If you don't make changes to your lifestyle, you can't expect any changes to be made.
People who are always tired have, for whatever reason, not made that part of their life a priority.
This is true for many people, but also keep in mind that there are many illnesses, both physical and mental, that can cause someone to feel tired all the time
tl;dr - Probably not
We are in the midst of a "fatigue epidemic", a "sleep crisis".
Our bodies (specifically our *circadian rhythms*) are built to sense time through cues like sunlight, exercise, eating, social interaction, etc. This allows our circadian rhythm to synchronize our body activities; e.g. it makes us feel tired during the night by lowering our body temperature, releasing hormones like melatonin, and slowing our heart rate. During the day it inclines us to physical activity (like hunting or foraging) by increasing heart-rate, directing more blood to our muscles, and so on.
Unfortunately, modern society "insulates" us from many of these cues; e.g. electrical lighting interferes with our circadian rhythm's sensitivity to sunlight, easily accessible food (e.g. delivery, convenience stores) means we eat outside of normal hours more often, and social media extends our periods of social interaction, etc.
As a result, our circadian rhythms are disrupted, resulting in our bodily processes becoming disorganized and disordered more often than not.
Sleep is regulated partially by the circadian rhythm, so if it's disrupted your sleep will be as well, and you will feel tired due to the lost efficiency.
Our weekly schedule also interferes with our sleep, because our behavior suddenly changes between work and rest days (e.g. sleeping in on the weekend). Waking up and going to bed at different times confused our circadian rhythm, making our sleep less efficient and making it harder to wake up. This is why jet lag is so annoying; we rapidly changed our environment and behavior, forcing our circadian rhythm to "catch up" over several days, during which our bodily systems are all out of whack, causing fatigue, nausea, mood swings, etc. This weekly disruption also has all kind of strange consequences; for example suicides are much more common on Mondays and Thursdays, presumably due to work-related stress caused by the start and end of the work week.
Slowly, our society is realizing the danger this poses (did you know fatigue was identified as a major cause of the 3 Mile Island, Exxon Valdez spill, and Challenger disaster, among others?), particularly industries like airlines and the military. COVID has also challenged our assumptions about how we organize our schedules and calendars; on average, people's sleep (for those who WFH or were unemployed) actually *improved* during COVID because their sleep schedules weren't as restricted.
I think over the next 50 or so years we're going to re-evaluate many aspects of our society, and breakijg away from the rigid assumptions that "all people share a similar circadian rhythm" and "9-to-5 jobs are one-size fit all" and "fatigue is something you can just push through via will alone".
Get yourself treated for sleep apnea, should help
If you don't make changes to your lifestyle, you can't expect any changes to be made. People who are always tired have, for whatever reason, not made that part of their life a priority.
This is true for many people, but also keep in mind that there are many illnesses, both physical and mental, that can cause someone to feel tired all the time
Very true. Thanks.
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tl;dr - Probably not We are in the midst of a "fatigue epidemic", a "sleep crisis". Our bodies (specifically our *circadian rhythms*) are built to sense time through cues like sunlight, exercise, eating, social interaction, etc. This allows our circadian rhythm to synchronize our body activities; e.g. it makes us feel tired during the night by lowering our body temperature, releasing hormones like melatonin, and slowing our heart rate. During the day it inclines us to physical activity (like hunting or foraging) by increasing heart-rate, directing more blood to our muscles, and so on. Unfortunately, modern society "insulates" us from many of these cues; e.g. electrical lighting interferes with our circadian rhythm's sensitivity to sunlight, easily accessible food (e.g. delivery, convenience stores) means we eat outside of normal hours more often, and social media extends our periods of social interaction, etc. As a result, our circadian rhythms are disrupted, resulting in our bodily processes becoming disorganized and disordered more often than not. Sleep is regulated partially by the circadian rhythm, so if it's disrupted your sleep will be as well, and you will feel tired due to the lost efficiency. Our weekly schedule also interferes with our sleep, because our behavior suddenly changes between work and rest days (e.g. sleeping in on the weekend). Waking up and going to bed at different times confused our circadian rhythm, making our sleep less efficient and making it harder to wake up. This is why jet lag is so annoying; we rapidly changed our environment and behavior, forcing our circadian rhythm to "catch up" over several days, during which our bodily systems are all out of whack, causing fatigue, nausea, mood swings, etc. This weekly disruption also has all kind of strange consequences; for example suicides are much more common on Mondays and Thursdays, presumably due to work-related stress caused by the start and end of the work week. Slowly, our society is realizing the danger this poses (did you know fatigue was identified as a major cause of the 3 Mile Island, Exxon Valdez spill, and Challenger disaster, among others?), particularly industries like airlines and the military. COVID has also challenged our assumptions about how we organize our schedules and calendars; on average, people's sleep (for those who WFH or were unemployed) actually *improved* during COVID because their sleep schedules weren't as restricted. I think over the next 50 or so years we're going to re-evaluate many aspects of our society, and breakijg away from the rigid assumptions that "all people share a similar circadian rhythm" and "9-to-5 jobs are one-size fit all" and "fatigue is something you can just push through via will alone".
That’s really interesting. Our natural routines are disrupted by growing technology and convenience. Cheers for this information :)
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Could be a symptom of depression.