Tired all the flipping time - rest or plough on?

[marimo]

What has helped you?

Has rest actually helped?

I’m in my 40s. Have just gone through three years of unrelenting stress, so possibly chronic fatigue has set in from that. Just moved house. Teacher in secondary and single mum. Surrounded by boxes and mess.

People tell me I should rest and recover but my flat is a state and I need to unpack. I want to make the place nice and liveable for my son.
Does resting a lot help? My fear is is that I just spiral into inactivity and end up living in mess long term and getting really depressed by that.

I’m booking a GP appointment to see if there’s a nutritional thing going on too. I already take iron.

Get some blood tests going if you can.

Rest absolutely helps, but you need lots of it.

I think at this point you need to avoid additional things which tire you out.

Can you get friends/family to help you with the unpacking?

Is there any work you can pay for/outsource?

Just a thought but did you have covid? It might be Long Covid as well?

I'm the same, I'm taking a tonic supplement, it's helping.

I have 15 to 30 minute power naps. I feel much more energised after that.

Set an alarm because if you sleep longer, it affects your night time sleep and then really messes up your sleep patterns which just makes it worse.

Totally advocate power naps.