Fatigue is a symptom rather than a specific illness or disorder. While it is common to have the occasional day where you feel tired and less energetic than usual, people suffering with fatigue feel tired and lethargic all the time and seem to lack healthy energy. Affecting both body and mind, long periods of fatigue [...]
Mental and physical exhaustion is becoming a modern-day phenomenon that is rapidly on the rise. When exhaustion sets in, it can be incredibly frightening. As worries, pressures, set-backs, and responsibilities build up, we begin to feel less able to cope with them. Symptoms of exhaustion include feeling constantly tired and worn out. Mental exhaustion can [...]
Anyone can feel down from time to time or experience bouts of emotional grief or sadness due to some unexpected life event. We grieve when someone dies, or feel sadness and loss when a close relationship ends, or even lose a job. All these feelings are normal and are part of the ups-and-downs of life. [...]
Debility is a broad medical term used to describe someone who is in a state of weakness and often refers to a loss of ability. When in a state of debility, everything seems an effort and what you used to enjoy doing now seems to take too much energy. The body is weakened and with [...]
The immune system normally protects the body from infections and disease brought about by bacteria, viruses, germs, or abnormal body cells. When an autoimmune disease develops, the immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys its own tissues and organs.
Each person has a different threshold for pain. In the brain, millions of neurotransmitters signal pain felt in muscles, tendons and ligaments of the body. Levels of certain chemicals regulate this pain highway in the brain, and certain nerve stimulators may become sensitive and heightened. This central sensitization can cause nerve stimulation to result in [...]
Burnout is a term that is given to a state of physical or emotional exhaustion. It is most commonly attributed to work or a particular task, but can also be related to stressful relationships and roles (e.g. parenting or caring for an aged family member). A person experiencing burnout simply feels as though they are [...]
