Living with Chronic Fatigue

[Naga_Fireball]

There's probably a thousand reasons, not all of them curable, that contribute to the condition of feeling very tired all the time.

But based on the military guidelines, it is safe to say most Americans are wayy off, abusing their personal health tremendously.

In Basic Training, the big fucked up thing is not enough rest. But once you sort of adjust to that, some folks feel about 20% stupider after, you start enjoying the routine of getting up.

And the first thing we were supposed to do is drink 1 canteen of water. That's about 2/3 of one of those giant cylindrical yuppie bottles, so it's a lot and you have to get used to doing it.

Unfortunately we were not given access to caffeine. There was remarkably little diarrhea going on at Lackland even though everyone is stressed out and has like, flu, by the way. Reveille was pretty jarring and got the blood pumping just fine!

After hydration, we went to the exercise yard! There, we did warm ups, pushups, situps, leg lifts, chin ups, stretches and running! Then after that, back to barracks for a quick shower, then back in line for breakfast.

They often ordered us to then drink another full canteen of water...

Those with a brain ate as much breakfast as humanly possible. And by the time breakfast was done, the sun was barely thinking about sunrise.

I think we got dressed into our BDUs at that point, i forget if muster was in bdu or workout (pt) gear. Or if it was before or after breakfast.

But we sang the air force song each morning and probably did some flag saluting stuff. Like i said, we were tired.

Those who were still weighing heavy went after evening drill and or classes etc during the time alotted for an extra exercise session.

We were exhausted mentally yet physically very healthy.


The reason I bring this up, is maybe there are simple factors we just don't notice, that actually contribute to our energy and health far more than reactive medicine.

Such as getting up early, Forcing yourself to learn your hydration range, and working off a good huge breakfast over time and not trying to starve yourself into compliance.

Race cars need very rich fuel, after all, and you can't get more miles out of it by choking out your engine.


Generally the fastest road to health requires almost no thought, because you want it to BE your way of life, not just another annoying road sign that stresses you out.

If you need to be reminded to take care of your health, yoy aren't doing it right!! It is a discipline, not so much a race like Tortoise vs Hare, but you want to be the tortoise.

The tortoise is protected by a shell, a foundation of good habits and healthy living. He doesn't run from danger if his shell is thick enough to protect him, and he knows every centimeter of himself. The rabbit on the other hand, seems very extravagant and extroverted in the way he burns his energy. He lacks that steady foundation of strength and instead finds himself reacting rather than preparing. He may look faster and stronger but burns out faster than a library fire.

I hope that this helps. Your health will take care of you if you take care of it, usually, like a boat.


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