After a very long day yesterday, I have been tired all day, since this morning when I took my medicine at 8 am and went right back to sleep for 2 hours and a half. I was tired last night when I came home and I’ve been tired all day. Because of this I was only able to do two productive things today, set up an interview next week and cook. If I finish and post this, I can add writing this blog post and say did three things.

I still haven’t really figured out how much I can do before I get this tired. I know it’s a side effect from both of the epilepsy drugs I take, but I still don’t know how much I can do before this will hit me and I will be tired the next day. I don’t get this tired everyday and it’s not like I don’t do anything so then I get tired when I do something because I’m not used to it. I have very productive days when I’m fine. I think it’s just those days when I do things out of the ordinary and when I don’t get a break.

We all, epilepsy or not, just need to take a break sometimes to stop, have a drink of water, sit down or stand up (whichever is the opposite of what you were doing before), and just breathe. Also we all deserve a moment to just think about nothing or something stupid, hear a joke and laugh. I really believe that if we take EVERYTHING so seriously and don’t laugh at least once or twice a day, life is just exhausting, so don’t take everything so seriously and try to laugh a little.

I think maybe that’s another reason I’m so tired, everything was so serious yesterday, I didn’t have fun, laugh or get a break to just relax and breathe.

Published by mariacristinasanfeliu

I’m an aspiring writer still looking for exactly what I want to write about, with a lot of creativity, imagination and desire to write. I studied Writing and Rhetoric at Syracuse University where I explored many different sides of writing through my classes and extracurricular activities in order to narrow my search for an identity as a writer. I have written for Citrus TV Noticias and La Voz magazine, both of which gave me the chance to explore different mediums in which to write in. Through Citrus TV Noticias I also gained experience in translating from English to Spanish and vice versa, which is also something that I would be interested in working on since I am fluent in both of these languages. I was also an intern at Syracuse University Press where I got hands on experience in what goes into actually editing and publishing a book. Through out the last four years I have faced a lot of challenges, which helped chape the person I am today. After being in a tragic car accident, being in comma, having a Traumatic Brain Injury, and being in therapy for over a year, I am a new me, willing to face challenges and knowing how to deal with them. I want to write about my accident and life after it to help others, show them it can be done and help in any way I can.

2 thoughts on “Live, laugh and forget you’re tired”

  1. Very true. We all need to lighten up and take a break every once in a while. What do you do to relax? Do you have a self care action plan?
    Looking forward to your next post.

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    1. I do, I visit a psychiatrist once a month, the neurologist every six months and take all the medicine they prescribe. Following their instructions has worked for me so far, always getting positive tests results that say I’m healthy and having controlled my epilepsy.

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