I don't know what's wrong with me. I've been struggling to get a diagnosis for years. I'm 99% sure it's an arthritic condition as I am on constant back and neck pain, and if I walk too much or spend too much time up and down my hips get sore too.

I am tired 99% of the time. I do have low iron, but even when my iron levels are OK I am exhausted. It's chronic fatigue, and I can't seem to find a cause.

I get bloods drawn every year. I've tested my iron, my liver, my kidneys, my thyroid, my blood cell count, my other vitamin and mineral levels, everything. The ONLY issue they can find is that my iron tends to be on the low side, and my white cell count is a bit on the high side too (but no infections). I've even been tested for certain genes but everything is coming back negative.

Sometimes to add insult to injury, I can't sleep. Last night I think I got four hours.

I have to nap to get through the day. When I can't nap, I get migraines from forcing myself to stay awake. It's really quite a miserable life to be honest.

Anyway, my family every now and again make comments, like "I'm surprised you're not napping" and "I'm sure you're too tired to do this with us" or if I have a really bad day things like "you're always tired".

It just makes me feel bad about myself.