so i finally started actually timing when the crash hits, not just “oh i feel worse,” and i’m noticing something that might be just me. saturday i spent maybe 20 minutes in the library stacks (normal activity, nothing crazy), felt okay afterward, even made dinner. then sunday morning i woke up dizzy, brain fog so thick i couldn’t find words, the whole deal. crashed hard.
but here’s the part that’s throwing me: the crash didn’t happen saturday. it was sunday. full 24+ hours later. i’ve been tracking this for the past month and it’s pretty consistent - activity on day A, crash window opens day B or sometimes C.
which means my threshold is a lot less than i thought it was, because i didn’t recognize i’d crossed it until the next day hit. is this the normal timing for PEM, or am i on the worse end? i’m trying to figure out if i should be pacing for a 24-hour delay or if this is atypical. because right now i’m building my limits around what feels okay in the moment, which is basically useless if the crash arrives tomorrow.