How to Deal With Extreme Boredom | CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME

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Are you struggling with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and feeling bored out of your mind? You're not alone.

Many people with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome feel incredibly bored all the time, even when they have nothing to do. But there are ways to deal with this boredom and reclaim your life. This video will outline some helpful tips for overcoming extreme boredom. Keep watching!

You Are Just One Mindshift Away From Living Life With Thriving Health

0:00 - The Challenge of Boredom During CFS Recovery
2:30 - My Personal Experience with Boredom and Isolation
5:00 - Why Mental Rest Is as Important as Physical Rest
8:00 - Activities to Keep Your Mind Engaged (Without Overstimulation)
12:00 - How to Deal with Negative Thoughts During Recovery
15:00 - Key Takeaways and Next Steps

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DISCLAIMER: I am not a medical doctor or therapist. I am sharing my own experience and research. My video content is for information and educational purposes only. Please consult with your medical professional.

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[saintejeannedarc]

I'm glad and a bit surprised that you recommend podcasts and online things to pass the time. We have to have something. I engage w/ comments quite a bit too. It gets me out of my negative headspace for a little while. There is a channel that tells people to get off all screen time to recover, and that's just bleak. We don't have the energy to do much, to get out much, or to do many house or cooking activities. To deny all screen time is to just exist and suffer and try not to let our minds just eat us alive.

[jacob]

Some really important points that you address here. I've had issues staying off screens and especially Youtube even before CFS. However, back then, my fix was just to go outside for a run, to meet friends, or something of the like so I couldn't be on the screen. Those options are severely limited when you have CFS, so falling into the screen trap is so much easier. Lately, since I've been doing much better, I just go outside to sit on a bench and read and consciously decide not to take my phone with me. To me, that's also part of becoming more accustomed to being outside and in public again, be it just in a park.

[shawntelljones]

This video was fantastic! You just spoke what I was intuitively doing. Im housebound not so much because of symptoms but my husbands work schedule. I listen to audiobooks, inspirational YouTube videos, podcast ect. Everywhere there’s people telling you to get off the screens but I find it helps a lot. I can cook and clean (with pacing) while listening.

[donnaf]

Your videos have helped me understand being a workaholic got me to where I am. When I was exhausted, I listened to DIY videos and made 200+ loop woven potholders. 😂. Quilting is what I do for distraction, it helps me cope with perfectionism. There are no perfect scrap quilts. 😂

[DollfieMew]

I find doing art and crochet really helps me. It's mildly physical. It gets my mind off things and gives me something to look back at or even wear like a hat or earwarmers. Then I can learn more about it and grow my skill. If I'm up to it I'll paint which requires getting up and down to rinse brushes and stuff. When im stuck in bed I can listen to podcasts about it. Or watch videos about painting. Giving your mind somethig else to engage with.

[RubberTag]

Mmh, relatable!!
It is scart when you get too much in your head and it is hard to even keep you occupied with something else because you are so completely full with stress, fear and thoughts

[kaylaberry]

I tend to watch your videos on the “adjustment” days to pass the time to make sure I’m putting positive and hopeful things in my mind along with coloring Bible verse coloring books. I know it keeps me focused on the illness but it is a hopeful side and it makes me feel like I’m not alone. My mind definitely tries to make me feel isolated but I’m not in reality!

[Chiquita]

Exactly what I needed to hear now, since I'm noticing my brain is way too active with worry and selfcritic thoughts about the recovery process and what is possible for me to do to distract my mind which is not too much. And I know I'm doing my best and that it is a process, but confirmation is reassurance is always nice when it's a bit tough. I also really love it that you choose to not see any 'setback' as a setback, I also do that now! So that also strengthen my choice, BCS if you recovered, I can (from LC) 🍀🍀Gracias Miguel 😘💪🏽🙏🏽

[rpjgkwd]

Thank you for your videos. I have cfs for over a year, and I can now walk around the house, though I'm dizzy half the time. But I'm too afraid to walk up the stairs 2 floors and go outside by myself. So I'm pretty much stuck at home. I do go out once in one or two weeks, but it's only when I have to. Most of the time it's not that bad to go out and I return home with more energy. But sometimes after going out I feel sick, and because of this I'm still afraid to go out of my house, and I'm mostly staying at my bedroom, even though I know I'm capable of going out for a few minutes. The fear of having physical symptoms afterwards is too strong.

[alexabc]

One of the most important things I've learnt from all of your videos is to not worry about symptoms. I try and apply this whenever I can, and if I feel myself worrying I just have to just put a halt on my mind and say stop. I am struggling with symptoms because I took a vitamin B supplement to try and help with fatigue but over time this gave me B6 toxicity. I am working to heal the toxicity but I am unsure what symptoms are from CFS and what are from toxicity.

[gargeonbotti]

Screen time is my biggest enemy right now :D I got a lot new ideas and i will try listening to audiobooks or podcast for sure!

[annevaleriesaez]

OK I will try audio books. I definitely need to cut down screen time. Thanks Miguel

[jimnevin]

Thanks for another informative video Miguel. In my experience I hardly ever was bored and always thought it was a sign of energy returning. I was more house bound than bed bound though and could do some things like read so that could have made a difference?

Visualising, as you mentioned is a problem for about five percent of people like me who can't see images in their mind. Since watching a video on Heal with Liz on the subject I speak the visualisation which makes it a lot clearer in my mind.
Your concept of leaning into some discomfort and an adjustment period afterward is something I wish I had heard of years ago. Reframing a setback as an adjustment seems so simple but is surprisingly effective.
It is a good counter to the more passive mindset that can develop with the booms and busts of CFS over a long time.

[roostertheguy]

Another great video, I feel even clearer about my path back to health. Really cant say thank you enough.

[Jane-pgjv]

Miquel ❤thank you to the moon 🌙 and back 🙏💞🥰

[dongee]

Thanks Miguel...Good positive advice, as always..

[Blvd]

Love that learning cognitive level is higher with own thoughts than a stimulus that takes the brain off thinking . Interesting. So with POTS symptoms, the longer I'm up, the harder it gets. Are you saying that 10-15 min it might get better if I'm responding well to it?

[majahorvat]

hi great video, for me it was important to learn to use less screen time. Thanks.

[FIRE_in_the_NHS]

Have you had a CFS diagnosis? Your description/experience of its seems rather different from others...