Career Prospects for a Chronically I'll Person

[susieq777]

Hi all. I hesitate to ask here because I know I have a few previous posts that I haven't followed up on, but hopefully I will do that today.

As background, I have had chronic fatigue syndrome for the past 15 years. At its best I can function reasonably well, work part time, indulge in the creative things that help me feel spiritually well. When I crash and go backwards, all of those things are so much harder and life is just about not worth it. I've been trying to come up with ways that I can earn money that are less debilitating than the transcription work I'm currently doing. Trouble is, it needs to be flexible, because I simply cannot commit to something in advance.

I've been struggling with the career question for so long. I feel like i need independence to get well. Relying on my partner is killing my soul.

I asked the Yi, 'I am blind to career possibilities. Please show me what direction I really want to head in.'. Result: 42.1.2.5 > 4.
I said that I'm blind because i feel like I'm struggling so hard to find answers and that so much rides on me being able to have some level of control that i feel like i might be missing something due to my lack of confidence. Having this illness is isolating. Very few people understand how debiilitating it is. I thought this was a most auspicious cast to indicate the various dreams i harbour getting some reality out in the world until I looked again at the wording of my question. I wonder if here Yi isn't simply reflecting back to me my own desires.

So then I asked, 'And how possible is it for me to go in the direction I want to head?'. Answer: 26.1.2 > 52

I wasn't sure what danger 26.1 was referring to which would be fruitful to stop. It could be reflecting my state of affairs at the moment, that I'm not up for the whole show right now and need to keep resting, accumulating my energy, continuing to write when I can (one of my dreams. I've had two essays and a short story published in the last few years). 52 could refer to my insane central nervous system and my need to meditate or do deep relaxation each day. Stress blinds everything.

I queried further, 'What sort of danger is it fruitful to stop?' and received 2.2 > 7

I'm baffled by this answer. Why would it be fruitful to stop being straight, square and flowing?

Funny I received 2 today. I dreamed last night that I was in some public building and lost two horses who were my companions.

 

[pocossin]

Please show me what direction I really want to head in.
42.1.2.5 > 4

From hexagram 4, I think you should head in a direction that involves processing information. You have been doing transcription work but would like to do something that engages the mind. You will do well in any profession that involves interpretation (42) and interaction with a client (4). A satisfactory profession can be in any area as long as it does not involve heavy manual labor. What appeals to you? What accords with your inner nature? There is no way to be more specific without knowing what is available to you and the training you have already had.

As to chronic fatigue,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_fatigue_syndrome

I was born with it, and I can tell you how I have learned to deal with it successfully. At the moment there are three things that I do: 1. I protect eyes from intense sunlight by never going outside without wearing a cap. One of the symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is increased sensitivity to light. As a child it was torture for me to have my picture taken because with the cameras of the era one had to stand in bright sunlight with the sun in one eyes. During recess at grammar school, it was often impossible for me to go outside because of pain from the bright sunlight. (No, we aren't vampires.) 2. I have found that eating vegetables with dark color and strong taste reduces symptoms. This has made me an obsessive gardener, a possibility you may not have. And 3. I have learned how to self-massage. Self-massage can be so painful that your partner cannot do it for you. You need control. The "widespread muscle and joint pain" of CFS in the Wikipedia article can be managed once you learn how your body is put together. The sore points (trigger points) are where tendons connects to muscles. Until you learn how to explore your body by finger-tip pressure, you will feel a vague discomfort but will not know where it is. Regularly massage out these sore points. In six months the pain and hardness may return, but once you learn how to control them, you, not they, will be in control. I should add that by my observation, CFS is far more widespread than medically acknowledge. Go to any affair that requires standing, and you will see most holding their sore backs.

 

[ginnie]

'And how possible is it for me to go in the direction I want to head?'. Answer: 26.2 > 52

I wasn't sure what danger 26.2 was referring to which would be fruitful to stop.

There is some mistake here. Line 26.2 does not change to 52. It changes to 22. Also, line 26.2 does not refer to any danger. It says, "A car has its axles removed." If you did indeed get hexagram 26 with the second line moving, this means that it is unfortunately not possible to move forward at the present time.

 

[susieq777]

Thanks for sharing what works for you with CFS, Pocossin. It's always good to find what works for us.

That's very interesting - interpretation and client interaction sounds good. I've often thought I'd like to work with people helping them unravel their stuff. I'm also a writer, and I've also got a dream for a creative space, a sort of play space for grown ups. I need my health to be more stable though before I move any further with that

 

[susieq777]

Sorry, Ginnie, the rreading is actually 26.1.2 > 52. The danger I referred to was from 26.1

 

[ginnie]

'What sort of danger is it fruitful to stop?' and received 2.2 > 7

When we get 26.1, we are warned of some danger coming but the advice is not to try to avert it.

Generally speaking, when we get 2.2, we have made some incorrect assumption, but it turns out not to matter all that much in the long run.