AuntG

I really don't sleep that well these days, and that certainly doesn't help! Thanks! --- I think I am sleep deprived half of the time!

Re: If you're not sick exactly, but feeling slightly unwell, physically and mentally.....

AngelPuppy1 — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 12:26:01 GMT

@SXMGirl

Yes, I get what you are saying! For the most part, I sort of do what you are saying --- just pull up your big girl pants and get on with it! Thanks and take care!

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Meowingkitty — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 12:27:17 GMT

I do half and half. For a few hours I will do the normal stuff that I need to do. Then I will call it an early day and just take a nap and relax for the rest of the day. Sometimes I will get in my jammies early, curl up in bed and watch tv and call it a day. Nothing wrong with it, there will be better days.

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StillRachB — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 12:27:32 GMT

Take it easy. Let yourself do whatever you feel you need to do. Extra sleep. Lay around and do nothing. Take a leisurely walk to get a little fresh air. Drink some alkaline/electrolyte water. Watch your favorite movie or read a little. Our mental health is just as important as our physical health.

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AngelPuppy1 — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 12:38:12 GMT

@Meowingkitty

Sounds like a good plan to me!

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AngelPuppy1 — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 12:39:22 GMT

@StillRachB

I think at times my mind is still on "work" mode, even though I've been retired for a while now! I feel guilty if I don't feel up to going full tilt! Yes, sound advice and I thank you!

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Snoopp — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 12:55:31 GMT

It depends on your age. If you are in the late 70s, 80s, best to rest till you feel better. Younger folks can split the difference and do some regular duties and then put their feet up for a rest. That's how I look at it. YMMV.

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happycat — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 14:07:18 GMT

It depends on just how badly I feel. Some days, I push thru, some days I just listen to my body and rest.

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wagirl — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 15:36:31 GMT

I am very familiar with that feeling and have it often especially this year--with all the turmoil EVERYWHERE these days, I imagine that this blahness is rampant. I am no spring chicken so have those kind of issues and being a breast cancer survivor of almost 9 years, I still have days where I can feel the treatment side effects, chemo/rads, that make me feel that way--yes even after that many years, cancer still runs a tiny part of my being------I go back to bed for awhile, after taking tylenol for the aches and pains. usually only lasts a day then I can get back to whatever my normal is.

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Still Raining — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 16:06:33 GMT

Somehow losing our life structure can lead to lethargic days.

I first check to see if the chemo or heart meds are doing a number on me. Then I take a wonderful suggestion I read here, set one little goal and do it. Even just sweeping leaves off the front porch. Then I can try one more.

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FatCatinCT — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 16:13:45 GMT

I have felt this way 99 percent of my life, having enough good days to know that i've never really felt well my entire life.

It's so frustrating, not sick enough to lay in bed and rest but not well enough to be up and about doing things.

I spend a lot of time on my computer and watching TV. Hence, the FATCAT :-/

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Azcowgirl — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 17:31:05 GMT

@wagirl @I know what you mean.Being a cancer survivor also , and still on medication that some days kicks my bum. I do what I can do, but rest when I need to .When I feel so crummy, I want to be left alone for the most part. So thankful that I can sleep well.

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hckynut — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 19:37:04 GMT

@AngelPuppy1

"what do you tend to do"? Too many personal variables for me to answer that kind of blanket statement.

Depends on how and what I did prior to that day. Also, am I recovering from a serious health or serious physical injury issue.

Anyone that has been in any athletic competition, as a team member, or an individual one such as running, has experienced this many times. Probably over many years, even decades.

Seems like I always want to go back to what I have stated on here for years. A person "has to know how to read their body". To me a "little sick or pain" might to someone else seem like they have to get immediately to an ER.

There are days that I know the best thing for me to do is nothing. Not try to push by body or my mind when what it mostly needs is rest, physically and/or mentally. Other days, with similar feelings, I know my body needs a nudge to another gear.

Say ice skating. Many times my legs just don't seem "to be there"! Most of those times my body just hasn't reached the point of warmup, after which skating becomes easy and almost effortless. The same back when I was training for running Road Races. Some days, it just was not there.

Recovering from serious injuries, some weeks/months, even 1 that took over a year. My biggest problem was holding back which is more psychological than a physical thing. Athletes want to get back to their normal, like yesterday.

In this long, usually too long, reply! Know your body and let it take the lead. If you have felt similarly the same previously, what you did might help you decide. Move or "push yourself forward", or let your body and/or mind rest. If only what to do was the same each time, unfortunately, it is not.

Now go ahead and "push yourself forward", or? Give yourself a break, at least it is a 50/50 decision, I think!

hckynut

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hckynut — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 19:50:26 GMT

@FatCatinCT wrote:
I have felt this way 99 percent of my life, having enough good days to know that i've never really felt well my entire life.
It's so frustrating, not sick enough to lay in bed and rest but not well enough to be up and about doing things.

@FatCatinCT

Really, 99% of your life? Geez! I hope you are a lot younger than me. You didn't mention any of the things you have done to try to change this. I can't imagine anyone feeling this way for long and thinking or saying "this is living".

I will leave my soap box where it is for now, and see if you reply with what you have tried to do, and every one of those "trys" failed. Then, if you want to hear more from me?

hckynut(john)

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wagirl — Tue, 10 Nov 2020 15:06:52 GMT

@Azcowgirl ---yes I am still on meds too-----I am grateful for my outcome, for sure, but still have those kind of days----hope you are doing well--I am so far!!

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AngelPuppy1 — Tue, 10 Nov 2020 15:59:25 GMT

@Snoopp

I'm 68. I'm not old, old, but far from young! I certainly have felt my energy going down since I reached 60!

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AngelPuppy1 — Tue, 10 Nov 2020 16:00:40 GMT

@happycat

I try to push through most of the time, too! At times in the morning, I think --- oh, no -- I feel lousy - I can't do anything, but then when I make myself, after a bit, I'm much better. Other days, I just am not on point at all!