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Shift in mood

  • 16-02-2011 7:47pm
    #1
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭


    OK, so I'm a 19 y/o student. i used to be a really talkative happy, confident person, and was always up for trying new things and meeting new people. Lately i have been really down and just not myself. I'm tired a lot or just want to be alone (very unlike me) and if anybody does call around it is quite obvious that I want them to leave as soon as they arrive (Sister told me this). I'm loosing my friends because I can't shake myself out of this, which in turn is making me more upset. I can't talk to anybody about it though.. It's not the people surrounding me that makes it hard to talk, I just can't talk about things that are upsetting me, never could. Does anybody know how I can change this and become my old self again? I'm going to try caffeine tablets to boost my energy but am not so sure it will work.

    Thanks for any replies


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  • #2
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,729 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Exhaustion can have nothing at all to do with chemical energy levels. Stress and poor sleeping habits can also cause it. Don't try anything without consulting a GP. You mention problems you don't want to talk about so I assume you're under some degree of stress. Are you in school? College? I would suggest, if not a GP, arranging to meet with a school/college counselor - they are free, and discrete.

    It also occurs to me tiredness won't make you hate spending time with people. If anything it's the wanting to spend time with people that keeps some of us up for far longer than we should be. It's the not wanting to socialize with people that I would focus on: not the feeling of exhaustion, which if you ask me, is probably not the root cause. I would talk to the Counselor first and the GP second.


  • #3
    tenchi-fan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,339 ✭✭✭tenchi-fan


    It's good you recognised this problem, but by telling yourself you're "not your old self" the problem will get worse.

    You might have a few more worries now than when you were younger. Most people do! Try not to let things get you down. I wouldn't recommend the caffeine tablets. Instead, try a balanced diet, exercise and cut down on alcohol if you drink.


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