Constantly exhausted/tired

Anyone else here ALWAYS tired/fatigued, even during the day?

I get at least 7 hours of sleep a night and my diet is ok.

Maybe its somethiong to do with my anxiety levels?

Any help? Thanks.

Depends what you're doing in the day. Personally, if i end up doing nothing, i get more tired than i would if i had run a marathon.

What medicines do you take? Zyrtec & Claritin, along with other antihistamines/decongestants can cause you to be sleepy, even if your diet and sleep patterns are normal...

What exactly are you anxious about?

I suppose ive a touch of GAD (general anxiety disorder) i usually get anxious in situations people wouldnt normally. It sucks! Had a bad day today.

Think im paranoid about my looks or something. i just dont know anymore.

No im not taking any medicines.

Thanks for the replies tho guys.

Saw your other thread on plastic surgery and thought that might be the case.

I started off a bit fvcked up about the way I looked. Half my energy went on what others where thinking about me, worried I'd embarrass myself. Consequentially I'd fvck up.

Then it became a good excuse to become a semi-hermit.

I have/had a huge amount of tension build up in my muscles and spent alot of time feeling very tired.

I'm still a bit this way, however bizzarely I've made huge strides in confidence recently, I can do approaches and C&F with great panash.

Check out a thread on Avpd, this may be relevant too.

Here's some things I have banged into my brain.

There is no point in giving a sh1t what other people think of you.

The only way to make progress is social exposure with the above mindset.

Reduce physical tension through Tia Chi, Qui Gong, yoga combined with general exercise.

There was a thread a while ago on anxiety. Someone recommeded a link to The Lynden Method. I bought the stuff and it helped me alot also. In the UK they also send the CDs and give you a quick call.

It has helped people with very severe social anxiety and may help you.

I suspect feeling tired is one thing, but it's quite another to not do things in life you want to do, but are too fearful to try.

Good luck

some potentials...

too much caffeine, ie several cups of coffee a day...
epstein barr virus? the usual cause of infectious mono?
low thyroid hormone levels?
anemic?

i feel tired too

i work for 8 hrs ( 9:00am-12:00am then 1:30pm-6pm) and after that i feel like going' to sleep and shyt
i feel tired, i can do exercises and shyt, but mentally lazy... i drink often 2 cups of coffe a day...

does anyone know wuts up?

same, sometimes i get around 7-8 hrs of sleep and work part-time along with full time school and was mentally sleepy, sometimes physically tired too.

of course my job is usually me staring off into the comp for the day working on projects.

even with break on. i sleep till noon, sometimes 7 - 10 hrs of sleep and still get to work tired. Of course hitting the gym helps me sleep better, but when i wake up to go to work im still exhausted.

bump

Most people let's face it are lethargic and lazy because they have no purpose or goals in life. Sleeping too much can make you tired because it upsets your normal rythms.

ain't it the truth.

everytime i crack open i book to study i get ADD and become tired. lol