DavidLarry
10-18-2013, 06:52 AM
For as long as I can remember I have always suffered from fatigue as well as other problems. I have from time to time had period of self doubt and I guess mild depression from it.
This summer for the first time I went to the doctor to try and find out what was up. They did all the standard tests (diabetes, thyroid, liver etc) and found nothing.
So I decided to go it alone and try and sort it. I made some discoveries.
1) The quality of sleep was affecting me, causing tiredness. Heavy alcohol sent my mind into a spin and left me tired for days.
2) Exercise helped clear my mind a little and reduce some of the brain fog I had
But having spent 6 weeks living the cleanest of lifestyles I have found that the negative thoughts and my racing mind haven't been cured.
I seem unable to concentrate. Let me give you some examples.
1) Everytime i sit down to eat now I say to myself "i'm going to slow down, i can't keep eating so fast" then before I know the plate is empty! My mind just drifted away.
2) I can be reading a book and then suddenly turn the page and realise for the last 5 minutes I completely zoned out and have no recollection of what I just read.
3) I can be sitting down facing someone and having a conversation and before I know it i've spent the last minute just staring at them and thinking of what i was going to have for dinner, before having to rudely tell them to repeat themselves.
Is there anything I can do about this? I've been doing deep breathing, but any other advice?
This summer for the first time I went to the doctor to try and find out what was up. They did all the standard tests (diabetes, thyroid, liver etc) and found nothing.
So I decided to go it alone and try and sort it. I made some discoveries.
1) The quality of sleep was affecting me, causing tiredness. Heavy alcohol sent my mind into a spin and left me tired for days.
2) Exercise helped clear my mind a little and reduce some of the brain fog I had
But having spent 6 weeks living the cleanest of lifestyles I have found that the negative thoughts and my racing mind haven't been cured.
I seem unable to concentrate. Let me give you some examples.
1) Everytime i sit down to eat now I say to myself "i'm going to slow down, i can't keep eating so fast" then before I know the plate is empty! My mind just drifted away.
2) I can be reading a book and then suddenly turn the page and realise for the last 5 minutes I completely zoned out and have no recollection of what I just read.
3) I can be sitting down facing someone and having a conversation and before I know it i've spent the last minute just staring at them and thinking of what i was going to have for dinner, before having to rudely tell them to repeat themselves.
Is there anything I can do about this? I've been doing deep breathing, but any other advice?