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Always tired
I am 18F and for the past few months, I am always tired.
During the day, I am constantly tired, nearly falling asleep in class quite often, and unable to concentrate on getting homework done. I end up just curling up in bed a lot.
Sometimes I have a lot of difficulty sleeping, other times I will fall asleep almost instantly.
I just want to know if there might be something wrong with me, or if I am just lazy.
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Hi Hon.
It's hard to say what exactly but there could be a couple possibilities. Laziness has nothing to do with not having enough sleep
I do know from my teen years as well as having had 3 kids, there are two major growth spurts for people, one is when an infant. They sleep alot because their body is growing fast and changing more. It happens again during teen years. Not sure if it should be over by 18, maybe not if a late bloomer. I can say that seeing pics of me at 17,18 and then mid 20s, there was definitely lots of subtle changes. If this is the reason, theres nothing to worry about, take all the naps you need.
Depression can make a person feel tired with no energy or desire to do anything. Think on whether there have been some changes to your life that could prompt this. It doesn't have to be something that happens to you like a boyfriend dumping you but what affects your family will affect you too, like Dad losing his job and money being tight.
Lastly would be diet and something missing that you need. The quality of food these days are compromised by pesticides and GMOs and it is slowly starting to affect people by way of lack of needed nutrients. If you don't take vitamins, you may want to add this to your diet. I started a month ago when the company my Daughter sells for started offering multi vitamins that are chew-able and ingredients are almost all 100% of adult daily needs. You wont find such a vitamin in retail stores. Start checking online for them if you need them.
I know that lots of younger folks are using energy drinks like Red Bull and others and lots of strong coffees too. Some of those drinks have so much sugar and caffeine that when you get addicted and it runs out in your system, your sugar level drops drastically and brings on the lack of energy and maybe sleepiness. If you take these or have recently tried getting off them, it could be like a withdrawal adjustment period for you. There may be other essential amino acids, etc. that are low or missing.
I am still trying to find something that will help improve my own memory recall and concentration which can be affected by something missing in diet, usually a supplement that you wont be able to get enough of in foods.
My memory problems started when I was in my mid forties and has slowly gotten worse. Hubby has same problems, so does my sister and lots of younger people I know have same problems. I notice more grammar mistakes in print on bus ads, billboards, on the web, on TV ads, in books and magazines, everywhere so I know that lots of people are being affected but doing nothing about it as they may believe its normal, that maybe they are just lazy or not thorough or something.
I would suggest you do the same I am, searching the internet for what supplements help with concentration and memory, and fatigue. We have just started taking a supplement of L-Glutamine, an amino acid the most people are low on. It gives athletes increased energy and stamina and helps with memory function, repairs ulcers in the stomach with Hubby has, and much more I can't remember right now. LOL see....I need the help too. There are Super supplement stores where I live but practically any Health food store should have a section of supplements. Even some major food chains are starting to carry some basics in a health food aisle.
I am still learning and doing so thru my facebook acct. I subscribed to 6 or so sites and keep adding, ones that cover topics of healthy recipes, organic foods, GMO's, and so on. I just did searches. THen chose to have these posts show first when I open my acct. They cover what to avoid and what you need and there are lots of ads from TV's Dr. Oz or Dr. Josh Axe who write to explain a particular item like the L-Glutamine and what it helps with. If you decide to try a supplement that states it helps, try only one new one at once to see what the effects are. That way you dont have to guess which one helped. If one doesnt give you the effect needed, try another. We are all differently made and according to Ayurvedic medicine (East India originated) there are 3 doshas or body types. I am currently reading on what foods cause problems for my body type but don't for my husband. With the poor memory, its a challenge to take in the new info. Darn it, I have to avoid chocolate. LOL
Hope this encourages you to start taking an active role in your own health. The regular medical community is not trained in natural health or full body health as naturopaths, or in Chinese medicine, etc.
I will share quick an amazing success healing years ago. I used to see a acupuncturist trained also in Chinese med. When I saw her I said I'd been to a regular Dr for an ear infection that or something that had taken my hearing away totally in one ear and it was down to less than half on the other. It was scary to contemplate losing hearing to some mysterious illness not to mention it was interfering with my ability to answer phones at work and hear the people which was a part of my job. It couldn't be passed on to someone else to do for me. She took a look at my tongue, felt my pulse and said, "Your yin and yang are not in balance, (ayurvedic med. is also about being balanced) and when out of balance, the body is susceptible to illness, and malfunctions. She went to look up the name of the med I needed in her book and called in a prescripton to a CHinese medicine dispensary in another building. I went there. Took the first dose that night after work, and by time I woke the next morning, my hearing was already restored from just the one dose. I was ecstatic. I tried conventional medicine first but the medicine they gave me didnt work. Their 2nd choice didnt either. So after around a month of not hearing, chinese medicine helped me. If anyone tells you its a bunch of hogwash and natural health is a lot of bunk, don't believe it dear. Become in touch with whats going on for you as you are now. Insurance doesn't cover these types of health practioners because they would lose business, slapping bandaid solutions on problems that really don't go away, you just don't maybe feel the pain? This is the best I have to share at this time dear. Good luck and blessings to you.
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