Exhaustion

[rachelmh]

Hi all --

I am almost 60 days raw! YAY for me. But lately, I have been so terribly tired. I don't go to sleep until 10:30 or 11, only because I am not tired until then. I get up at 6 to exercise, but I have been so tired the last few days that I sleep an extra hour rather than exercising. And now I feel yucky because of it. And I went to bed with a headache last night and woke up with it this morning.

Anything anyone can think of to combat this? Any foods have energizing properties? Or do I just need to try to get to sleep earlier (despite not being tired)?

HELP! I can't focus on work.

[Pailani]

It sounds to me like a second detox. It seems like they come and go for a couple of years before the body is totally cleaned out.

[rawpriestess]

It's probably detox, and if you are tired, then you need the rest.


I went through a period, where I would sleep my full night's sleep, wake up have some fruit and go back to bed for anothere 4or 5 hours sleep, WAY too much sleep (I thought) so I got on the boards, and people thought I had Celiac, or hypoglycemia, etc. but it was new to me, so I knew it wasn't an illness or disease, it was probably detox, so I just went with it, I just slept and slept and now it is completly gone, and I have lots of energy.

Victoria Boutenko talks about this in here book Raw family, and I think it is so true, sleep when you are tired, be awake when you are awake.

I know this can be challenging if you work a 9 to 5 job or have a family that needs you, but realize, this is instead of being ill, so call in sick, as you really are not well at the moment, and just sleep, if that is what you need to do.

[rachelmh]

Thanks for the words. I don't work on Mondays in the summer, so at least I have a three day weekend starting shortly. I plan on sleeping a lot, and maybe some lovely relaxing time in the Florida sun.

And yes, 9-5, or rather 9-whenever, can be tough while feeling this way. And I've been having the strangest dreams...