Hello. I am feeling really low these days.

I don't see to have much to get up in the mornings for any more. I am going to be 60 tomorrow. Which is fine.

But I also struggle with chronic illness (ME/CFS and long COVID), so every day my body is sore and weak and my energy is low.

I work two afternoons a week to keep engaged with the world but it taxes me.

I do not have children and I do not have many friends. My husband is busy with his life. So I feel quite lonely most days.

I'm not close to my family. My two siblings live far away and we talk maybe every few months. And when we do it is very casual. My parents are both gone - I was close with them.

I do have two dogs who I love very much and who I know love me. I think they are the only two living beings who motivate me to get up out of bed.

I go through this cycle regularly. It's like the pain and fatigue wear me down and I sink into a depression. It's hard to lift myself out of it but I do, and things are okay for a while, until I get worn down again.

I guess I'm posting this because I don't want to feel so alone with these thoughts. Thank you for reading this. Hope you all are having a fairly good day so far.