Anonymous
Hi there. I am in need of prayer for my physical health. I am only 29, but I am struggling quite a bit in terms of exhaustion. My commute to and from work is longer than it used to be due to unanticipated major construction projects on every major roadway in our city, which are still in-progress two years later. I have found alternative roadways to bypass the construction, but those routes are longer and require me to start my workday much earlier to save time. With my work schedule and commute, I spend 11.5--12 hours a day, 4--5 days a week either at work or commuting. I get one Friday off every other week, but it isn't helping the way it used to.
Coupled with a poor sleep schedule from the stress, I am starting to experience health problems. I shake, I am lightheaded about 85% of the time, I have increasing bouts of dizziness and vertigo, I get sick more often, my short-term memory is fading, and I am having more headaches. Not to mention, I am having emotional issues like depression, bitterness and anger, and inconsolable sadness. For the most part, I am able to keep up with my half of the chores at home and clean the house, but I can feel my stamina starting to wane there, too. Not too long ago, I wound up in the emergency room because I contracted some kind of upper respiratory infection that caused me to pass out from the illness coupled with exhaustion.
I don't know what to do. I like my job and there's no way I can quit due to rising costs in every direction. Although I easily can work from home (and have before), I am not permitted to do so unless I have a valid medical excuse. My husband is also going back to school and his job doesn't pay well, so I am the breadwinner of the home. I feel like I'm stuck in the middle of the ocean with no life-preserver, fighting to keep my head above water. I'm so overwhelmed to the point where I would legitimately welcome hitting a large animal on the way to work--of which there are plenty on my commute--so I can secure workman's compensation and stay home for awhile. I'm just so tired, and I desperately need relief.