We need an Exchange - Can't Sleep Thoughts.
It was one of those nights- my system just won't settle. I've had nights like this a lot in my life but at least after 58 yrs of life I understand why better than I ever did, it's part of having a complex disorder that is the sum of all its comorbidities. Dysautonomia is one of them and when it acts up I am hot when I should be cold and vice versa, my insides feel like they are revving up for a race and my swelling around my joints worsen. Winter sets it off, a lot. One shiver too many can send me reeling. There are a lot of mes in this country where we are for the most part stuck at home maintaining what we can -when we can. It's a tough existence some days. There really isn't a lot to do. We're kinda a forgotten lot, us midlifers with chronic illness. Too young for programs geared to seniors and well yeah, too old for kid events. And then when you question it you either get a side glance and you hear that "get a job then" comment being spoken in t...
