(gentle happy music)
(chime)
- [Narrator] Do you feel tired all the time,
but don't know why?
Does doing even the simplest and quickest of tasks
make you feel exhausted and weary?
We've made a video on seven signs
of emotional burnout to find out more.
Chronic fatigue can be caused
by a number of different factors.
Usually things like a poor diet, dehydration,
lack of exercise, and a bad sleeping habit are to blame.
But what if it isn't your physical health
but rather your mental health that's the problem?
If you're eating healthy, getting lots of sleep,
and exercising regularly
but still struggled to make it through most days,
then the tiredness you feel is most likely due
to emotional and mental distress.
With that said, here are six possible psychological reasons
why you feel tired all the time.
One, you're overwhelmed with life.
Are you going through a particularly difficult time
in your life right now,
like dealing with the death of a loved one,
the end of an important relationship,
or adjusting to an unfamiliar environment?
It can be overwhelming enough
that you start to feel exhausted all the time
trying to deal with it.
There's too much pressure weighing you down,
too many decisions to make,
too many duties and responsibilities you need to attend to.
You feel like you don't have room to breathe anymore.
And you're seriously starting to think
that you're only inches away
from a complete mental breakdown.
Two, you're in a toxic environment.
Does your family barely ever get along with each other?
Are your parents always screaming at one another?
Or perhaps you feel like they're all just taking advantage
of you without any care for your personal wellbeing at all.
Maybe it's your work life that's got you feeling
so burnt out all the time.
Is your boss overworking you
to the point where you have no work-life balance anymore?
Or maybe all your work mates are
trying to sabotage one another.
Either way, being in a toxic environment constantly
puts your mental health at risk
and drains a lot of your energy.
Three, you've neglected your self care.
Have you been neglecting to take care of yourself?
You stop eating right, you barely get any sleep,
and you don't keep yourself hydrated or physically fit.
Not only that, but you don't make time for yourself
to do the things you love and enjoy.
You don't have a social life anymore,
you don't spend time with your friends and family.
And worst of all, you've lost touch with yourself.
Four, you feel anxious all the time.
It's not uncommon for people who suffer from
anxiety disorders to feel exhausted all the time,
because your brain is always on high alert,
fight or flight mode.
You often experienced sudden spikes in energy levels,
which leads you to feeling mentally and emotionally drained.
You feel tired a lot because your mind
is usually running a hundred miles a minute,
overthinking and fixating on all the ways
something could go horribly wrong.
Five, you're suffering from depression.
Chronic fatigue is one of the core criteria
for a person to be diagnosed with depression,
along with feelings of sadness,
emptiness, loneliness, and hopelessness.
When you're depressed, you don't have the energy
or motivation to do anything,
not even the things you used to love and enjoy so much.
You feel exhausted even when you're just
lying in bed all day.
You wonder what the point is
in doing anything at all anymore.
You become emotionally numb, shallow, and apathetic.
It's a kind of tiredness that doesn't go away,
no matter how much rest, eat, or sleep you get.
And six, you're always stressed out.
Are you stressing about studying for a good grade,
meaning an important deadline,
or finishing a project perfectly?
Constant long-term exposure to high levels of stress
is one of the leading causes
behind emotional and mental exhaustion.
When you're stressed out,
your body kicks into high gear and expends
all of its energy on dealing with whatever it is
you're so stressed out about.
Researchers have found that an oversupply of cortisol
and adrenaline can wear you out over time.
and even cause you to suffer a mental or emotional crash.
Sometimes treating exhaustion with some rest and relaxation,
eating healthy, getting lots of sleep,
and exercising regularly isn't gonna be enough.
It's important that you get to the root of the problem,
so you know the best way to treat it.
Do you relate to any of these reasons mentioned here?
what do you plan to do next?
If you're worried about your mental health,
reach out to a therapist or a counselor today
and get the help you need to deal with your problems
in a positive way.
And who knows?
It might just bring back the skip in your step again.