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How is your sleep? I find that eating, exercising and sleeping are the base activities from which everything else follows. You mentioned the other two but not s

How is your sleep? I find that eating, exercising and sleeping are the base activities from which everything else follows. You mentioned the other two but not sleep. You mentioned seeing a therapist, but have you taken your symptoms to a doctor? It is possible that your issues stem from a physical illness as opposed to a situation. On the subject of practical advice, I suggest keeping a journal or diary of your moods and events of the day. I was able to use this to identify triggers that cause me to enter a depressive unproductive state so perhaps there is something that might help for you.

19032019_anon 8y ago
Sleep answered in a comment above. No, I haven't been to a doctor. I assume this is all mental. Is it possible I've developed a chronic, physical illness? What would be an example?
- mrburton 8y ago
  You could be deficient in regards to vitamins. That plays a huge part in mental health. You can "look healthy", but be absolutely in shit condition underneath.
- gtsteve 8y ago
  There are a number of illnesses that can cause the symptoms you are describing such as ME or Lyme disease. There are also other more dramatic possibilities that are more unlikely as I assume you are reasonably young. It is also possible you have developed an illness like depression or dysthymia. It is possible that the strain of the previous few years has caused this to manifest somehow. I also recently read an article about sleep apnea which can cause chronic fatigue like symptoms. Some people don't know they have it because they don't store the memories of waking up; often it is their partners who prompt them to seek medical help. Do you share your bed with anyone? Have they noticed anything strange about your sleep habit? A sleep study might reveal something you weren't expecting. But for sure, the first thing to do is to just talk this over with an actual doctor and not a computer programmer (me) who likes to read Wikipedia for fun.

19032019_anon 8y ago

Sleep answered in a comment above. No, I haven't been to a doctor. I assume this is all mental. Is it possible I've developed a chronic, physical illness? What would be an example?

mrburton 8y ago
You could be deficient in regards to vitamins. That plays a huge part in mental health. You can "look healthy", but be absolutely in shit condition underneath.
gtsteve 8y ago
There are a number of illnesses that can cause the symptoms you are describing such as ME or Lyme disease. There are also other more dramatic possibilities that are more unlikely as I assume you are reasonably young. It is also possible you have developed an illness like depression or dysthymia. It is possible that the strain of the previous few years has caused this to manifest somehow. I also recently read an article about sleep apnea which can cause chronic fatigue like symptoms. Some people don't know they have it because they don't store the memories of waking up; often it is their partners who prompt them to seek medical help. Do you share your bed with anyone? Have they noticed anything strange about your sleep habit? A sleep study might reveal something you weren't expecting. But for sure, the first thing to do is to just talk this over with an actual doctor and not a computer programmer (me) who likes to read Wikipedia for fun.