My A-Z of M.E. (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis) : September 2015

Monday, 21 September 2015

BORED

Bonjour

I'm so bored?

So why bored?

BORED

As endless days go on and on

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By mindless days with the tv on

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And pointless days I try to fill

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And hopeless days when I feel ill

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When sleepless nights just pass so slow

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By aimless weeks with nought to show

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As endless years go on and on

When we become ill with M.E. or another chronic and long term illness our lives change. We can no longer go out to work or do all the things that we used to love and enjoy. We have to learn to change and adapt.

What we can now do depends on the level of our illness, our symptoms and our resources.

I recall in the early days of becoming ill I spent many hours watching mind numbing day time tv and hoping that this would just be a temporary situation.
But it wasn't and over the years I've had to find other ways to fill the never ending days. Otherwise I might have gone mad or become very depressed!!

So here are some of the ways I have found. I'm fully aware that not everyone will be able to take up all or any of these activities, especially for those who are severely ill.

Audio books

http://www.audible.com/

Free audio books online

http://www.techsupportalert.com/free-books-audio

Nature sounds

http://macaulaylibrary.org/

http://www.calmsound.com/

http://meditationroom.org/free-nature-sounds/

Guided meditation

http://www.fragrantheart.com/cms/free-audio-meditations

Kindle books and Kindle unlimited

http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-eBooks/b?node=154606011

Colouring