Worrying due to feeling constantly tired.

[stevow7]

I like going to the gym, but I'm constantly tired, can't think straight and the gym makes me even more tired.
I had labs, sleep study and still, I sometimes would fall almost asleep even while driving in the afternoon. I would love to just live a life where I don't feel like this.
I wake up to go to the bathroom twice or more a night.
I have handled my OCD better (I still have anxiety), I can't think straight and I'm worried about this.
How would I handle this?

 

[Fal]

Is this you?

You wake up and think oh I’m so tired but I need to do this, but I’m so tired. You are constantly telling your brain that you’re tired because you feel it. I know it’s hard but you need to get up with a “fuck it” attitude and not think about it and if those thoughts come in tell your brain that your safe and you know what it’s doing.

I went through a stage when I was really bad with stress/anxiety whereas I was just exhausted every single day no matter how much sleep I had. I just wanted to nap whenever I could. Now I rarely ever feel tired even if I had only a few hours sleep.

I just stopped paying it attention, and it eventually went away.

 

[ARCUser831]

I went through a bout of anxiety-induced insomnia about a year and a half ago that lasted months. Historically I sleep very easily and solidly, so having trouble was so foreign. When I had that issue, I remember reading about it and finding that a lot of people is sleep difficulties perceive themselves to be getting less sleep that they're actually getting.

A sleep study showed that while insomniacs would swear they spent the entire night consciously awake, biologically, their body was actually in a sleep state for long periods of time. But their perception fueled the feelings of exhaustion and tiredness, which exacerbated their anxieties. I'm not saying this is you, but I think to echo what @Fal is saying above, perception can have a lot to do with how we feel.

Do you ever try to push through the tiredness by engaging yourself in an activity in spite of it? I do know it is not the same, but I know that often times when I am feeling unmotivated or lethargic, when I just get up and workout anyway or clean the house, I actually feel like it gives me more energy. I wonder if the same phenomenon may apply with your tiredness.

I do also feel that mental stress and a poor diet can contribute to energy levels, so it may be worth analyzing those components if you haven't already. Hope you're able to work through this!

 

[stevow7]

Is this you?

You wake up and think oh I’m so tired but I need to do this, but I’m so tired. You are constantly telling your brain that you’re tired because you feel it. I know it’s hard but you need to get up with a “fuck it” attitude and not think about it and if those thoughts come in tell your brain that your safe and you know what it’s doing.

I went through a stage when I was really bad with stress/anxiety whereas I was just exhausted every single day no matter how much sleep I had. I just wanted to nap whenever I could. Now I rarely ever feel tired even if I had only a few hours sleep.

I just stopped paying it attention, and it eventually went away.

This is totally me. I feel exhausted and constantly say "I can't go to the gym feeling like this" "I should lift lower weights because I would fatigue myself" I need naps. etc

Another thing is, I find it hard to concentrate.

 

[stevow7]

I went through a bout of anxiety-induced insomnia about a year and a half ago that lasted months. Historically I sleep very easily and solidly, so having trouble was so foreign. When I had that issue, I remember reading about it and finding that a lot of people is sleep difficulties perceive themselves to be getting less sleep that they're actually getting.

A sleep study showed that while insomniacs would swear they spent the entire night consciously awake, biologically, their body was actually in a sleep state for long periods of time. But their perception fueled the feelings of exhaustion and tiredness, which exacerbated their anxieties. I'm not saying this is you, but I think to echo what @Fal is saying above, perception can have a lot to do with how we feel.

Do you ever try to push through the tiredness by engaging yourself in an activity in spite of it? I do know it is not the same, but I know that often times when I am feeling unmotivated or lethargic, when I just get up and workout anyway or clean the house, I actually feel like it gives me more energy. I wonder if the same phenomenon may apply with your tiredness.

I do also feel that mental stress and a poor diet can contribute to energy levels, so it may be worth analyzing those components if you haven't already. Hope you're able to work through this!

Hi thanks! I do push myself through the tireness and eventually I end up taking the nap or feel more tired ;/

 

[ARCUser831]

Hi thanks! I do push myself through the tireness and eventually I end up taking the nap or feel more tired ;/

Here are some links on this site that may provide some helpful advice or insight for you in dealing with chronic fatigue.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - The TMS Wiki
Chronic fatigue syndrome | TMS Forum (The Mindbody Syndrome) (tmswiki.org)

There is definitely indications the chronic fatigue is a TMS condition and learning more about it and doing this work could be the answer for you.

Good luck and sorry you're dealing with this!