@bloombeyonddiagnosis: I think this is why chronic illness fatigue is so hard to explain. People see you standing. They see you answering emails. They see you making dinner. They see the things you managed to do. They don’t see what those things cost. They don’t see that brushing your teeth felt like a workout. That taking a shower meant you needed to lie down afterward. That making dinner might be the only thing you accomplish all day. They see what got done. They don’t see what it took to do it. And because of that, people assume you’re functioning. When really… You’re surviving on whatever your body has left.