Knocked-out
Sorry to have been away these past few days. I’ve been out of commission due to sleep. I sleep and sleep and sleep. It is passing now. The thing that needs sleep is, I hope, more calm and satiated.
This would be a good place, a good time to talk about fatigue, and the various conditions that can cause fatigue. There’s one problem, though - pretty much every single health problem or chronic condition can cause fatigue. It could be too much exercise or too little exercise. Fatigue from pills, from food and drink, from being too fat or from being too thin, too much sleep, too little sleep. On and on and on and on.
The causes of fatigue cause me to feel a bit…fatigued. So, let’s play with something else today.
Mmm - here’s a good article. Looks like studies are showing that treatment at the first signs of multiple sclerosis (MS) greatly reduces the likelihood of the disease becoming disabling in the future.
Say - MS can cause fatigue! If you or someone you know is suffering from MS and fatigue, here’s a cute pamphlet. Per the pamphlet, “It is unclear what actually causes MS-related fatigue.” Hm. Yeah.
Same goes for fatigue and lupus. They (they being the, like, scientists and stuff) think it has something to do with cytokines (protein messengers that play an important role in immune system functioning) and the inflammation that occurs as a result of the disease. Fatigue in lupus (as in MS) can also result from related conditions, such as fibromyalgia and depression, or from the residual effects of the body, like, chewing away at itself.
Eating oneself can wear one out.
May I propose the Uroborus as the universal symbol of autoimmune disease? I know he’s supposed to represent, like, wholeness and infinity and all, but he’s way totally eating himself, and that can’t be good for anyone.
You say he’s biting his tail, I say he’s eating himself. Either way, I’m sure it causes him some degree of fatigue.
fatigue, MS, lupus, uroborus, ouroboros, autoimmune, cytokines
