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my brain fog lifted for a whole afternoon

lauram_33
you guys. YOU GUYS. I had an entire afternoon where my brain just... worked. Like normal. I could think clearly, remember things, follow conversations, even do mental math without staring into space for 30 seconds first. It lasted from about noon to 6pm and then it started creeping back in but those 6 hours were GLORIOUS. I got more done in that window than I have in the past 2 weeks combined. I know it probably wont last but it reminded me that my brain is still in there somewhere. It just needs the right conditions to come out. Still trying to figure out what was different about today. I slept ok, ate normal, nothing special. Bodies are weird man

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dee_cfs

I know EXACTLY this feeling. Those clear windows are like... remembering who you used to be. For a few hours your brain is just ON and it's incredible and also heartbreaking because it reminds you of what you've lost. I've started trying to document what's different on my clear days — sleep quality, food, activity level the day before, weather — hoping to find a pattern. Haven't cracked the code yet but I refuse to believe it's completely random.

livin_foggy

cherish those windows. i had one last week and i literally just sat there for a minute being like "oh right. this is what thinking feels like." then i immediately tried to do everything and definitely overdid it but for those few hours i felt like ME again. your brain is still in there. the fog is lying when it tells you otherwise

emptybank

same experience. those clear hours are gold. I get maybe one clear afternoon a week if I'm lucky and I've learned to protect them — no wasting them on chores, I use them for the things that make me feel human. Talking to friends, reading, working on stuff that requires actual thought. Bodies are SO weird. I wish I knew what the switch was.

rachh

"your brain is still in there" made me cry a little bit. needed to hear that today

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