How can I feel better and more energized, in general?

You’re sleeping too much. Recommended sleeping hours is 7–8, you’re sleeping 9–10.

Also, you might want to get a blood test to check for any deficiencies. I know someone who had the same issue and they were lacking iron in the blood which causes anemia.

@cackle Some nights I sleep even more than that….but I just don’t understand, I know it DOES make me more tired to sleep more, but why?

I think because the more you sleep, the more your body becomes trained to think it requires that much sleep, so you’ll end up sleepy all the time. This is on top of any deficiencies you may have. Rule out any deficiencies with a blood test, then if you’re fine in that area, just gradually retrain your sleeping habits.

Too much sleep, the bowls, not enough iron. (speaking from experience)

Do you like dark chocolate? I’ve found a few bites a dark chocolate help with my sweet tooth. That or hot chocolate.

@cackle Now I know why I still feel tired even after getting 10 -12 hours sleep. It’s just so hard not to want to sleep, it’s so comfortable…

Give yourself an incentive. If you have to go to work/take a test, you’re not going to sleep through it no matter how tired you’re. You’re going to jump out of bed within a second because you don’t want to get fired/fail the test.

If you want to do it another way, you can give a valuable item of yours to someone you know, and tell him/her that he/she can do whatever he/she wants with it, but only if you fail to reach your goals within a certain time frame. So, if you still sleeping long hours past the time frame you set out for yourself, then your valuable item will be kept, or thrown out, or given away to charity. If the item is valuable enough to you, I guarantee you will accomplish any goal you set out to do.

Also, from a non-physiological perspective, what are you doing to inspire yourself? To mentally energise yourself? Could you be bored? I know when I am bored with things in my life I FEEL blah too. Instead of sleeping, find something exciting to do.

“I drink a lot of water”
Tap water ?

My two cents?
It’s the sugar and pot.

My suggestions?
– A trial of cutting back on one or both and seeing if you feel any different. Drink more water, eat lots of fruit and veggies and protein.
– Exercise more.
– Try meditation.
– Volunteer somewhere.
– Take a class (even a free class at a local grocery store or home depot… or paint something. Anything.).

Try going without the bowls for a week. One of my friends mentioned to me that he didn’t feel like doing anything for three days after smoking that.

I hate to tell you this, but sugar might very well be the culprit. If you have a sweet tooth, you may have developed candidiasis.

You will have to cut out sugar from your diet for awhile. It will take seven days for the yeast (and the sugar cravings) to go away. Hang in there.

“There is a vast array of symptoms that are commonly associated with this infection.Systemic candidiasis is commonly known as a yeast infection which affects the intestines. The associated symptoms include problems with the gastro intestinal system such as intestinal cramps, heartburn, constipation, chronic diarrhea, gas or bloating. Other associated symptoms include chronic fatigue and this is especially after consuming food, depression, reduced levels of concentration, poor memory, rectal itching, muscle pains, and allergies that include both air born and food related.”

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