Tired All the Time
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Not familiar with Tired All the Time Syndrome? We weren't either, until we read this, from The Soul Sister.
Dear Soul Sister
I feel like I should be OK. I still have my job despite those around me losing theirs, and I have a nice life. But I am so tired all the time, and I just can't get motivated to do anything. I don't know what is causing it. Any ideas?
Zonked
Dear Zonked
What seems to be happening to you is what doctors - meanly in my opinion - call TATT syndrome. Tired All the Time. It’s commonly known as minor depression, with great tiredness, listlessness, and joylessness. One is able to function but not really enjoy life at all.
How long you have been feeling that way? This credit crunch has been with us for quite a while now. Some of my clients have been putting up with the stress of 'restructuring' for many, many months, so you have very probably lost a lot of your friends and workmates - your ’normal’ surroundings. You may even have relocated a couple of times and find yourself in a very different part of town where all is new.
Stress is recognised nowadays as a very real, physiological thing. When that seems to have no end, we often experience depression. We give up hope that it will ever end, that we will be safe again, that we be able to relax and trust. And our body shows this by slowly collapsing and shutting down. Stressed people don’t breathe properly as they feel almost throttled at times by anxiety. The body doesn't have enough oxygen to function and the brain does not get enough food to really engage and problemsolve.
It would be helpful to talk through all the aspects of your situation with someone you can trust. A friend will maybe try too hard to comfort you or find solution, but a therapist could look at the situation with you in a more detached way, and allow you to find your own solution.
Meanwhile do take care. This is obviously a very trying time for you, so make sure you exercise, eat healthy food, and try to avoid too much alcohol. And find a solution. Life is too short not to enjoy it!
I feel like I should be OK. I still have my job despite those around me losing theirs, and I have a nice life. But I am so tired all the time, and I just can't get motivated to do anything. I don't know what is causing it. Any ideas?
Zonked
Dear Zonked
What seems to be happening to you is what doctors - meanly in my opinion - call TATT syndrome. Tired All the Time. It’s commonly known as minor depression, with great tiredness, listlessness, and joylessness. One is able to function but not really enjoy life at all.
How long you have been feeling that way? This credit crunch has been with us for quite a while now. Some of my clients have been putting up with the stress of 'restructuring' for many, many months, so you have very probably lost a lot of your friends and workmates - your ’normal’ surroundings. You may even have relocated a couple of times and find yourself in a very different part of town where all is new.
Stress is recognised nowadays as a very real, physiological thing. When that seems to have no end, we often experience depression. We give up hope that it will ever end, that we will be safe again, that we be able to relax and trust. And our body shows this by slowly collapsing and shutting down. Stressed people don’t breathe properly as they feel almost throttled at times by anxiety. The body doesn't have enough oxygen to function and the brain does not get enough food to really engage and problemsolve.
It would be helpful to talk through all the aspects of your situation with someone you can trust. A friend will maybe try too hard to comfort you or find solution, but a therapist could look at the situation with you in a more detached way, and allow you to find your own solution.
Meanwhile do take care. This is obviously a very trying time for you, so make sure you exercise, eat healthy food, and try to avoid too much alcohol. And find a solution. Life is too short not to enjoy it!
Here Is The Writer : Annegret O'Dwyer
Annegret O'Dwyer is a psychotherapist who has had a practise in Harley Street for 10 years, and recently opened one in Southbank. She is accredited and licensed by the UKCP (United Kingdom Council of Psychotherapy) and the EAP (European Association of Psychotherapists). Her favourite book is How to be Happy by the Dalai Lama, and The Right to Speak by Patsy Rodenburg, and she likes spending her evenings at the cinema or theatre.
www.annegretodwyer.co.uk
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