Do you feel well?

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I've been wondering lately how other people feel In terms of wellness. On a normal day, when you're not ill with something specific, do you feel well?
I ask because it's dawned on me that I hardly ever do, and nor does my partner. Either he has a cough, or is really tired or had a headache. I often just feel a bit yuk. Hard to put my finger on anything specific but just don't feel good. Sometimes I have a belting headache or am extremely tired or obviously sometimes I'm unwell with something like a cold. I do occasionally have days when I feel well, but they stand out.
We're 50, both a bit over weight but not too much, moderately active, non smoking, social drinking.
I'd love to know if this is mostly peoples experience.

Not often tbh.

I get cold/achy/head achey/anxious and unsettled most days. I have piss poor sinuses and suffer quite badly from pms and I'm always a bit tired.

Dh is way better than me (no pms) but he has snuffles, aches etc.

He has a shitty diet and not enough sleep in my view but a low stress life and is active.

I have a fairly stressful job, am not active but my diet is okish. I have just maybe been diagnosed with a mild thyroid issue which would explain a lot but to be honest I've always been a bit sickly, ever since I had glandular fever as a late teen.

Hardly ever. Just feel run down, tired & a bit sad.

Not really - DP keeps pulling me up on my constant illnesses because I say at least once a day (without even thinking sometimes), 'I don't feel well!' or 'I feel like crap!'
Whether it's fatigue, sore throat, headache, slight nausea, aches, blocked nose... there's always something!

Not at the moment. Some kind of virus is getting me down.

Usually I do though, and I’m very grateful for that.

Unless I’m ill I usually feel well once I get going. Low level tiredness I just ignore as the price of two DSs who don’t sleep. I’ve been told I’m permanently cheerful on occasion and I wonder if that’s why.

No. Mostly poorly and when I’m not, I don’t get nearly enough sleep.

i allways felt generally exhausted, sore head , not sleeping that well.I started taking the better you iron and b12 sprays daily and after maybe 3 weeks feel like a new me ! my blood tests all were in "normal" range but i feel so much better now

We're always well here unless we're ill IYSWIM! As in, unless we have a cold or headache, etc. (so something specific) then we're good 👍

I usually feel pretty well. Right now I have a stinker of a cold and I feel like something the cat dragged home.

I often wonder this too OP. I never feel well, as in healthy and energetic. Headaches, bloating, fatigue, ongoing eye problems, nausea, sinus problems, awful pms ( prob perimenopausal)

This is a bad time to ask (cough / cold for the last couple of weeks), but generally I feel well and healthy. I’m mid-40s.

Maybe try upping the amount of exercise you do?

Feeling generally unwell is a bit of a sign of depression for myself personally - as is overanalysing my health.

Yes DH and I are generally fine. Only get maybe one cold a year.

We eat well, get plenty of sleep and prob drink more than is good for us. Must keep the germs at bay

That sounds awful

I do feel generally well except when I'm ill - unfortunately I've had lots of colds etc. since DS started nursery 6 months ago, and he's a crap sleeper, but I still generally feel well when I'm not ill.

Can you afford a private health review? Have you ruled out environmental causes like low-level carbon monoxide poisoning or heavy metals in your pipes?

I don’t often feel ‘well’
Like others, constant low level tiredness, sometimes exhaustion, the stress of a busy life, anxious generally about there never being enough time in the day to get everything done, headaches and general aches and pains.
Life is a bit shit really!

I feel a lot better since I retired and don’t have to get up early. I no longer feel tired every second of the day. Game changer.

I mostly feel tired, sometimes bone achy exhausted, I have chronic neck pain which stops me sleeping. When I feel well I really notice it.

I rarely feel completely well. I put it down to perimenopause and general age aches and pains. I work shifts as well and I'm sure that late night/overnight shifts contribute to my general feeling of crispness.

You'd never know unless you live with me though, I'm a fake it til you make it person.

*Crispness? CRAPNESS.

What's your diet like?

Nope. I could sleep 14 hours and still feel like I’m tired. Zero motivation for stuff. Probably depressed.
However, I’m making some positive changes in the hope it’ll improve/ less caffeine ( lots of withdrawal headaches!) and upping water and vegetable intake.
My kids have all been unwell so not a great time to judge if I’m more energetic, as sleep has been v broken, but period has been considerably less painful. That’s def made it worth it alone!

Interesting re the peri menopause comments. These describe how I've been feeling for 20 years plus and I'm
still only 43!

I've had fibromyalgia/ vague auto immune stuff/weight and diet (used to be much heavier) and all sorts suggested by drs over time. Post viral fatigue/me was the most commonly suggested reason but I was never really properly ill, just a bit 'off'

I'd say yes, but I exercise daily (even if it's just a walk), I do yoga regularly which really makes me feel fab, I eat well, sleep well, and have a pretty balanced life (work 4 days in a not too stressful environment). My children are 13 and 11, so past that snotty all the time, no sleeping, constantly need entertaining stage (but not yet at the stressful full on teen stage). DH and I also have a strong relationship, I feel secure and loved, both by him, and also my wider family.

I'm very fortunate.

I started slimming world 3 weeks ago, and I have more energy now than I have had for the last 5-10 years. I thought I was always tired, achy etc, but it turns out eating a shit-tonne of fruit and veg has a significant impact on my body. who-da thunk it??