i have always thought of myself as "lazy"....but lately i have found myself happily sleeping for 14 hours and i could happily sleep 14 more.....
in the past ive had blood tests etc done and they show nothing out of the ordinary. (sometimes a little lacking in iron but nothing major) its almost a disappointment to find nothing to explain my tiredness.
im a night owl, but now im tired and ready for bed. i went to bed at around midnight last night and didnt wake up until 2.30 pm. Even if i am awake i really have to force myself out of bed.
ive actually missed work through this. recently i had a bit of a funny tummy, but im fine again now. eating normally. feeling ok.
im in my early 40s. no young children. i sleep fine - i just seem to need so much sleep its now interfering with real life. I can function on around 4 hours if i really have to.
i do work shifts but im finding thats a blessing - though soon i think i am doing a stint of "normal" working - ie - mon - fri 9 - 5 and god knows how ill cope.
in all other respects i think im fairly healthy. I have taken an antidepressant for the last couple of years but i dont suffer with any side effects and it actually gave me a new lease of life to begin with - prior to that i was staying in bed all day.
i could do to exercise more but the thought of dragging my tired arse out running gives me the heebie jeebies at the moment....i used to enjoy running (more so after id come back than the thought of going but....)
ive no idea what on earth is the matter with me. Am i just being a totally lazy git? Even the thought of things that used to give me a huge amount of pleasure (horse riding for eg) now just feel too much like hard work. Id rather have an extra hour in bed. Even recovering from depression i still went riding and helped out at the yard, it did me the world of good but its been so long since i last went i dont even know how to start again. (its been at least a year)
what could explain extreme tiredness? i dont know if its in my head or physical.