Persistent fatigue is a silent epidemic sweeping across the nation. Many individuals are finding themselves in its grip, battling unparalleled exhaustion despite best efforts to fend it off. Using expert-recommended supplements to widely touted remedies, individuals are searching for answers, yet the weariness remains. This deep-seated exhaustion is often accompanied by an unsettling negativity that can cause you to lash out at those you perceive as untouched by this relentless fatigue. It begs the question: What lies beneath this escalating issue, and is there a genuine solution?

How do you know what you are experiencing is more than fatigue?

How do you know what you are experiencing is more than fatigue? You know, right! You just know. Something has happened. You don’t know when or what, but you know your health and life have changed. And somewhere, in the back of your mind, you’re saying you’re too young to feel this tired. This sensation is the opposite of diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, or cancer. Those diseases are the silent killers where the disease completely takes hold of you. You don’t know you have it. You find out by accident on your next visit to the doctor. 

Here are some of the emotional and physical symptoms that happen when your fatigue has grown into something more.

• You can’t get motivated or find purpose
• You prefer to focus on the negativity
• You’re finding it hard to concentrate on things
• You’re unable to control your emotions or behaviors
• You feel disconnected from yourself
• You’re unable to get things done
• You don’t sleep well
• You start eating and craving unhealthy food, especially sweets
• You are gaining weight and are feeling bloated 
• You’re getting sick all the time

Adrenal Fatigue – the foundation for fatigue solutions today

I remember back in the 90’s, there was this thing called adrenal fatigue. Western Medicine never liked adrenal fatigue, saying it wasn’t happening. Western Medicine felt adrenal fatigue wasn’t happening because they didn’t have a test to identify adrenal fatigue. Without a test to prove adrenal fatigue, it wasn’t happening. 

Today, the term, adrenal fatigue, isn’t used. But, the treatments that alternative and holistic providers developed have years of experiential success. These methods and practices have been documented and widely disseminated, propelling them from niche expertise to common knowledge. Today’s audiences find this widespread distribution of information on treating adrenal fatigue and use the knowledge to treat the exhaustion experienced today. This enriched shared pool of knowledge and best practices has helped many recover from exhaustion.

The frustration for individuals, and you might be one of them, is doing everything this knowledge base says and not being able to make even a tiny dent in the extreme exhaustion. You may not be making a dent in your exhaustion because the exhaustion felt today is not adrenal fatigue. You can’t be successful using solutions targeted for adrenal fatigue. 

The difference between Adrenal Fatigue and your exhaustion

What is the difference between adrenal fatigue and the exhaustion felt today? Well, adrenal fatigue took decades to come on. It came on so slowly you didn’t notice it. When you finally realized you had adrenal fatigue, the information came as a surprise and a shock. It was like, “Wow, I’m fatigued? Really? I hadn’t really noticed.” Even though you could barely work four hours a day and your house was a mess. It felt normal. 

Today’s fatigue happened rapidly. You can even remember when you didn’t feel this exhausted because it wasn’t that long ago. And today’s fatigue has a sense of heaviness, which the adrenal fatigue didn’t have. What do I mean when I say heaviness? Well, like your legs are heavier than usual. Or your body feels like you are trying to push through a sludge. There is this sense that actual movement seems more challenging than it should.  

There was never a feeling of hopelessness attached to adrenal fatigue. Adrenal fatigue happened, and it sucked, but that was life. With the adrenal fatigue of the ’90s, you didn’t look at other individuals, see their health, and compare it to your heatlh. 

Today, you do. You can see the difference between healthy and unhealthy. You know you are on the unhealthy side and can’t figure out why this is happening to you. And everything you try isn’t working. 

The three pillars for Hopelessness

The three key things you need to create hopelessness are: 

1. A problem, 
2. The problem has picked you and is negatively impacting your life, and 
3. You want to change it, but nothing is working.

History has taught us two things. First, the way to fix fatigue is through holistic methods that help your body repair. Second, pharmaceuticals make it worse. So, if you’ve been trying all sorts of different supplements and food changes, good for you! Even if you are not making a dent in your fatigue, you’re going in the right direction. 

And if you’re naturally healthy and have taken personal responsibility to manage your wellness, not being able to change your exhaustion can be depressing. That is when it’s easy to get overwhelmed by the plethora of online health information. 

Let’s redesign your wellness strategy for success!

I’ve found two challenges when looking through the supplements and food changes my clients have made to recover their health. Even though they have picked well, the solutions are generic or one-size-fits-all. One-size-fits-all solutions lead to the second challenge – a wellness plan targeting someone else’s body instead of yours. So, give yourself credit. Your plan would be amazing if it were for somebody else.

If any of this resonates with you, it may be time to redesign your wellness plan and personalize your plan to you. Recognizing when you need assistance is a sign of strength and self-awareness. If you feel lost or overwhelmed by the challenges of fatigue and are struggling to set and achieve your wellness goals, it might be time to contact the office and get professional assistance. With objective insights and personalized strategies, it will empower you to overcome obstacles, establish sustainable routines, and achieve holistic well-being. Remember, seeking help isn’t a sign of weakness but a proactive step towards a healthier, happier version of yourself.