To explain my fatigue to my close friends and mom, i used the video game energy bar example. Like in stardew valley, the more experience you get and the more you level up, the bigger your energy bar is. My friends don't have chronic fatigue, so I said it was like I was just starting a stardew valley farm and they have maxed out their energy. I don't know if it makes sense typed out but it really helped me explain it to my mom and friends.

For me, I can tell my partner I'm out of spoons and he will get me out of there.... or I can tell him I'm in physical pain and we will leave. I don't know if either of those help, but they're potential ways of getting out of there.

😥😥😥😥 You poor thing 😥😥😥😥 I know how you feel

I also use the energy bar analogy with my family. They know if I am under any kind of stress(such as being around a large crowd) that my "energy bar" depletes quicker. You can look up the Spoonie Theory online and find a story that also helps explain fatigue to healthy people. Hope this helps!

I have been very upfront and clear about how I am feeling anytime someone asks me. Explaining in detail how I am, relating it to experiences they may have had to understand what it feels like in that moment. Certainly it doesn't solve every time but saying I'm tired vs saying "I feel like Mike Tyson has taken me four times through the ring after I got done running a marathon" seems to work better... Though it is hyperbolic

Thanks, everyone. This has given me some ideas for talking to my partner. I appreciate it.