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The original was posted on /r/cfs by /u/TechnicianFlat2132 on 2025-01-23 17:58:12+00:00.

I got CFS and POTS from glandular fever and maybe Covid too when I was 15 now I’m 17 turning 18 I have tried every medication on earth like around 40 I think and every supplement on earth even every ADHD medication which I don’t think I even have adhd. And antidepressants incase seratonin was low and it didn’t do nothing. I have tried keto diet, carnivore diet, no sugar diet, no carb diet and more. I find it insanely hard to control my anger sometimes. I have punched 11 holes in my house and broke a glass door and I am not proud of it I have nearly punched my own dad but I have pushed him a couple times and I’m not proud of anything I’ve done. This disease has the worst mental effect ever because I was the nicest kid ever I made everyone laugh and I cared about everyone a lot. I have a side effect from this disease called Anhedonia and I can’t feel anything no emotion nothing and I’ve had this since I got sick and i am going crazy because it’s scary having no emotions because I can do crazy things which I have one night and I’m not going to say it but I got sent to the ward in the hospital for a week. I used to do soccer and muay thai and go out every weekend with friends and now I struggle to move my arm or even edit a video for YouTube. For some reason every 2 months I get this random energy for 20 minutes and can pump out like 30 pushups like I used to but then I crash for months. I can’t drive either because I will 100% crash I can’t even talk sometimes cause I’m so tired so I wouldn’t want to drive. I am going to miss out on going out with friends at 18 and having the best time of my life and I feel like my dreams are over and I’m gonna be sick my whole life I’m never going to make my parents proud. I barely eat because it makes me have more of a headache than I already do. I can’t even sit down and play an Xbox game it hurts to sit so I bought a laptop so I can lay down in bed and play games and watch Netflix on there and how I’m feeling now I think I’m cooked and I can’t do this anymore has anyone got better and how did you get better please.