Why Am I So Tired? - Fatigue Recovery Master List

* Approximately 20% of Americans claim to have fatigue intense enough to interfere with their having a normal life.

* 80% of American women & men suffer from Adrenal Fatigue at some point in their lives.

* Approximately 20% of fatal road accidents involve driver fatigue

Are you tired-all-the-time?

If you’re NOT feeling GREAT a “hidden fatigue” could be stealing your energy away – like it did to me.

Most fatigues don’t show up on our annual physical results. And, we’re too busy in our heads to notice how are bodies feel. We say we're "O.k." or "Fine" or "Getting Along." We discount our fatigue and blame it on the holidays "everyone is tired", or staying up too late or getting up too early ... It's the worry about the wedding, the move, the new job, the newborn, his parents, , my parents, the boss, PMS …

My personal favorite … "being tired is just a natural part of getting older. It's right up there with aches and pains." (Isn't this what all those commercials keep telling us?)

What are your favorite excuses for feeling tired today?

I used all the above plus some! Finally it got baaaaaaaad. I hit bottom and had to stop and figure out what was going on. Was it physical, emotional, spiritual?

It took me a year and half to get my groove back. Now my goal is to help other women - you - get to the “bottom line” & re-Energize - fast. Here’s a starting point for your journey. The A, B, C “Hidden Fatigue” Suspects …

A - Adrenal Fatigue – Affects up to 80% of the population! If you are most tired between 3pm – 5pm AND have suffered a number of shocks, or blessings, within the past couple of years, you could be suffering from Adrenal Fatigue.
Recommendations: Get to sleep by 10:00 p.m. and sleep in whenever possible. Avoid the afternoon slump by taking 1000 mg of Vitamin C + 1000 mg of Calcium Magnesium with a snack at 2:00 p.m.
For more information about Adrenal Fatigue, click here.

A - Alcohol: One definition of an alcoholic is someone whose drinking makes some or many parts of their life unmanageable - it could be their personal relationships or the job or their health or their finances or their connection to spirit or ...

The stress of being an alcoholic or being affected by an alcoholic is exhausting physically, emotionally, financially and spiritually. Is this wearing you out?
Recommendations: The 12 Steps of AA and/or Ala-non. This is a spiritual program and approach to the problem of drinking. It is based on no specific religion - yveryone is welcome.

A - Anxiety - "The on-switch for every negative picture that you've ever had about yourself." -Dr. Harriett Lerner
Physical symptoms: Fatigue, sweating, headaches, irritability, need to frequently urinate, insomnia, feeling easily startled and overwhelmed, difficulty breathing and intensification of PMS and menopause symptoms.
Recommendations: Learn how to interrupt your thinking; handle your fear in bite size pieces; talk it out with a friend who can listen without "fixing" you. For an easy-does-it technique to handle your anxiety, click here.

B - Borderline Anemia –If you are most tired between 11 am – 2 pm, you could have borderline anemia.
Recommendations: Eat LOTS of dark green veggies – daily. Ask your doctor for the Serum Ferritin Test (do not self-medicate with iron pills. Get your docs go ahead.) Cook in a cast iron pan. Learn how to combine foods properly to maximize
your iron absorption.

C - Candida – If you feel tired and limp all the time and foggy minded + craving sugar and “comfort” foods + extremely constipated + losing too much hair in your comb and have a history for anti-biotic usage …
Recommendations: Eliminate everything “white” from your diet including sugar. Ask your doctor for a referral to a dietician who specializes in Candida recovery. This takes time to clear up. Be patient and get going ...

C - Constipation - Constipation feeds fatigue, literally. Because toxins aren't being eliminated properly, they are in fact building up and demanding more of your body's energy to process and store. If you do not regularly have 2-3 bowel movements a day, you are constipated.

D - Dehydration - Our brain is 83% water. Dehydration causes emotional issues such as depression, dementia, anxiety, confusion, delirium and aggravation. Physical problems include fatigue, constipation and headaches. If your urine is dark yellow then drink up!!!
Recommendations: Drink Up to 8 glasses of water a day unless you exercise or live in an unhealthy environment (smog, wildfires) - then drink more! Cut back on caffeine - not out - back. Excess caffeine is dehydrating.

E - Eye Strain - Spending all day staring at a monitor, watching the road while driving, needlepoint, T.V. ... Something so everyday can be so fatiguing.
Recommendations: Click here for a simple exercise you can do anywhere, anytime to feel better. Look Left * Look Right * Look Up * Look Down * Look Wide & Shut & SQUEEZE Tight!

G - Grief: I am sorry for your loss. Whether it is by death, desertion or divorce, I have been there and experienced that.
Recommendations: Give time, time. Even though you want to isolate stay connected to healthy loved ones and perhaps this article, "Is Your Heart Achy Breaky?", can help.

H - Hypersensitivity: A trait that makes about 20% of the population more aware and affected by all kinds of subtle messages from the outside and inside. "It's not that our eyes or ears are sharper. It's that we process more deeply the information we receive." -Dr. Elaine N. Aron, author, The Highly Sensitive Person
Recommendations: Take the Are You A Highly Sensitive Person Quiz and, if yes, read all about it. Hyper Sensitivity is a gift. You just need to learn how to manage it and trust yourself.

I - Insomnia: Fatigue and insomnia ... ie yi yi yi yi yi YIKES.
Recommendations: I have lots and lots on this, unfortunately, fortunately? Click on the above link.

N - Nutritional Deficiencies: Usually starts with skipping breakfast in lieu of something fast and sweet with something caffeinated. Then there is the gobbled down lunch, then then carbo snacks and "something" for dinner.
Recommendations: Keep track of exactly what you eat and drink, and when, for the next three days. Click here for a quick, and I mean quick!, overview of what to eat and start by adding one of the recommendations into your regimen. (PDF file).

P - People Pleasing: A condition that affects a huge portion of the population. It causes severe anxiety and depression, cripples self-esteem, undermines and destroys relationships. Chronic niceness a.k.a. "people pleasing" manifests as the inability to simply say NO.
Recommendations: Register for the Get Ready for Love Newsletter and receive an audio link to the interview with the authors of Anxious to Please: 7 Revolutionary Practices for the Chronically Nice.

P - Perfectionism: Did you know that perfectionism is a form of self-abuse? And, it is on this list because it is a major source of stress and fatigue, especially in women.
Recommendations: Ask for help, allow for help and let go of the outcome i.e. ask them to contribute to the potluck, not how to cook their dish. (Just an example.) Accept yourself. You are a human being, not a human doing. Take Action. Uncover what is driving your perfectionism. Read this page about anxiety for ideas and follow the activity suggestions.

If you would like to know why I am so passionate about re-energizing women and how my past can help you today, please visit: http://www.FatigueBeGone.com/mystory.htm

Are you a doctor or specialist helping women recovery from fatigue? Please contact me directly at: Viv@FatigueBeGone.com

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