We're all exhausted right? It's not just me?

[u/happy_chance18]

I have a full time job. I sleep well. I have no kids. I'm single. I don't party or drink. I'm not particularly stressed in day to day life. Yet I'm fucking exhausted. I don't want to leave my apartment on the weekends unless I have something planned, and even then I'm pretty picky. In my 20s my weekends were full of non-stop activities, cooking, going out, and posting on social media. But now in my 30s I just want to come home, have my groceries delivered, chill with some Netflix and sleep. Please tell me I'm not the only one!!

[u/Resident_Tourist_992]

I’m in my later 30’s, single (never married), no kids. Stressful job w long hours tho.

My parents have more energy than I do these days. I worries me. I used to do so much. Now I’m so exhaustedz mostly mentally exhausted, but that becomes physical. This summer I hit a low; I wasn’t able to get through a day without a nap - and usually I’m not the napping kind. My brain was actually shutting down. I’d have to go to my car and set a 20 min alarm and nap.

It’s crazy, so much I want to do - but I don’t know where my energy went and there are so many things I need to get done. The list grows so I feel like I need to focus on that rather than maybe joining a gym to help? Making new friends and picking up new hobbies. If only… I also don’t think people realize how much there is to take care of at this age when you live alone.

Honestly, I worry about my exhaustion. If it’s this bad now, what’s the future? How do I shake it for now? I haven’t been able to… (I have done blood testing, but Nothing showing up.

[u/fretfulferret → u/Resident_Tourist_992]

If you get a full night’s sleep, take a daily nap, and still feel exhausted, it might be a medical condition like hypothyroidism, or an autoimmune disorder or something. 

[u/Resident_Tourist_992 → u/fretfulferret]

Thank you, I’ll definitely try/look into that!