I know everyone is not the same, thank goodness, but to just not even try something, to work with something that COULD help. My friends are old ladies and the only stress is growing older .. but not to "Try" something, please. I'm trying to help anyone who might TRY but if it's too much WORK to try, then they must like not sleeping. I'm sure I would be trying things if I were awake a lot of the night.
As a matter of fact, a gal on the old FM/CFS group I had been on for years, was visiting with me, we got to know each other and sleep was evasive for me during that time, she is the one who suggested MOST of what I'm taking. So her compassion was to try to help me and she did. I was open to hear almost anything that could help...I am not into trying drugs, so I work with all I can holistically.
You don't know these ladies, I do. I'm not talking about anyone here....I hardly know a soul here.
These 3 ladies finally got on grape seed extract about 3-5 yrs ago after me talking about it to them for years....and all doing much much better healthwise.
You talk about compassion, I believe I have a lot of compassion and I use it in trying to help others with what I know can work. I have a good from from the old group she deals with CFS/ME and we have become good friends, she's even slept over at my place on an occasion as she came to a doc here in my area, well, we are always trying to help each other with what is working or kinda working in our lives of FM/CFS.
Recently her sis was diagnosed'd with RA and I've offered a lot of what I've learned on another group for her sis, who I don't even know. This is compassion as I understand it. I don't think people want me to hold their hands but offering something that could help them, why not. I can't hold their hands anyway, that's not what they want.
The short time I've been here, I've offered a lot and if anyone trys anything I've offered who knows...never hear back from anyone, actually hardly hear much here, maybe this group was a lot busier years ago before I arrived...