Uphill Road

The best and worst parts of adrenal exhaustion recovery is that it's all me.  I don't need frequent clinic visits or treatments, but I do have to remember to take my vitamin, mineral, and herbal supplements, say no even to reasonable demands, monitor my own diet, and rest whether the to-do list is done or not.
Remembering my supplements was simple, at first because I felt so weak that all I could even think about was feeling weak, but taking my vitamins when I was supposed to was something I could actually accomplish.  Several weeks after my diagnosis I started re-taking my kitchen, so it was simple to take my vitamins while I was cooking or cleaning up because that's where I store my supplements.  God bless my children who had been doing most of the cooking and cleaning for quite some time.  It was great to feel like a real parent again.
Saying no is especially difficult, partly because saying no is one of the things that got me into this mess in the first place.  The fallout from saying no to social and family obligations just keeps pounding, even years after my "failures to appear".  I am blessed to have several true friends who know my heart and understand that I do what I can, so when I do not, it's because I cannot.  Those people are my one defense against the fallout.
My diet still seems impossible.  Fixing anything at all to eat takes a lot of energy, but it really has to be healthy, quality food, and that just takes a lot more effort.  It's too overwhelming to even write about right now.
Resting is something I can do for the first time in my life because my children are teenagers and I taught them early to be responsible and self-sufficient, I'm no longer employed so I can take care of myself, and I've left my husband in charge of bringing home the bacon.  I just have to learn to let him worry about it himself when it's not enough.