It's shocking to realize other people don't get tired like me

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Today I've realized the reason why I struggle so much with people undermining my needs is that most of them cannot even imagine being so tired that any movement is painful and takes huge effort.

To be fair I also have depression so that likely contributes to the fatigue and constantly aching limbs. But I am not sure people are being confused and "dumb" about it on purpose. To the average healthy adult, being tired probably means running low on energy, but no grand physical discomfort. Like they might be tired after work, but they can still go hang out with friends just fine. Even exercise energizes them which is absolutely insane to me, but good for them.

Maybe they never even experienced that severe fatigue where even just sitting up in bed feels extremely hard. So they cannot even imagine it and it seems surreal to them.

Posted Nov 3, 2025, 9:07 PM UTC

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