Originally posted by: presidentender
Originally posted by: SagaLore
Originally posted by: Mikey
Do you sleep well at nights? Perhaps constant thoughts of stressing running around inside your head? Masking your true feelings with fake ones? Those can cause fatigue in a person regardless of good physical health.
My mind never stops running. But why does that make me tired?
Because your brain takes a lot of energy to work!
QFT. I've had the EXACT same problem as you. Your mind is just like your physical body. If it never stops running, it will break down into fatigue. Let me ask you this: Are you a proactive or a reactive thinker? Reactive thoughts have tendencies to put the brain in overload. Thinking with a reactive mindset causes you to drown into more negative ways of thinking. The reason why this is bad for you is because this all results in a thing called "wasteful thinking". Often times, a person has a problem with either one's self, friends, family, etc, but has a difficult time in dealing with the situation. I'm sure you've heard the saying, "there's always more than one way to do something." This saying goes true, but there's also always a better, more efficient way of doing something.
Obviously, everyone goes through stress for different reasons. These things can be very hard to deal with due to the sensitivity of the problems. Even if there is nothing really bothering you or causing you stress, you probably just have a hard time shutting off and relaxing. I went through the same thing. The reason for that is because even if you have no more problems to deal with, your old way of thinking reactively is a habit that causes you to always wonder about things even if there isn't anything to worry or think about. Old habits die hard.
When I mentioned "masking your feelings" earlier, I also mentioned that it causes fatigue. Why? Because the more personalities you try to carry on your shoulders, the more work you're putting on your brain! Being who you're not is a hard process because you have to remember the details in everything you do. Masking your true feelings is a lie, and a lie only works by remembering the lie. It's one of those things you always keep in the back of your head so your brain toggles back and forth to relay information between your personality.
Obviously, this is a complicated subject to really talk about, but my own personal experiences in life, as well and counseling and meetings with my past sociology professor, has given me a lot of knowledge in how to deal with severe depression and anxiety. Once I defeated my depression and most of my anxiety, I had to learn how to relax and to be happy. I had to learn how to control how I think and to know what's worth thinking about. My professor had this saying, "Be careful what you think about, because what you are thinking may become your reality."
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