Do you feel tired all the time but don’t know why? Do you feel emotionally or mentally exhausted even when you’re not doing anything? We’ve also made a video on “7 Signs of Emotional Burnout” to find out more.

Chronic fatigue or chronic fatigue syndrome can be caused by a number of different factors. Usually, things like a poor diet, dehydration, lack of exercise, and bad sleeping habits are to blame. But what if it isn’t your physical health, but rather, your mental health that’s the problem? Or perhaps mental illnesses like depression and anxiety? Here are 6 possible psychological reasons why you feel tired all the time:

#tiredallthetime #psych2go

Writer: Chloe Avenasa
Script Editor: Kelly Soong
VO: Amanda Silvera
Animator: Patricia Loyola
YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong

Suggested Videos:

7 Signs of Emotional Burnout
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDvnw8eOjFQ

6 Signs You Are Emotionally And Mentally Exhausted
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z69pA6x2gQQ&t=29s

References:

Wessely, S. (2001). Chronic fatigue: symptom and syndrome. Annals of internal medicine, 134(9_Part_2), 838-843.

Mariotti, A. (2015). The Effects of Chronic Stress on Health: New Insights into the Molecular

Mechanisms of Brain-Body Communication. Future Science OA. 1(3): FSO23. doi: 10.4155/fso.15.21.

American Psychological Association (2013). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Washington, DC: APA Publishing.