Do you ever wonder if your tiredness has another cause then just being tired

I also think that stress really wears out and negative people do make us tired. One of the best thing to do is to spend time with children or kids and to watch cartoons. Most times we will become like children.

aiithlal oh you are so right children and cartoons would really unstress us. laughing and kidding around with our children are really good stress busters.

stress can really wear you out and being around negative people does not help either. But if you continue to be' very tired its not a bad idea to check with your doctor for anemia as anemia makes everything so hard to do as you just do not have any energy left.

hi apples99 you sound like me, I am also a night owl, and do not get as many hours of sleep as I should. also I am overweight and must lose some weight.so this coming year my only resolution is to lose weight and walk moree, and eat smarter, all of which help to lose the weight. my doctor says just ten or fifteen pounds lost would bring my blood glucose level back to normal much easier. I am a diabetic, type two on pills and I am unfortunately a person with a sweet tooth. wAh wah.

hi applesanother year here alread march 26 and I am playing catch on my own discussions and now am behind in my friend's discussions. Cannot seem to win. I wish Kathy my roommate wou ld not be after me to go to bed at ten. As I work much better in the later evening than I do in the afternoon for some reason.

Well even though I'm not overweight I still need to improve my eating habits so I'll have more energy and of course eating healthier will lower my chances of getting high cholesterol when I'm older. I've always had fairly good eating habits until recently, I think its mostly due to stress, I think that caused me to eat unhealthy healthy its been a roller coaster year for me with more lows then high points but maybe 2010 will be better lets hope. As for being a night owl, yes we can definitely hang together in that regard because I tend to stay up really late hahah I'm soo bad oh well.

hi thoroughrob yes depression makes us all feel so tired and lethargic. there are a lot of reasons why we feel tired but still it wou ld not hurt to have your blood checked for anemia. if you haveit you just need to take iron and eat iron rich foods and you will soon feel energized again.

hi dragon54u thats what makes anemia so hard to pinpoint as it causes the same feeling a lot of others things do too. but a simple blood test will verify if you are anemic and then you can take iron for it and eat the right foods and you will soon be fine again.

hi bunnybon7 cancer has a way of pulling your red blood cell count down so you may want to check with your doctor to be sure as he may want you to take a specific amount of 'iron. do not self dose on it.

hi jademariz yes I still remember the days when I had to study and when I went back to the U of Ca at age 54 and graduated at age56, it was harder because I was older but I still made decent grades and graduated too. good luck and hope you get a great job college does help.

I never have thought about drinking a lot of water and citrus juice to flush out all the unhealthy foods. I usually do drink a lot of water whenever I'm full after a big meal, though, and it helps get rid of the fullness. I'll try to remember about it getting rid of the unhealthy foods from now on. You learn something new all the time, don't you? Kathy.

hi gitfiddleplayer its a really odd feeling, sort of like being depressed but not depression,just like its hard to just walk across the room. but I take iron pills and also search for foods that boost my iron and now I am fine. I get tired just normally and sleep and naps takes care of that.yes a lot of people almost kill themselves trying to keep up or surpass their wealthier neighbors and thats so silly. not worth it at all.

hi gloamgloze you are so right. I have felt lethargic lately and know its because I have been mylotting way too much and not getting outside and taking even a short walk. hence my legs' swell and t he doctor said its simply from sitting here too long at a time and not walking around. mylotting is my real addiction but I am learning to take breaks now. I have had friends with depression so bad they could not hardly get out of bed and felt like life was not worth it.' But I learned to control how I handled stress as I am a diabetic 'and stress will shoot my blood sugar up high without touching a bite of food. I pretend when stress threatens that I have an invisible bubble around me that is stress proof and nothing can bother me. this image really worked for me as stress will happen no matter what but if you can handle it so it doesnt make you ill then it will not bother you.

I am going to borrow your image, Hatley. Yes, I did think of seasonal affective disorder (sad) when you posted this.

I'm glad you know the cause of the tiredness so you can now take steps to reduce it.

you have said a mouthful and its all so true. All those' things come together to help us have maximum good health sleeping enough, eating the right foods and right amounts and taking vitamins if we need them. Sleep is so important too.

hi mstickle oh yes it sure is a symptom of diabetes and of anemia too. also depression. I am semi insomniac in that I never seem to get more than four or five hours of sleep ,its so lovely when I manage 6or7 thats really good. I often do fall asleep here at the computer.

hi maximax8 oh yes I do sit under a special lamp as I get the SAD disease about every winter when it gets gloomy and I dont get any sunlight. when its sunny I just go sit outside for a half hour or so and soak up the sunlight. also I keep taking my iron pills so my blood count stays normal.

It's so cool that you are getting more hours of sleep lately, Hatley.. I need some too, and 4 hours is just not so healthy in the long run. You are a real good mom, and your answer makes me appreciate my mommy more. Thanks, Hatley..

hi zed oh I have taken the iron pills for about five years now and they are the kind that are kind to your tummy too. I used to just get four or five hours sleep but lately have been getting six or seven and I find I am really more energetic too. oh yeah mental stress is the worst. my son had come to see me for a few minutes and he was having some troubles.well I went down to dinner, and waS feeling sad as I did not know how to help my son. i must have looked sad as my friend at the next table over asked me if I was alright.I said yeah I am okay. I mean I was not going to say I was worked sick about my adult son. mothers wil always be mothers no matter how old a son is. he he.

hi fwidman oh those horse needles I hated that. I had to have vitamin b12 when pregnant with my first child as my morning'sickness was all day sickness. and oh how they hurt and the big lump on ones butt. sitting was really horrid too. i am so glad that I can take tasteless iron pills now for my persistant anemia. I was almost through with them once then a cou ple of years ago I had a siege of bleeding diverticulitis. all because I had ate three cups of black berries and the seeds collected in one of the diverticuli and nicked a blood vessel. so once more my red blood cell count went way down and I had to have four pints of blood before it came back to normal and they said, back on the iron pills at once. so there i am taking iron again. but feel fine so thats okay.

I'd much rather take pills than shots any day

hi fwidsman one year later 2 011 mar 26 I am so sleepy b ut I am bound to get all my discussions done today.Yes I am a hater of shots no matter where they give them.If only I can stay away a few more hours I might get done. lol lol.

Vanillarey ah the brain can get so tired you cannot even think after awhile and you feel like you are going on automatic pilot. the best thing is to take a nap or get more hours a night of good sleep.

hi crazypotato oh yes exams used to make me really tired as I studied so hard and after it was done and I felt like i had done pretty well I was able to relax again. pressure will make you extremely tired for sure.