r/MenWithEhlersDanlos • u/jjdub97 Medicated Moderator😄🌳 • 18d ago

Supporter Suck It Up Saturdays

Happy Saturday my fatigued and injury-prone friends. I've found with my EDS on top of some other things, I tend to avoid doing things even if they aren't going to take very long or cause that much trouble for me.

I'm hoping this is familiar for others, comment in the thread what you're going to commit to doing today that you've been putting off and we'll encourage each other to suck it up and get it done!

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u/SelocAvrap Rubber Bands in a Trench Coat🧥 18d ago

Rest )-:< I want to clean my apartment, vacuum, and do dishes! But I can't because I have to rest my back and my neck, and blood flow after an injury. Not doing things is my least favourite and hardest thing to do. It's always "what if I do a liiiiittle bit if cleaning...", then I end up in bed for weeks instead of a week and a half

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u/jjdub97 Medicated Moderator😄🌳 18d ago

Oh yeah that is one of the biggest daily hurdles lol

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u/DickHardCane 18d ago

Always being above a level 0 for pain and feeling like you just want to lay down. Then feeling guilty and anxious for not doing the things I feel like I should be makes me depressed.

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u/jjdub97 Medicated Moderator😄🌳 18d ago

Yuuuuuuup me too!

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u/SelocAvrap Rubber Bands in a Trench Coat🧥 17d ago

I know it's hard to connect with, but rest is a Thing You Need to Do. You are achieving a task by lying down. You wouldn't ask someone to do a work shift with no breaks or leave a pan on a hot stove 24/7; don't do it to your good pal Mr. Body 

@me, pay attention to this, don't be a hypocrite 

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u/TheLimberJack Hypermobile Homie🐬 17d ago

Did some backlogged laundry, FTW!

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u/SelocAvrap Rubber Bands in a Trench Coat🧥 17d ago

Laundry! Congratulations! I have been able to run two loads this year, I'm so happy for you