I've had extremely low energy for the past couple months. I want to use a spreadsheet to keep track off everything that could be causing my low energy. I've been to a doctor but won't hear back test results for a couple weeks. Is there anything I'm missing that I should jot down?
So far I have: time I get up in the morning, time I go to bed, time I have breakfast/lunch/dinner as well as what I eat at that time, how much exercise I get, how much sunlight I get, how much water I drink, how much coffee I drink (and when). I guess I'll also jot down in my phone how much energy I have at 5 or so intervals in the day just on a scale from 1-6.
But what else can I add?
inb4 autism, you already knew that.
Carter Diaz
Notes about environmental stressors, how did work/school go that day? What was the weather like? Emotional factors, what was your mood like? What influenced your mood that day? If you stick to hard data you're going to end up with a list of what you ate for a month.
Sebastian Foster
But my mood is always bad, and everything always goes poorly. So that's pretty constant.
Gavin Gonzalez
well there you have it
Adrian Richardson
Right, but it stems from having low energy all the time. It went Low Energy -> Not Doing as much -> Poor Mood. It's not psychological, because I'm optimistic and have things I'm excited for, but I'm bogged down with a fatigue that affects my body and my mind.
Tyler Ortiz
let me know if you figure it out, OP. i feel sluggish all the time.
Joshua Lewis
>I'm optimistic and have things I'm excited for >My mood is always bad, and everything goes poorly So which is it? It sounds to me like you were looking for a more specific answer and you don't like the one that makes the most sense. There's a connection between your low energy and your mood and I don't think how much coffee you drank over the course of a month is going to reveal that to you
Jayden Martinez
My mood is bad because I have mentally (and physically) tired all the time. So I don't go out and do as much, I'm not proactive or productive, etc. But, it's not as if I am depressed or sad or anxious about any particular issue, and I'm generally optimistic and have things I want to do (but ultimately do not, and I think the reason for it is fatigue).
I don't really know how I'd go about logging environmental stressors really
Gavin Gonzalez
>I'm generally optimistic and have things I want to do (but ultimately do not, and I think the reason for it is fatigue)
If you read about depression this is a huge part of the definition. Having things you would like to do but then just not doing them. I can't tell you how you feel, that's for you to decide, but based on the way you're posting it just sounds like you're caught in a downward spiral and that the actual source of your lack of energy is the exhaustion of being in a bad mood because of your lack of energy.
It might not be easy but I think the best thing for you would be to force yourself to do all the things you say you want to do even if you're tired.
You don't have to agree, just think about it.
Joshua Wright
>I'm generally optimistic and have things I want to do
ah, same. i want to focus, and i enjoy it when i am able to do so, but most of the time i cannot.
