Is it fatigue or laziness?

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9. Thank you so much!

I've rarely expressed that idea to people because it's so different from the way most people think, and I appreciate the positive feedback.

What made me realize that there is no such thing as laziness was my own experience of wanting so badly to do things after I got sick, but just not being able to. My mind is very active and in that sense I have a lot of energy, but sometimes I struggle just to do the normal things we all have to do -- eat, bathe, dress, etc. I stopped making my bed every day in college for two reasons: (1.) often showering, doing hair & makeup, and dressing left me exhausted and I would just end up back in bed anyway, and (2.) I had to start prioritizing how I spent my energy. If I was too picky about housekeeping, I wouldn't be able to get out and do necessary shopping as well. And at some point, I realized that people around me were judging me as lazy instead of giving me credit for doing the best I could in the circumstances.

I feel really strongly about giving people the benefit of the doubt and assuming that they have reasons for what they're doing, and if I don't understand why they are living in a certain way, it doesn't mean that their habits don't make sense -- it means I don't have enough information.