Meditation energy sapping?

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Cheesus
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Wed May 08, 2013 3:19 pm  

Hi Folks

I have been struggling with chronic fatigue for a long while and was yesterday (finally) diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

Sometimes I find meditation to be fairly neutral in terms of the energy it takes, at other times I have to stop half way through and its all I can do to crawl into bed.

Does anyone else experience meditation to sometimes be a fairly tiring activity?

Cheesus
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FeeHutch
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Wed May 08, 2013 3:59 pm  

I hope the diagnosis hasn't been too upsetting. I have friends with ME and almost all found their diagnosis a relief. I suffer fatigue related to my brain haem and do find meditation sometimes tires me out. When I was taught about fatigue management one of the big surprises for me was that emotional fatigue can be just as physically draining as going for a walk. Paying attention can be mentally draining sometimes so I guess it makes sense to feel it in the body too.
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Cheesus
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Wed May 08, 2013 5:28 pm  

Thank you for your response :)

No it's not really been upsetting at all. I am just a little nervous that the recent recovery I have been experiencing won't continue. I just really need to hunker down and look after myself. I guess that's where mindfulness comes in really handy as it helps me to recognise what I should or should not be doing.

Cheesus
God himself culminates in the present moment, and will never be more divine in the lapse of all the ages - Henry David Thoreau, Walden: or, Life in the Woods

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FeeHutch
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Wed May 08, 2013 5:33 pm  

Totally.
Fatigue management was a huge hurdle even with intensive rehab until I discovered mindfulness. The team looking after me couldn't believe how much that changed me. :)
“Being mindful means that we take in the present moment as it is rather than as we would like it to be.”
Mark Williams

http://adlibbed.blogspot.co.uk/p/mindfulness-me-enjoy-silence.html
Find me on twitter - @feehutch

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Gareth
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Wed May 08, 2013 10:32 pm  

You can meditate lying down if you so wish. If ever I am super fatigued then I might get into bed and just try and stay with my breathing or some peaceful music. Sometimes I fall to sleep mind, but I don't see that as a bad thing.

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