The Secret to Getting My Energy Back, Part 2
Thursday, March 02, 2023
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The Secret to Getting My Energy Back, Part 2
This article was originally published on This Journey Through Life.
Note: this is not medical advice. Please see your own personal healthcare practitioner for professional guidance in this area.
I felt...not tired, really - but sort of overwhelmed.
Emotionally sensitive.
Too many things made me weepy, or even cry.
Like I was overreacting to every little thing.
Burned out.
Emotionally drained.
Every.little.thing made me weepy and I just wanted to sleep.
But I wasn’t depressed. Just extra-weepy. Extra emotionally drained, which made me physically drained.
Then, I learned about adrenal fatigue.
A pharmacist I was working with had adrenal support medicines and books in her pharmacy for sale. And she regularly counseled and met with people to discuss this and help them.
I watched, learned, and kept it all tucked away, thinking, “surely I’m stronger than this - I don’t need no stinkin pills.”
MONTHS after I left there, I bit the bullet and thought, I should try those - see if I feel any differently. I was taking note of my weird symptoms, and my doctor ran all my blood tests including hormones, and EVERYTHING except Vitamin D that would render me “tired” or “low energy” came up normal. I took a course of Vitamin D, and it did NOTHING. So, I decided to try the adrenal pills.
The adrenal regimen takes several months to be fully effective, but you can feel a minor difference within a few weeks. It SLOWLY boosts your adrenal glands back up to where they should be.
I took it for about 6 months, noticed a difference, and stopped taking it (just like you’re NOT supposed to - this is a maintenance medicine after you’re boosted back to health - ongoing, so your adrenals don’t get overwhelmed again).
Then the work and life stress again piled on, and I’m sure cortisol levels rose too high due to the stress - making my adrenals try to work overtime to keep the cortisol in check. I overwhelmed them again, and started feeling bad again. More weepiness, more overly-sensitive. I’m sure it didn’t help to have an ogre for a boss.
I ended up going to a Naturopath. She PROMISED ME she would get me back to health.
Over a thousand dollars and a ton of supplements later (NONE of which were the adrenals, but oh, yes - iron shots and b12 shots in the office WERE part of the regimen), I was cash-poor and popping her pill regimen all day long. I went weekly to the office for my shots.
Which - you guessed it - DIDN’T help.
The first b12 shot gave me a high that lasted about 1.5 days. It was supposed to last 7 days.
I came CRASHING down, farther down with my energy than I was before.
I was annoyed. I called her office and asked if I could buy some adrenal pills. They had to check with the Dr. She said it was ok.
Funny, NONE of the other pills she wanted me to take seemed to be doing anything. Shouldn’t this have been the FIRST step, and then add all that other junk on?
I abandoned all the pills except my own self-medicated adrenal pills from her office.
LIKE.A.BOSS.
They worked GREAT - within a few weeks I could feel my emotional strength coming back.
I decided I had spent too much money on all her supplements that didn’t work and wasn’t going back - so I had to go back to the previous adrenal supplement that had worked before. I did - and have been on maintenance for years. I have felt emotionally stronger. Not so weepy. Not so easy-to-cry over just anything. Even gaining confidence, knowing I wouldn’t just be crying all the time at any little thing. It was amazing.
Fast-forward Several Years
The above story happened before I found what would be life-changing for me regarding the emotions and weepiness.
It was basically a stopgap.
I found so much more healing and strength with Life Coaching.
Going through this process.
Learning new tools.
Healing and forgiveness.
These have not only brought more energy to my world, but a completely different life for me and countless others.
And as a result, a different life and relationship for those close to me and everyone I interact with.
Going through life coaching will impact not only you, but others around you.
Permanently - if you're ready to do the work and commit to yourself.
SO powerful.
Are you ready to find out what coaching is about specifically for YOU?
Hi, I Am Julie
Certified Life Coach
Pharmacist
Julie is a Certified Life Coach and Pharmacist who makes her home in the Southwest with her sons and pets.
Julie's heart is that women are walking with the Lord and walking in their God-given purpose. While doing her own personal development, Julie found she'd had a gift and passion since childhood of helping guide people to where they were supposed to be. Now she uses this gift, with her training, to help women find their purpose and live the life they were meant to.
