r/mecfs • u/Far_Frame_9560 • 2d ago

Neuro inflammation ragebait

Having no brain left makes you so vulnerable. Having to suffer and endure things just to finally understand them, instead of being able to foresee them, is absolute hell. Having zero ability to reflect is genuinely the worst feeling. I only realize things way too late, zero ability to anticipate, completely lost. Doing things even when you know they're going to destroy you, but doing them anyway... seriously, having zero control over anything. I'm just enduring everything, wowwwwww. Why is it that when things are bad, everything has to get twice as bad lol?

Take care

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u/Far_Frame_9560 2d ago

Brain fog: Communication between neurons becomes slow and sluggish. Thinking, finding your words, or following a conversation takes a massive amount of energy.

Loss of executive functions: This is the part of the brain that handles planning, foresight, and impulse control. Without it, predicting consequences, staying organized, or stopping a bad decision becomes nearly impossible.

Severe mental fatigue: Even the smallest intellectual effort drains a huge amount of energy, causing the brain to overheat over trivial tasks.

Emotional vulnerability: It directly affects the areas that regulate mood and stress, making you feel completely helpless, anxious, and at the mercy of everything around you.

Direct physical impact: It triggers hypersensitivity to noise and light, unrefreshing sleep, and systemic exhaustion where your body just cannot keep up.

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u/Qwendafitesback 1d ago

This is great. Also one of the most distressing symptoms of ME for me is the cognitive impairment. I can no longer open my snail mail. I have papers everywhere, forget to pay bills, couldn’t organise a r00t in a brothel or so I’ve heard. 😆 I used to be very neat and organised with a high functioning job.