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Burnout and Tiredness

Madeleine08
over 1 year ago

Hi everyone!

I have a dilemma that I'm struggling to understand and wondered if anyone else could relate or provide any advice.

Every night I always get at least 8 hours of sleep, yet I'm still tired each and every day. I am a high masker and find that this exhausts me. I recently got a blood test, which I am awaiting results, as I wondered if my iron is low. However, the more I think about this the more I worry it is just me and the fact that the world is the one causing me to be tired.

If anyone has watched Chris Packham's 'Inside Our Autistic Minds,' I relate exactly to Ethan's video with the heightened senses of sounds. I'm not sure if it is the environment which causes me to burn out, but either way, it is exhausting. BBC Two - Inside Our Autistic Minds, Ethan's Film

Thanks for reading :)

Maddie

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  • over 1 year ago

    When I was in my late teens I couldn't get enough sleep. It turned out I had allergies and this was how they were manifesting. I had internal candida - too much, which had to do with the allergies and digestive issues affecting good bacteria in my gut. 30 years on and I think I'm discovering a low GABA issue at the root of it. So, it could be worth getting your GABA levels checked and an allergy test. 

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  • over 1 year ago

    When I was in my late teens I couldn't get enough sleep. It turned out I had allergies and this was how they were manifesting. I had internal candida - too much, which had to do with the allergies and digestive issues affecting good bacteria in my gut. 30 years on and I think I'm discovering a low GABA issue at the root of it. So, it could be worth getting your GABA levels checked and an allergy test. 

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