To make a long story short, I feel like life is getting away from me.
I have always been a pretty healthy eater and a regular exerciser. I have a good marriage and good kids. I work about 45-50 hours a week, and don't have any financial problems or anything.
But, over the last few weeks (really started about a year ago, but it has gotten really bad recently), I have had insurmountable fatigue. One night, I slept for 12 hours, and the next day, felt like I hadn't slept at all. The fatigue, I think, led to a depression. I went to the doctor where I had a blood test. Almost all of my numbers came back high except for HDL (which is supposed to be high). He recommended me for counseling, which I will be starting next week. The doc isn't exactly sure what caused my fatigue, but suspects that my initial fatigue led to a depression, which led to greater fatigue, which led to greater depression...
So, I am going to spend the next four months trying to improve my health - both physical and mental. Part of this is that I am giving up "surfing" the 'net. All my interactions with people will be face-to-face or over the phone, except for work-related emails. I am picking up my exercise routine. I am devoting myself to a more healthy diet. I have eight books I have wanted to read for a while that I will be reading. My wife and I are going on one date every week. A few more lifestyle changes are in store.
I may or may not come back here. This isn't a "I'm ....ed off, so I'm gone." This is just a, "In case I don't see you again, this is where I am going."
You all made me laugh and think. Keep it up. Except for you, Riz. Don't keep it up. You actually need to stop now.
I have always been a pretty healthy eater and a regular exerciser. I have a good marriage and good kids. I work about 45-50 hours a week, and don't have any financial problems or anything.
But, over the last few weeks (really started about a year ago, but it has gotten really bad recently), I have had insurmountable fatigue. One night, I slept for 12 hours, and the next day, felt like I hadn't slept at all. The fatigue, I think, led to a depression. I went to the doctor where I had a blood test. Almost all of my numbers came back high except for HDL (which is supposed to be high). He recommended me for counseling, which I will be starting next week. The doc isn't exactly sure what caused my fatigue, but suspects that my initial fatigue led to a depression, which led to greater fatigue, which led to greater depression...
So, I am going to spend the next four months trying to improve my health - both physical and mental. Part of this is that I am giving up "surfing" the 'net. All my interactions with people will be face-to-face or over the phone, except for work-related emails. I am picking up my exercise routine. I am devoting myself to a more healthy diet. I have eight books I have wanted to read for a while that I will be reading. My wife and I are going on one date every week. A few more lifestyle changes are in store.
I may or may not come back here. This isn't a "I'm ....ed off, so I'm gone." This is just a, "In case I don't see you again, this is where I am going."
You all made me laugh and think. Keep it up. Except for you, Riz. Don't keep it up. You actually need to stop now.
but I am getting there.
