I just had a realisation and perhaps it will help others:

I'm always exhausted. I've felt this deep fatigue most of my life. I just realised I've lived my entire life under the poverty line from birth to now. Poverty is exhausting. That's why, in part, I'm always tired. 1/

I have what I've labelled 'chronic precarity fatigue' in that I've bounced around from welfare to precarious low waged work my entire life. I've never had economic security. I've spent my life being terrified that I'll b fired at will or have my benefit sanctioned. 2/

I don't think we talk enough about just how exhausting living in poverty, is. How relentless the stigma, benefit bashing, and poor shaming, is. We are vilified and bullied in the media, by politicians, and by family memebers (that always stings the most). 3/

So, it was kinda a bit of a relief to realise that alot of my fatigue is probably tied up in the exhaustation of precarity and poverty fatigue. Sometimes I find it helps if I can put language to how I'm feeling. 4/4