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The original was posted on /r/cfs by /u/Dumb_Goldie on 2024-11-07 16:38:18+00:00.

Maybe it’s a dumb thing for me to be upset about. Getting a C+ isn’t that bad grade wise since D is a pass and we still have other assignments to be graded…

But I can’t stop crying. Ever since developing ME/CFS I have felt so dumb. I graduated high school with a 94% average. I’ve always been so smart. Now I can’t even write a good one page essay. I can’t remember things like I used to. It feels so hard to read and write even though I love to do both of those things.

I don’t need advice or anything. I just needed to let my feelings out somewhere. I don’t really have anyone to support me. Every time I try to talk about how I feel so much less smart than before my condition everyone tells me I’m still smart and I can do anything if I put my mind to it and I would be shocked at what I can achieve despite my struggles.

I just want to feel smart again. I want to be me again. It feels like ME took me away.