Why am I sleeping so much?!
Question: I've found myself often sleeping for 12 hours. I've been doing this for the last couple of months, and my life, though justifiably happy, seems tedious and repetitive. I'm 20 years old, in college. I used to paint, write and compose music on the week-end (since that's when I most free time had), and now, since I have a girlfriend, she sucks away all of my week-end time. When I was 18, I used to love clubs, but now I find them boring. Same people--or different, though bearing the same faces. School has never been so tedious and hard, though getting B's or A's has never been a problem for me. I'm also getting a proper job, which stresses me out. I know I have to deal with it, but sometimes my life is too stressful and it adds to the pie having so little time to work on pleasurable things.
I don't feel depressed. Compared to myself from a year ago, I almost never cry. What should I do?
I'm not desperate or anything, I'd just like to receive earnest points of view.
Answers: I've found myself often sleeping for 12 hours. I've been doing this for the last couple of months, and my life, though justifiably happy, seems tedious and repetitive. I'm 20 years old, in college. I used to paint, write and compose music on the week-end (since that's when I most free time had), and now, since I have a girlfriend, she sucks away all of my week-end time. When I was 18, I used to love clubs, but now I find them boring. Same people--or different, though bearing the same faces. School has never been so tedious and hard, though getting B's or A's has never been a problem for me. I'm also getting a proper job, which stresses me out. I know I have to deal with it, but sometimes my life is too stressful and it adds to the pie having so little time to work on pleasurable things.
I don't feel depressed. Compared to myself from a year ago, I almost never cry. What should I do?
I'm not desperate or anything, I'd just like to receive earnest points of view.
Maybe you're feeling under-stimulated, nothing much is challenging you in life, or you're feeling stuck in a rut in your life. You may not feel depressed, but there are several things you might want to read about online to see if they resonate with you. Try looking up "anhedonia" (the inability to gain pleasure from enjoyable experiences), and "dysphoria" (range from anxiety to depression with much in between), and "dysthymia" (also known as chronic depression, which can sometimes be harder to notice or diagnose).
If any of these ring a bell, go see a therapist or speak to a psychiatrist. Otherwise, if none of these sound like you...you might just be somewhat bored and feeling a lack of direction in life, so you're sleeping a lot because you don't want to deal with it.
You could also have some sleep disorder problems. Get your hormones checked as well, as that can affect the amount of sleep you require, if it's not balanced.
Maybe you are starting to suffer from depression and you just don't know it yet. Maybe you are working to hard and need to take a day off to relax. Tell your girlfriend you need a day to rest and a day to yourself and spend your day not working or doing anything with collage. Are you on any medication? if you are that can make you tired but it seems it's probably stress so take a day off from work and your girlfriend and rest it out.It could also be a thyroid problem your at that age where it can start so if the resting don't work go get a blood test at the doctors. But try resting once a week for a few weeks and see if that works cause stress can make you sick and tired.
I find that we already have a good portion of the answers to our own questions.
Allow me to bring your attention to pieces of what may be part of the answer for you in your own words:
-"my life, though justifiably happy, seems tedious and repetitive"
-"I used to paint, write and compose music on the week-end"
It sounds to me that you would benefit from changing things up a bit. I would suggest picking which of those artistic passions you enjoy the most and rekindle them.
The best motivator I have found when a person is in a slump is to teach someone else that knows less than you in your area of interest. You will feel great for giving your time when it is in an area of interest for you.
Setting healthy "me time" boundaries is an inevitable part of any relationship, whether it be marriage or dating. It strengthens the bond between you, though it may not seem that way short term.
In addition to this, I would consider walking outdoors more often. Nature is very inspiring, and exercise is very energizing.
I hope this is a good start.
This certainly sounds like depresssion--go to your health center on campus & explain--they can give you a written test that will indicate whether you have depression & how severe it is..Then you can be slotted in to the appropriate treatment..Medication may help as well...Please don't ignore this & hope it will just go away..Investigate it..If the test shows no problems, you haven't lost anything.. Good luck to you!!