Andy
Senior Member (Voting rights)
"Four years ago, I caught the flu – and I am still stuck in bed, struggling to breathe. A bit like those with long Covid now, I developed postviral fatigue after a short illness. You could say I was into viruses before their mainstream second album.
Born with a muscle weakness, I was already familiar with the fragility of the human body. But the overnight change, post‑flu complications, hit me like a truck. In the early days, stuck on a ventilator and barely able to move, my brain was so traumatised that I thought my bedroom curtains were on fire. I didn’t even have curtains.
Fatigue is hard to understand until you have it. It is not tiredness or burnout. It is all-consuming, an oppressive cocoon that weighs down your body. For me, an energetic day used to be getting the train to work and drinking with friends until 1am. Suddenly, it was cleaning the back of my teeth."
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeand...cocoon-it-has-made-me-seek-joy-wherever-i-can
Born with a muscle weakness, I was already familiar with the fragility of the human body. But the overnight change, post‑flu complications, hit me like a truck. In the early days, stuck on a ventilator and barely able to move, my brain was so traumatised that I thought my bedroom curtains were on fire. I didn’t even have curtains.
Fatigue is hard to understand until you have it. It is not tiredness or burnout. It is all-consuming, an oppressive cocoon that weighs down your body. For me, an energetic day used to be getting the train to work and drinking with friends until 1am. Suddenly, it was cleaning the back of my teeth."
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeand...cocoon-it-has-made-me-seek-joy-wherever-i-can
