My new meds make me tired...I'm not lazy

In the past I normally would have fallen for self loathing because I can hardly get out of bed at certain times after I take anxiety meds. I would totally miss the side effects and just assume the worst of myself.


And now that I'm older and way more self aware I'm seeing the reason behind the tiredness.


My issue is,my mom doesn't. I used to listen to her and she would really mess with my head.
For whatever reason she seems to think that my medicine doesn't have an affect on me and that I'm not mourning the loss of my grandmother and that I don't have all these other issues going on that contribute to me having really really sleepy spells. It makes me really sad because I'm dealing with my mental health.... I'm dealing with dissociative identity disorder and medicine and it's like she believes that having these issues aren't supposed to affect me she's done this to me since I was a child and it's really destroyed my self-esteem.


That's why I feel really happy that now I'm starting to be able to see myself and my situation so much more clear.

It really does help to journal down your feelings in to keep track of yourself that way and I'm glad that I'm starting to do that because now I can have a clear understanding of who I am what I'm dealing with and figure out how to come up with plans to counteract all of the symptoms of having. It's not always easy but I'm doing it and I'm really proud.


The flip side is that some of my Alts get it while others do not.

I'm glad you're realizing that the issues are from your mental health and not because you're a bad person.

Keep up the good work. I know it's hard, but you've made a HUGE step toward getting better!

K

ItsJustUs wrote:I'm glad you're realizing that the issues are from your mental health and not because you're a bad person.

Keep up the good work. I know it's hard, but you've made a HUGE step toward getting better!

K

Thank you very much!!!

ItsJustUs wrote:I'm glad you're realizing that the issues are from your mental health and not because you're a bad person.

Keep up the good work. I know it's hard, but you've made a HUGE step toward getting better!

K

We agree! It can be difficult to accept one's challenges.

big step!

Knowing you're not lazy is very important - because you aren't, you can't control your tiredness and fatigue especially when it stems from any kind of illness

We get called lazy frequently and I swear next person that does is gonna get bopped in the face.
Softly of course

KawaiiKitty wrote:Knowing you're not lazy is very important - because you aren't, you can't control your tiredness and fatigue especially when it stems from any kind of illness

This is honestly hard for us to remember, much less take to heart. Its too easy to see ourselves as a weak and unmotivated despite knowing our medication affects us strongly and our dissociation is always a factor. Who knows why.